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a few pics from June and a couple days into July - part 1

Faster horses

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R A said:
Faster horses said:
R A said:
I'm learning slowly.... :D . I'm learning how to play the wind if it is strong while mowing tall stuff, how to feed the baler if I couldn't make the windrows smaller and have to bale bigger windrows without it clogging and little things like that to help keep going without hitches. It's a lot of fun learning all this hay stuff! Breaking down a lot is teaching me how to work on things.... :D .

And you are a good student!

Well, thanks, but that's too kind of you!!!... :D . Stuff seems to sink in better on have to type situations... :D

I understand what you mean. Years ago, I always wanted to learn how to milk a cow. I tried, but it just didn't work.
Once upon a time...... :wink: .....Mr. FH was guiding out-of-state hunters. He was still out and it was getting dark. The milk cow was at the barn and she was bawlng for someone to come and milk her. So I went. Got her in. Gave her grain. Proceeded to milk. She let her milk down. Ate her grain. I wasn't done. Then she coughed. Then she turned around and looked at me. I still wasn't finished. She did this a couple more times. Then lifted her foot. I got up and gave her more grain. We repeated this about two more times.
It's a wonder she didn't founder. :p Finally, I was done. She was glad and so was I. It took me 45 minutes to milk that very easy-milking cow. I got so I could do it in 10.

Moral of the story; There is a lot of difference between 'want to' and 'HAVE TO'. :p :D

Funny, all the ranch women I know told me I should never have learned to
milk that cow. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 

LazyWP

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R A said:
Big Muddy rancher said:
R A said:
I wish I had a wall of them... :D . I have no extra at the moment. The one store was out of them the last time I was there and was going to get one.

Any local sawmills that cut hardwood?

You could make yourself up some pitman's. :D :D

I hear of one that is west of me a little ways, but don't know of one for sure. That does sound like a good idea! Thanks! How about a hunk of hedge and a pocket knife???... :D . I might be half done by next hay season... :D

If you can find yourself a good Orange Osage (hedge), they make AWESOME pitman sticks.
 

LazyWP

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R A said:
LazyWP said:
If you come across any more of those hay elevators, I could sure use a couple of them. :oops: All my bad mouthing the guys that put up these little square bales, and now I are one. One of us needs to move closer. I'd sure help out putting up the hay, but ya know.... there are too many miles between.

Since I've been a one man band haying putter upper the last couple years and have been found laying in the fetal postition crying chatting wierd things because of it.... :D ...I'd almost throw the elevator in my stock trailer and come help ya when you need it.... :D . If I had a truck that was running, I can back up to a different set of doors going into the top and throw them up in there. That is what I did every load last year. The elevator has been easier on the body in that respect... :D .

Tell you what, if you can find me a 4 horse trailer with good living quarters, at a reasonable price, I will come spend a week helping you put hay in the barn. The weeks labor will be your finders fee. :p We can even use my truck and fancy new trailer to haul the hay in.
 

R A

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Faster horses said:
I understand what you mean. Years ago, I always wanted to learn how to milk a cow. I tried, but it just didn't work.
Once upon a time...... :wink: .....Mr. FH was guiding out-of-state hunters. He was still out and it was getting dark. The milk cow was at the barn and she was bawlng for someone to come and milk her. So I went. Got her in. Gave her grain. Proceeded to milk. She let her milk down. Ate her grain. I wasn't done. Then she coughed. Then she turned around and looked at me. I still wasn't finished. She did this a couple more times. Then lifted her foot. I got up and gave her more grain. We repeated this about two more times.
It's a wonder she didn't founder. :p Finally, I was done. She was glad and so was I. It took me 45 minutes to milk that very easy-milking cow. I got so I could do it in 10.

Moral of the story; There is a lot of difference between 'want to' and 'HAVE TO'. :p :D

Funny, all the ranch women I know told me I should never have learned to
milk that cow. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thanks for the story!... :D . Sounds like you got it done! I can't wait to have milking stories!... :D . Trial by fire.... :D . One of the oddest things for me was getting a job running a road grader. I was pretty much dropped off and said there it is....you have a 120 mile territory to cover.... :D .
 

R A

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LazyWP said:
R A said:
Big Muddy rancher said:
Any local sawmills that cut hardwood?

You could make yourself up some pitman's. :D :D

I hear of one that is west of me a little ways, but don't know of one for sure. That does sound like a good idea! Thanks! How about a hunk of hedge and a pocket knife???... :D . I might be half done by next hay season... :D

If you can find yourself a good Orange Osage (hedge), they make AWESOME pitman sticks.

I have lots of hedge trees! I've been cutting all my wood fence posts for pasture fencing out of them.
 

R A

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LazyWP said:
Tell you what, if you can find me a 4 horse trailer with good living quarters, at a reasonable price, I will come spend a week helping you put hay in the barn. The weeks labor will be your finders fee. :p We can even use my truck and fancy new trailer to haul the hay in.

:D Man, I better get to looking.... :D I need to learn to speak deer...that doe who's baby I got a week ago is still wanting to know where it went... :( She knows I know. She has quit running up to me every so often all day long now though. Last night it was just once right before it turned really dark.
 

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