flying belgian
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As I have been retiring from row crop farming I have been increasing my small square baling operation. Here's the latest flat rack I just finished. I have a total of 4 racks now. That should be all I need.
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flying belgian
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John in Mich
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- Ypsilanti, Michigan
When I was a young teen, knew everything and a bit lazy, my father wanted me to clean out two narrow bays in the tool shed to store our 2 wagons for the winter. Ugh, work!
When he got home (he worked at Ford Motor Co) he asked if I had put the wagons in. I said that I had.
The north bay door was only 7'6 wide and the wagons were 7x14'. The bay was about 8' wide. Both wagons were in there, one on top of the other.
Dad was impressed but I still had to clean up the other bay.
We stored our wagons that way for several years.
When he got home (he worked at Ford Motor Co) he asked if I had put the wagons in. I said that I had.
The north bay door was only 7'6 wide and the wagons were 7x14'. The bay was about 8' wide. Both wagons were in there, one on top of the other.
Dad was impressed but I still had to clean up the other bay.
We stored our wagons that way for several years.
GermantownGreen
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- Montrose MO
Did you use native sawn lumber for this wagon?
Am contemplating using that for the undercarriage, and treated on top.
Nice looking rigs. GG
Am contemplating using that for the undercarriage, and treated on top.
Nice looking rigs. GG
flying belgian
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So far no problem finding help. Neighbor high school kids. Pay them $16/hr. Stack the wagons full and call my list of customers. If they are within 10 miles they can pull my wagons home and unload them. Farther then that and they reload them onto their car trailer or horse trailer. If none of them are ready for hay right then I will put them up in the barn and sell them through winter. About 7000 bales this year and not a one had to go in my barn. It was dry early here in Mn. and people were scared. Practically running behind grabbing them right out of baler.
flying belgian
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No home sawn lumber. Went to Maynards. $18.00/2x12x8ft. Stringers are 6x6. Mix a recipe of 3/4 used motor oil and 1/4 diesel. Paint it on all sides of all lumber before assembly.
Better then green treat in my opinion and don't cost anything.
Better then green treat in my opinion and don't cost anything.
flying belgian
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I do not put tin over the stringers. Built my first one about 40 yrs. ago and put used motor oil all around stringers. Ok so far but they are shed kept in winter.
flying belgian
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You are correct on the Hahn. It is sold though.
farmallboy15
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My not so great solution is to drive and stack. Run down the straight away until the wagon runs out of room. Stop the tractor and stack, go back to driving...
Great wagons. It looks like the same way I build mine. I try to use 2 inch rough cut cedar. For the sills I use steel so should never have to worry about them rotting. Also makes it easy to mount a back rack and a hitch to hook wagons together. Cant see in your pics but I run a pc of steel on the outside and bolt thru the 2 inch pc on top down thru it every 3 boards or so kinda clamps everything together. Dad liked to use old litter carrier track for this as the holes were all ready there! I also try to coat with used oil most falls. Good way to get rid of the oil. I also bale right onto wagon. Cant imagine there being a more efficient way to do squares. We have 8 wagons and I am thinking I could use another couple.
With 2 balers going we have ran out of wagons lots. here's a pic that shows how I build.
With 2 balers going we have ran out of wagons lots. here's a pic that shows how I build.
GermantownGreen
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- Montrose MO
thanks for sharing, awesome idea.... GG
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