Post by Idaho Linda on Jul 3, 2017 10:36:38 GMT -5
Hay tip for small fields close to the hay storage area....Trying to find someone to buck bales anymore is a challenge. Kids don't want to do this. Football coaches are no longer the "go-to" source for kids who want to get in shape, and earn a little money over the summer. And then, you find people willing to help, but are highly allergic to hay dust.
I had 50 bales out there on a rough, hilly small field. They were about 65-70 pound bales. Truck and trailer were ready to go, but couldn't get that person to throw the bales up onto the trailer. And, truthfully, the truck and trailer in that small, rough, hilly field aren't all that much fun.
I have an ATV and Polar HD 1500 dumping trailer. I tried it out. I could do this all by myself--not fast, but I could do it. Unexpected help arrived. The guy with the muscles has horrible hay allergies. He was able to stay up in the field--out of the dust and dirt--and just throw hay on the trailer when it came up. The ATV shuttle driver was in her 80s and not able to handle hay. I stayed down at the hay storage and stacked. The driver would come down with five bales on the trailer. I would pull the dump lever and the horses and I would drag the bales out. I would tip the bed back up, latch it, and the driver would take back off for another load. The horses and I (they were a LOT of help) would stack the hay. I hardly had enough time to take a short break and get a drink of water before the ATV was back. It didn't take all that long. The hay dust, even in the shed area was minimal--probably because we could dump the bales without stirring up dust. The bales weren't being thrown off the trailer.
Yes, thus is a trailer advertisement. I use this trailer for everything and it is easier to push/pull around than a wheelbarrow, even while fully loaded.
I had 50 bales out there on a rough, hilly small field. They were about 65-70 pound bales. Truck and trailer were ready to go, but couldn't get that person to throw the bales up onto the trailer. And, truthfully, the truck and trailer in that small, rough, hilly field aren't all that much fun.
I have an ATV and Polar HD 1500 dumping trailer. I tried it out. I could do this all by myself--not fast, but I could do it. Unexpected help arrived. The guy with the muscles has horrible hay allergies. He was able to stay up in the field--out of the dust and dirt--and just throw hay on the trailer when it came up. The ATV shuttle driver was in her 80s and not able to handle hay. I stayed down at the hay storage and stacked. The driver would come down with five bales on the trailer. I would pull the dump lever and the horses and I would drag the bales out. I would tip the bed back up, latch it, and the driver would take back off for another load. The horses and I (they were a LOT of help) would stack the hay. I hardly had enough time to take a short break and get a drink of water before the ATV was back. It didn't take all that long. The hay dust, even in the shed area was minimal--probably because we could dump the bales without stirring up dust. The bales weren't being thrown off the trailer.
Yes, thus is a trailer advertisement. I use this trailer for everything and it is easier to push/pull around than a wheelbarrow, even while fully loaded.
