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I got up early this morning to take pictures of my hayfield after it had been baled. I went to a ballgame last night and they were hauling the hay away so I had to get up early to get some pictures. I had a visitor looking for mice. He caught several in just a few minutes. The top picture was taken with my cell phone and below was taken with my Nikon. It’s amazing how the electronics record things different. That’s Timms Hill top center. These bales are about five feet high. This picture was taken from my highest point. I’m only about 20 feet lower than Timms Hill. There are seven points in about four square miles that are all within a few feet with Timms Hill being the highest. My hill is about fourth. You can see where they have hauled bales away.

I'm curious. About how much does a 5' tall round bale of hay weigh?

HenryFan wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 27, 2024 9:14 am

I'm curious. About how much does a 5' tall round bale of hay weigh?

I was wondering the same thing. They are quite dry and I would guess 800 pounds.

HenryFan wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 27, 2024 9:14 am

I'm curious. About how much does a 5' tall round bale of hay weigh?

It can depend on the type of grass, but somewhere between a 1000-1200 lbs. on average.
I've moved a bunch of them, I've never ran the baler, but I've cut, raked and moved a BUNCH,

RP

Oh, and to the coyote in the first pic., he would have gotten a dirt nap had I saw him.

RP

Vaquero wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 27, 2024 9:28 am

HenryFan wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 27, 2024 9:14 am

I'm curious. About how much does a 5' tall round bale of hay weigh?

It can depend on the type of grass, but somewhere between a 1000-1200 lbs. on average.
I've moved a bunch of them, I've never ran the baler, but I've cut, raked and moved a BUNCH,

RP

Thanks I really have no idea.

Vaquero wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 27, 2024 9:30 am

Oh, and to the coyote in the first pic., he would have gotten a dirt nap had I saw him.

RP

I like coyotes and wolves. The coyotes eat a lot of mice. The wolves kill a lot of deer but since they were reintroduced the wasting disease has gone way down. Hunters don’t like hearing that as there are less deer but the ones remaining are far more healthy.

Me, too, Gene. We could use some wolves to thin our neighborhood deer herd. Our neighborhood is all small acreages so no one hunts anymore, making the deer population way too high. This means our neighborhood forest is badly over-browsed and has been for a long time. It's not a healthy forest and after our record mild winter, we're seeing a bumper crop of fawns this summer. We mostly have fox in our neighborhood, though I did hear a coyote way off in the distance the other night.

Coyotes are great for your place Gene, that’s a great pic you got. Recently had a neighbor lose a chicken to a coyote so that one needs a dirt nap.

Good looking Hay Crop you've got there.

We are still in a drought and the hay is not growing very well.

Cowboy Gun Fan wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 27, 2024 4:39 pm

Good looking Hay Crop you've got there.

We are still in a drought and the hay is not growing very well.

Bumper crop for hay this year but the corn isn’t even worth harvesting. I was in Madison earlier this week and the southern Wisconsin corn is doing great.

Wisconsin has harsh winters but the summers are fantastic!

You're a real farmer if you're outstanding in your field.

RanchRoper wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 27, 2024 10:29 pm

You're a real farmer if you're outstanding in your field.

Tell Badger he is welcome to stand out there with me anytime.

Sir Henry -

Your neck of the woods is beautiful. If I had the big money you other fellas have, I would buy a similar piece of property in Wisconsin and keep my property in South Carolina. Summer in WI, winter in SC. I would dodge WI winters and SC summers. Best of both worlds.

Snow shovels and snow blowers are unknown in South Carolina but summers can be brutal.

HenryFan wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 28, 2024 8:43 am

Sir Henry -

Your neck of the woods is beautiful. If I had the big money you other fellas have, I would buy a similar piece of property in Wisconsin and keep my property in South Carolina. Summer in WI, winter in SC. I would dodge WI winters and SC summers. Best of both worlds.

