[Marshall]

Tim, are you really able to cut and bale grass hay all in the same day? I am about 45 miles east of Bay City. Not really that far from you. I have always grown alfalfa and it took forever to dry. This is my first year with the grass hay. It is a mixture of orchard grass and perennial rye grass.

[Marshall]

They have been used some but are not is great shape yet. The mower has just been totally rebuilt by a fella that knows what he is doing(not me). I have seven acres of grass hay with few rocks. I may rake with them but not the same day. I would use the tractor to bale and haul to the barn. This is pretty much a solo operation. The grass is not real thick either(topic for another discussion).

[Marshall]

So put in laymans terms, how many acres of hay can I cut with a No.7 5 foot cutter bar and a pair of average size haflingers?

[Marshall]

For some reason I also enjoy speading manure. I always tell my Dad when we are out there that I must be nuts. For some reason he has never disagreed with me.

[Marshall]

I give mine not much more than a handful. If they are working I give them a little more. They think they are really getting something but it does not amount to that much.

[Marshall]

John, that could be. Maybe there is some sort of offset pole or shafts or something.

[Marshall]

What is that pipe going across the front that sticks out in front of the cutter bar?

[Marshall]

I am almost 40 and the bank account isn’t real full. I would be happy to stay home and raise produce with the horses and maybe a little tractor power mixed in. Unfortunatly the finances say not yet, but I am starting year three of my five year plan. Hopefully at the end of the five years I will have things in place so I can quit working out and farm full time. We will see.

[Marshall]

Very nice. I would like to get one like it someday.

[Marshall]

Donn, you get those looks from the horses too? My horses and my wife give me those looks!

[Marshall]

Missy, that is how I plan on doing it too. My daughter wants to learn to ride so what better way than when I can have the lines in reach just in case.

[Marshall]

Nice photos. I hope do be doing that myself soon.

[Marshall]

I had three on the drill planting hay last fall but my daughter decided she wants to learn to ride. So my third horse is at school learning to be a riding horse. He should be home soon I hope. Putting the third on is like adding the turbo charger.

[Marshall]

My daughter likes for her Dad to take the horses to school for show and tell. Last summer her kindergarden teacher (a gal I went to school with) suggested bringing the kids to our farm for a field trip instead. I got to thinking that maybe I could get started doing something thru the school and see if we could grow from that. I don’t know if it will work out or not but I think I am going to give it a try. I was thinking a tour of the place, a wagon ride, demonstrating how some equipment is used and maybe a short video if I could come up with one about 15 or 20 minutes long. I would appreciate any comment on the “plan”.

[Marshall]

I didn’t notice at first but I like the engineering you put into the whip holder. That is pretty slick.

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