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Getting Hay


7/1/2007	Our location - Hayward, WI The Schmid Farm
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	Mark decided to accompany Ron getting some hay for the horses. They went to the farm where the hay had been cut, dried and baled. The farm owner loaded the bales onto Ron's trailer.
	The farm owner was very talented in loading the trailer.
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	The trailer is loaded with sixteen 800 lb. bales of hay. That is over 6 tons of hay.
	The bales need to be tied down to prevent shifting on the road. Ron is up on the bales strapping the bales fore and aft.
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	The load is tied down and ready to go.
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	After driving back to the Ron's farm, the bales needed to be taken off of the trailer and stored in the hay barn. Ron uses an end-loader setup modified with tines that can penetrate the bales to pick them up. The trick is to be straight and low in the bale.
	Stacking the bales in the hay barn. The bales are being stacked 5 high. There will be close to 168 bales when the hay barn is full.
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	Keeping hay dry once it has been dried in the field is important. If the hay gets damp, it with rot. Plastic sheet is placed on the barn floor as a vapor barrier and then runners are used to keep the hay bales off of the plastic.
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