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Hi Scout, Thanks for the advice. At this point, it looks like the whole bar has to come apart. But, I'm not 100% sure yet. Hopefully, it's section by section. And yes, the "turtles" are off. They were sheared off at the time and took off like frisbies, luckily missing the operator. We were able...

The only information I can offer is that the mower is working normally on the remaining 3 disks. Whether there is damage inside the bar, I don't know. There is no grinding, and the mower is operating smoothly. I guess the only way to find out is to actually go inside to see. I guess that is what...

Hi, Thanks for the reply. After the two heads spun off, the mower still continued to operate on the remaining three heads with no problems for the remainder of the second cut. We haven't taken it apart, but since it still runs normally we "assume" there is no internal damage. Are we wrong to...

Hi all, We have a New Holland 462 disc mower. Towards the end of second cut last year, we spun off two of the five "turtles" when the mower bar got stuck on an incline. We managed to finish the rest of the second cut using the remaining three discs. There was no damage to the internal works, we...

Stepper, Maybe my 25 to 35 lb weight was a bit of a light estimate on most of what we do. Most of those lighter weights are the "junk" hay that have got caught out in the rain and are used in construction. I would say the feed hay averages around the 40lb mark for the most part, and never more...

We plant a crop of Sugary Enhanced corn every year. It's the strain between the normal sweet corn and the super sweet corn. Much sweeter than the normal sweet corn and more tender than the super sweet. We love it. I have about 4 ears a night, every night when the crop comes in. :nod: We have...

Here in RI, we make hay on 50 acres. First and second cut. We keep about 800 bales in our barn for the herd, and sell the rest. We make the square bales, about 25 - 35 lbs and depending on the quality, (weight/color) we sell it for between $3.50 and $4.25 a bale. It's $3.75 a bale if they come...