Snow shovels and snow blowers are unknown in South Carolina but summers can be brutal.

That was my original plan. Summer here in Wisconsin and then take the class A diesel pusher and winter in it in the south. The motor home is 21 years old and makes the perfect guest house and tv room but I’m not sure I would trust it on the road. Plus while winters are brutal here they are also fun especially for someone retired like me. About March and April when it’s not winter and not spring is when I want to get away. I’m thinking my teardrop would be great to hit the road for six weeks.

Sir Henry wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 28, 2024 10:17 am

That was my original plan. Summer here in Wisconsin and then take the class A diesel pusher and winter in it in the south. The motor home is 21 years old and makes the perfect guest house and tv room but I’m not sure I would trust it on the road.

We just sold our 2002 diesel pusher, not because it wasn't road worthy, but because I wanted more room. Depending on the mileage and the care taken it's probably just fine to take on the road.
Carol found a 2012 DP with only 17,000 miles on it and full slides both sides so we purchased that over a year ago now.

cooperhawk wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 28, 2024 1:04 pm

Sir Henry wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 28, 2024 10:17 am

That was my original plan. Summer here in Wisconsin and then take the class A diesel pusher and winter in it in the south. The motor home is 21 years old and makes the perfect guest house and tv room but I’m not sure I would trust it on the road.

We just sold our 2002 diesel pusher, not because it wasn't road worthy, but because I wanted more room. Depending on the mileage and the care taken it's probably just fine to take on the road.
Carol found a 2012 DP with only 17,000 miles on it and full slides both sides so we purchased that over a year ago now.

It’s not just the age it’s the whole RV thing. For one I’d have to sell the rest of my kidney to afford the diesel. But the main reason is it’s just too big. My teardrop is more my style although rolling down the freeway in it is a blast. It’s not as long as a semi and trailer although it’s much longer than just the tractor which makes the turning radius bigger. The tires on it are the same size as on the semi and while the height is less I actually sit higher. Little Girl liked it.

Sir Henry wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:13 pm

It’s not just the age it’s the whole RV thing. For one I’d have to sell the rest of my kidney to afford the diesel. But the main reason is it’s just too big. My teardrop is more my style although rolling down the freeway in it is a blast.

It’s not as long as a semi and trailer although it’s much longer than just the tractor which makes the turning radius bigger. The tires on it are the same size as on the semi and while the height is less I actually sit higher.

Little Girl liked it.

Do you need to ask Little Girl's permission to sell it?

Unlike you we do live in ours for weeks at a time in all kinds of weather so the DP suits our needs.
We had a Scamp trailer prior to our first motor home and the confinement in rainy weather was not to my liking.

cooperhawk wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 28, 2024 6:19 pm

Sir Henry wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 28, 2024 4:13 pm

It’s not just the age it’s the whole RV thing. For one I’d have to sell the rest of my kidney to afford the diesel. But the main reason is it’s just too big. My teardrop is more my style although rolling down the freeway in it is a blast.

It’s not as long as a semi and trailer although it’s much longer than just the tractor which makes the turning radius bigger. The tires on it are the same size as on the semi and while the height is less I actually sit higher.

Little Girl liked it.

Do you need to ask Little Girl's permission to sell it?

Unlike you we do live in ours for weeks at a time in all kinds of weather so the DP suits our needs.
We had a Scamp trailer prior to our first motor home and the confinement in rainy weather was not to my liking.

No I don’t need her permission to sell it but I did need the permission to buy it. I think for me it’s more valuable to leave it in place. I couldn’t add on to the house for what I could sell it for. We lived in it for several months with everything I owned for months while I was looking for a home. My memories of it on the road were stressful and now it’s peaceful.

I’m in it now watching the NHRA drags.

My wrapped haylage bales weigh 700kg/1543lbs this year.

John M wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 29, 2024 2:40 am

My wrapped haylage bales weigh 700kg/1543lbs this year.

Thanks.