[Carl Russell]

It’s interesting, as I would much rather have hay get rained on in the windrow, then spread out. I have found much less bleaching that way. If the windrows aren’t too big my Nicholson will fluff them up pretty well.

Another management problem with these GD tedders is that the tires flatten hay that has just been fluffed, so I tend to overlap the pass, which is another reason why I will criss-cross too.

What I meant about drying in the windrow is that unless your land is perfectly flat these tedders will invariably leave patches on the ground which only seem to come up with the rake. Otherwise I don’t rake green hay to dry in the windrow, but the green patches will definitely dry in the windrow.

If I have 2 day almost dry hay that is going to be rained on, I will rake it into windrows just to protect it, then tedd and rake it when the weather changes.

I paid $150 for two Nicholsons 25 years ago, and have had virtually no breakdowns, and while it may not be perfect, it works as good today as it did when I first started using it. I think the big difference between Grimm and Nicholson is that the Nicholson has 4 bars.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

Or delete them…..

[Carl Russell]

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[Carl Russell]

Carl, how to you reply with a quote in this new system (besides copying and pasting)?

George, I copy the quoted text, then click the ” in the menu above the text box, paste the text, hit return, click the ” again, then type my own reply.

You can also copy, paste, then highlight the text, then click the “.

Carl

 

[Carl Russell]

Good looking baler.

I rake it in which ever direction I have room without making huge windrows.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

So Carl, you rake twice? Once after tedding then again to flip the windrow and just before baling? When you flip the windrow do you go the opposite direction?

Sometimes, especially in heavy hay. When the hay is raked it is often a bit green, especially with the straight-bar tedders. The windrow has a lot of air in it and the hay can dry fast, and rolling it over again about an hour before baling can get the moist sections up off the ground. I find it is less time to run the rake around with better coverage than the tedder, but the hay cannot be too green.

This is another place where the art creeps in. Some fields have to be managed differently, each crop can be different, as well as the weather. I don’t think you can get stuck in a set pattern. I just have a bunch of tools that I use to my best advantage given the situation at the time.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

I have used a Nicholson, which was an European model similar to the Grimm. I have long wished I had a rotary tedder, but have made hay successfully for over 20 years with it. I never have more than 100 bales on the ground at a time, and have figured out ways to criss-cross the swaths, etc. to make it more effective. I can usually get good hay in 2.5-3 days. The trick usually comes down to having time to roll your windrows over a second time before baling, or picking up the hay.

Carl

 

[Carl Russell]

We have finished examining the structure of the 4000 private messages sent on the old site and we’re now building a system to incorporate the messages into this site. I will update here as we continue to make progress on this.

Thanks Gabe……

[Carl Russell]

Hey Marko, since we don’t have private messaging on this iteration of the forum, I would like you to contact me by e-mail at earthwise(at)hughes.net….. I have some family traveling to Croatia, and thought it might be nice to connect you all if time and place connect.

Thanks, Carl

 

[Carl Russell]

Looking forward to getting access to my private messages from the old forum….. my inbox was full of important communications with DAP folks…

Thanks, Carl

 

[Carl Russell]

Sometimes a device needs to be turned off, or restarted, especially after changes have been made on a web-site.

Carl

 

[Carl Russell]

I think it is just BOD and committee members….. which I am neither..

[Carl Russell]

This Category is publicly viewable….

Carl

[Carl Russell]

 

Carl, I was able to fix all of Near Horse’s posts. All 1582 of them. As I find more users with the same problem I will fix them. It looks like it is only a few accounts that were effected.

Gabe, I know you have a lot to do, and you’re doing an excellent job, I just wanted to identify the issue. I’m sure you will address these as they come up, thanks.

It was Tom S’s post the other day that alerted me to the “Anonymous” member status, and since it appears that his logging in had changed it back to his chosen title.

Keep up the great work, Carl

 

[Carl Russell]

http://draftanimalpower.com/forums/topic/lets-get-this-party-started/

In this case I believe it is both Near Horse, and Jenjudkins…

 

Carl

 

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