tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post8567921070029895264..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Hay MakingKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-61831803146177800652015-07-06T12:27:43.738+01:002015-07-06T12:27:43.738+01:00We were all stood their taking photos of it. I mig...We were all stood their taking photos of it. I might get it printed out for my neighbour as I think he'd love that! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-3690289513362787052015-07-06T12:27:13.235+01:002015-07-06T12:27:13.235+01:00And the fuel bill will be about the same I should ...And the fuel bill will be about the same I should guess!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-92012599200547520562015-07-06T12:26:52.668+01:002015-07-06T12:26:52.668+01:00We were lucky but I think that's half of hay m...We were lucky but I think that's half of hay making! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-28262581399083606812015-07-06T12:26:32.515+01:002015-07-06T12:26:32.515+01:00I'll do a post on it soon I promise! It's ...I'll do a post on it soon I promise! It's not mine though (I have a 2140 John Deere) it's my good friend and neighbours - Kens.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-82283915517235506822015-07-06T12:25:42.542+01:002015-07-06T12:25:42.542+01:00i'll take one to the post office and get it we...i'll take one to the post office and get it weighed for you! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-13455274887299576522015-07-06T12:25:22.022+01:002015-07-06T12:25:22.022+01:00We baled the sunshine into these it was so warm th...We baled the sunshine into these it was so warm that day! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-49920604973096284102015-07-06T12:25:02.137+01:002015-07-06T12:25:02.137+01:00I was lucky to get it made as it rained the next d...I was lucky to get it made as it rained the next day pretty badly. Yeah I like both tractors too, they each have their place!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-1022016006885577802015-07-06T12:24:16.430+01:002015-07-06T12:24:16.430+01:00It's good to see the old with the new like tha...It's good to see the old with the new like that I think and see how they can still keep up.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-85183294937938317392015-07-06T12:23:49.891+01:002015-07-06T12:23:49.891+01:00Well the newer one is only a year old so pretty re...Well the newer one is only a year old so pretty reliable and it does thousands of hours compared to the little one so not really a fair comparison! <br />The field was re seeded about 6 years ago and grazed every year, this is the first time it's been cut for hay and it's given a huge crop. not taking from a field every year without giving back is key I think.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-1565572465481240882015-07-06T12:21:28.376+01:002015-07-06T12:21:28.376+01:00This was more than I was planning on this year but...This was more than I was planning on this year but I hadn't got enough sheep to keep the grass down. Maybe next year I'll keep the animals ahead of it as it can be a hassel making hay like this.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-27488803839150221382015-07-04T15:47:12.460+01:002015-07-04T15:47:12.460+01:00I love the picture of the two tractors side by sid...I love the picture of the two tractors side by side.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-37149839406851026062015-07-03T16:48:25.502+01:002015-07-03T16:48:25.502+01:00Gee whizz, just look at the difference in the size...Gee whizz, just look at the difference in the sizes of the tractors!Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463317651625459406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-56866110635676998332015-07-02T23:53:50.255+01:002015-07-02T23:53:50.255+01:00Great photos and I love the old tractor . Glad you...Great photos and I love the old tractor . Glad you got some good hay too. Leishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550858502158736036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-80069133891515978152015-07-02T22:56:43.133+01:002015-07-02T22:56:43.133+01:00Please! Tell us more about the old tractor. We jus...Please! Tell us more about the old tractor. We just added a 1952 Ford 8N to our collection. Your old one looks very similar. We're in Iowa,USA.Tim B. Inmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143483015560273896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-63123175123664545192015-07-02T14:12:47.805+01:002015-07-02T14:12:47.805+01:00Could do with a couple of bales of hay, Kev. ........Could do with a couple of bales of hay, Kev. ...... just let me know how much for the postage to us here down in SW France!!!!!!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-86358079610892092332015-07-02T11:46:01.936+01:002015-07-02T11:46:01.936+01:00wow...great hay haul! make hay when the sun shine...wow...great hay haul! make hay when the sun shines!jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-15180975292213529702015-07-02T10:04:47.889+01:002015-07-02T10:04:47.889+01:00Made our small hay bales last month when the sun w...Made our small hay bales last month when the sun was shining. We have had lots of wet days here in Ireland this week. So much for the heat wave that your having in Blighty. Love the Massey Ferguson and the John Deere tractor. Horses for courses?northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-87948431527291263712015-07-02T10:02:01.490+01:002015-07-02T10:02:01.490+01:00My, how times have changed.My, how times have changed.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-72104503007123680152015-07-02T10:01:39.025+01:002015-07-02T10:01:39.025+01:00This is the kind of post that makes me amazingly h...This is the kind of post that makes me amazingly happy! I love seeing all that gorgeous hay ready to feed somebody! Great news to get it in on time. 30 bales in a 4 acre field is fantastic. Gets me thinking there's hope for us being able to grow all our own hay with a little improvement of the fields and the right equipment. Of the tractors, I'm guessing the older one is less trouble to keep running!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-77067134881060296302015-07-02T08:34:47.341+01:002015-07-02T08:34:47.341+01:00Hope to small bale our 3 acres late this morning a...Hope to small bale our 3 acres late this morning and then hanging on for someone to big bale the 4 acres down the road, I'm just glad we decided not to do the 4 acres 3 miles away.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.com