New Hay Shed

Well the first step is done, in my quest of getting a new hay shed put up this year. Wait it might be second step, went to FCS and signed paperwork last week for the loan to cover part of the cost (now if they would just tell l don't have to pay it back, I could become more liberal even).   

 









This step took the operator about 7 hours, to break up a little concrete pad that a 36' diameter corn bin use to rest upon. I gave up on growing corn over 30 years ago, when my cost to grow/market/haul was about $2.52 a bushel (and corn was selling at $2.35 a bushel, didn't think more volume was the answer thank God). 

 

The little orange stake in the for ground is the mid-point of this end of the new shed. This pad, was setting towards one end of the newly planed shed.
 
Today, hopefully there will be a funeral for this broken-up concrete (leaving me a little needed back-fill even).  And get the site prep done(leveled), the dozer is already sitting on the sideline.
 
I'm having the Amish build the new shed, hopefully starting next week.
 
Larry

New Hay Shed

Help to ID Machine for this Sickle Bar

Hoping that someone knows what machine (manufacturer and model) this sickle bar goes to.  I greased and lubed it and everything seems to work well.  I assume that it was part of a walk-behind machine.

 

Thanks for any help you can give on this.

 

 

Help to ID Machine for this Sickle Bar

JD 328 Square Baler problem

Hey folks I am having trouble with the plunger slides getting very hot while baling. I took it to my JD dealer and was told I am keeping it too clean. So I quit cleaning it so good at the end of the season and started applying grease to the surface of the slide I don’t see any grease fittings to lube the slides so I am only applying it to the direct surfaces. It is still getting hot Any tips or suggestions to address this problem. Thanks for any help.

JD 328 Square Baler problem

Interseeding alfalfa under corn

I read this article with great interest:

 

https://www.progressiveforage.com/forage-types/alfalfa/workable-and-profitable-corn-interseeded-alfalfa-production-systems?utm_source=E-newsletters&utm_campaign=e2da918d01-050818_PF_Extra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ce73e33a7d-e2da918d01-87098881

 

I have interseeded orchard grass under wheat (80% planting rate) and love it!  Effectively, I got three crops the first year.  First, wheat, wheat straw and a cattle grade cutting of orchard grass.  That was one of my more profitable yields.

 

I have also planted corn after alfalfa with good success.  The alfalfa loosens the soil and gives a little extra kick of N.

 

Ralph

 

 

 

Interseeding alfalfa under corn

Tift 85 Heading Out

Sprigged t-85 a couple of years ago and appear to have a good stand. I'm seeing lots of seed heads now similar to common Bermuda with a bigger stem. Not sure if it's the tift 85 or not but appears to be so. Could this be the case? I may have to post some pictures for more help. Thanks

Tift 85 Heading Out

Twine Arm seems very complex, NH BR7050

Hello,

 

This twine arm mechanism seems very complex to me.

Is there any reason for having all the chains and gears?

2008 was the first model year for this baler, is there 

some reason a jack screw wasn't used or some type 

of linear actuator? The gears look to be identical reflections,

so I don't think this is changing speed.

 

I'm just curious, I don't understand this.

 

I don't think there are any great forces on the twine

as it unwinds freely around the bales.

 

 

The only thing I can see it doing is transfering the

motion of the motor laterally, over to the arm.

 

NH BR7050

 

But even this seems like kinda over doing it.

Twine Arm seems very complex, NH BR7050

found trv

Im on a job right now and they have 5 trs newer models .I made a deal with them that if they let me come here to get measurements and make parts that I will give them 1 of every part I make .

found trv