Hay and Equipment

Hay Andy uses a whole fleet of different pieces of equipment

as of the start of the 2025 year the business has

  • 5 tractors
  • 2 hay mower different types
  • hay tedder
  • hay rake
  • 2 small square balers
  • 4 hay wagons
  • Fertilizer spreader
  • Farm truck
  • Farm chore trailer

1967 Farmall 706

The 706 is a gear driving tractor it recently had the motor and Power take off (PTO) rebuilt also know as Big Mable

1967 Farmall 656:

Farmall 656 is a hydrostatic tractor bought in 2017

1986 International 3288 also know

2017 DC 92 Discbine bought in 2024
1990’s John Deere with our new 2023 tedder
New Holland 256 Hay Rake rehabbed in 2023
1980’s 488 Haybine
1980’s 489 Haybine

up until summer of 2024 the hay would be cut with to Haybines. A Haybine is a bed of knifes that move back and forth like a sickle and push the cut hay out the back through two roll conditioners.

Summer of 2024 A 2017 Case IH DC92 Discbine was bought. A Discbine is much faster but also requires more Horsepower (65 to be exact). This machine has 7 discs with 2 blades per disc that spin counter clockwise. After the hay is cut the hay goes multiple hammers to start the drying process
1980’s New Holland 316 Square Baler with a hydraulic Belt kicker Biggest small Square baler Back in the day this baler is equipped with a moister meter that reads bale moister while baling

2024 New Holland 275 Square baler biggest Small Square Baler that is able to have a hydraulic belt kicker Kicker That New Holland manufactures this baler is equipped with a hydraulic swing along with a moister meter that reads bale moister while baling

EZ Trail wagons various years these are great for baling because they give you 2 options to kick hay right in and not worry about stacking without stacking, a wagon can hold 150-175 bales. a stacked wagon we can fit 250-275 depending on bale size and weight

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