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

[Faster horses]

I'm learning slowly.... . 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.... .

And you are a good student!

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

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. 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'.

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]

I wish I had a wall of them... . 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.

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???... . I might be half done by next hay season...

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

 

[LazyWP]

If you come across any more of those hay elevators, I could sure use a couple of them. 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.... ...I'd almost throw the elevator in my stock trailer and come help ya when you need it.... . 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... .

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. We can even use my truck and fancy new trailer to haul the hay in.

 

[R A]

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. 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'.

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!... . Sounds like you got it done! I can't wait to have milking stories!... . Trial by fire.... . 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.... .

 

[R A]

Any local sawmills that cut hardwood?

You could make yourself up some pitman's.

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???... . I might be half done by next hay season...

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]

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. We can even use my truck and fancy new trailer to haul the hay in.

Man, I better get to looking.... 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.