It was a perfect day for making hay. The sun was shining and there was a light breeze, which I learned is excellent for drying hay. Makes sense.
During haying it's all tractors on deck, so I learned how to drive a new old tractor. It's a '71 Ford 4000 in excellent working condition. Lincoln keeps all the equipment running really well, and this 45-year-old machine shows no signs of slowing down.
Andrew mowed Frye field yesterday, which is that one with the beautiful mountain view. It dried overnight, and then Lincoln showed me how to do the tedding. Tedding, as I learned, is just fluffing and spreading the cut hay so it dries all the way through. The contraption in the picture above is the tedder. The two arms get lowered once you're in the field, and the forks spin around to catch the hay and spread it behind.
I suppose it could have seemed monotonous to drive around in circles for 3 hours, but I actually enjoyed it. Quite a bit. The weather was lovely and the view was incredible and for some reason I have a lot of fun driving the tractors. I was really surprised when I got done and saw how much time had passed. Lincoln and Bobby were working on raking and baling another field, which I think makes three fields completely done. Frye field is one of the largest that we hay, so once that is done, the bulk of first cut will be all put up.
During haying it's all tractors on deck, so I learned how to drive a new old tractor. It's a '71 Ford 4000 in excellent working condition. Lincoln keeps all the equipment running really well, and this 45-year-old machine shows no signs of slowing down.
Andrew mowed Frye field yesterday, which is that one with the beautiful mountain view. It dried overnight, and then Lincoln showed me how to do the tedding. Tedding, as I learned, is just fluffing and spreading the cut hay so it dries all the way through. The contraption in the picture above is the tedder. The two arms get lowered once you're in the field, and the forks spin around to catch the hay and spread it behind.
I suppose it could have seemed monotonous to drive around in circles for 3 hours, but I actually enjoyed it. Quite a bit. The weather was lovely and the view was incredible and for some reason I have a lot of fun driving the tractors. I was really surprised when I got done and saw how much time had passed. Lincoln and Bobby were working on raking and baling another field, which I think makes three fields completely done. Frye field is one of the largest that we hay, so once that is done, the bulk of first cut will be all put up.