Hauled a load of hay yesterday

Bruce from Can. · Jan 15, 2021

Roads were dry, and traffic was light because of current lock down on non essential travel/etc. 30 miles there and 30 miles back, so bit over two hours road travel. Farm is actually 25 miles south as the crow flys. We have now only 8-10 inches of snow on the level in the fields at home, with melting temperatures making snow slump. Where I picked up the hay there is barely 3 inches of wet and very slippery snow cover.

I had no traction issues pulling this load from the field in the 3 inches of snow, but when I got home and tried to circle around in the field, I found 8-10 inches of wet snow was about the limit. 26 bales on this wagon.

SVcummins · Jan 15, 2021

That’s a pretty nice hay rack you have how big are the bales? We hauled 26 bales on a semi but only went one tier down the center to tie the bottom two rows of bales on

Hoofer B · Jan 15, 2021

I would have taken the 930 or 1030 if I was you. Where is your sense of adventure Bruce? LOL Bill

Part Time Pete · Jan 15, 2021

Nice looking bales. I do small squares but due to lack of help I'm thinking of getting a round baler this year

Bill VA · Jan 15, 2021

Looks good!

I’m trying to think - you’re running Kubota? If so, how are you getting along with them?

Thanks!
Bill

Bruce from Can. · Jan 15, 2021

I have to go through a town similar in size to yours, and have 7 stop lights, two I have to turn at. Just don’t think I could get the 930 or 1030 to whoa up.

Bruce from Can. · Jan 15, 2021

Bales are 54 inches high and 48 inches wide. Bale density means more than dimensions. Modern round balers can be set to make bales into bricks.

Bruce from Can. · Jan 15, 2021

The Kubota tractors are working well for me. The tractor in the picture is now 6 years old, and has 2500 hrs, with no issues. I will probably keep it till it is 10, then change up. When I bought this tractor new, it was the biggest tractor Kubota offered.

Bruce from Can. · Jan 15, 2021

You won’t regret the change. My advice, for what it’s worth. Is buy a baler new enough to have net wrap. Net wrap bales shed water better, net goes on faster and bales hold together very well.

NY 986 · Jan 15, 2021

Dry roads are the key. No way would I dream of moving hay or grain on a wagon at or near freezing temps down the road while wet. Too many chances of some freak accident happening. Having said that I see plenty of gamblers on the road around here pulling loads too big for the tractor ahead of them and so forth.

Kansas4010 · Jan 15, 2021

I'm a little jealous. This is me putting out hay this morning.

tomstractorsandtoys · Jan 15, 2021

Nice pics of the 2510. You should consider adding a heat houser to it for winter feeding. I am putting mine on the TMR tractor today. Don't buy a Femco as they decided to see how hard they could make it to get on and off the tractor. Tom

Kansas4010 · Jan 15, 2021

I have a heat houser for it. I hate having it on because it's hard to check oil and I can't see cattle if they're up close next to the tractor. I wait until it's really cold to put it on but this winter has been mild enough I haven't bothered. Here's a picture from a couple years ago.

730virgil · Jan 15, 2021

i wondered where my second 2510 got to. it's been missing in action for couple of months.

Bob Bancroft · Jan 15, 2021

I see you have the good seat on it. I much prefer that modern style to the original. I have put them on both of my JD's.

SVcummins · Jan 15, 2021

I know I can make a 2000 pound 5x6 with a John Deere 535 and my new holland 5x6 will make a 2000 pound bale to . Dimensions have everything to do with my 2x3 will only make 700 pound bale our Hesston 4910 balers make 2000 pound bales .

SVcummins · Jan 15, 2021

More iron in that Deere than that whole Kbota loader combined

SVcummins · Jan 15, 2021

Those bales are near picture perfect . I Iove a nice tight square edged bale

Destroked 450 · Jan 15, 2021

Well I cheated and used my truck, hauled 10 loads last week and now have it all gathered in where I feed at.

Photo is from last year but it looks the same here today

SVcummins · Jan 15, 2021

What do you still think of that fancy seat

Kansas4010 · Jan 15, 2021

I hate it. It's still hard as a rock and is getting cracks all over it. None of the cracks are deep enough to split open yet but they will. The back for me anyway leans back to far. When I sit with my back against the seat I'm looking up at the sky. The seat base is longer which makes it more comfortable but it also makes it to close to the steering wheel I can barely get my leg in. It's adjusted back as far as it will go. I can't wait until it falls apart and I can find something else.

SVcummins · Jan 16, 2021

And that’s a deere seat? Guess I’ll keep buying the oem style seat then I think it is a comfortable as any seat there Is anyway .

Kansas4010 · Jan 16, 2021

Yes it is a "genuine jd" seat.

SVcummins · Jan 16, 2021

Some say they like it some say they hate I think I’ll keep buying what I’m buying for seats . Bomgaars sells a really deep soft padded one that I like . The oem style I got from John Deere was the one that lasted the longest out of all I’ve bought in the last 20 years the last one was 14 years old the padding was still good but it was starting to rust so I changed it I had a cheap one break off and if it hadn’t been for the loader frame we wouldn’t be having this conversation .

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