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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 667744" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>Good advice</p><p></p><p>Mowing that grass for all those years has been good for it.</p><p></p><p>At auction last year I bought a sickle mower for about 40 bucks - an old three point hitch type - after about a hundred bucks in parts - wooden pitman arm and bearing plus knives - it runs good - we cut the laneway ditches with it, we bought an old rake for about 200 and put two used tires on it - pumped them up and took it home - one grease job and it was in use on a couple of two acre building lots we own - we used to mow them withour Rhino - the rake is still missing some teeth but it works fine and my neighbour square bales a few square bales for me on those lots for the cost of the fuel, twine, lunch and a few hours of reciprocal work at his place. In return I stand on his wagon and stack three wagons of small squares - throw them on the elevator for him and we are square. Just a couple of old neighbours getting it done on the cheap.</p><p></p><p>We have all the big equipment for round bales but my wife likes to have some small squares around - we only do about 200 a year. Too many for me - but after all these years I have learned to say "Yes Dear".</p><p></p><p>You might be surprized at how cheap it is to do if you want to do it on the cheap - hit the auction sales.</p><p></p><p>If you have a small tractor - Massey 35 or similar / better - you are in business. </p><p></p><p>Otherwise turn the cows in before it heads out.</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 667744, member: 6797"] Good advice Mowing that grass for all those years has been good for it. At auction last year I bought a sickle mower for about 40 bucks - an old three point hitch type - after about a hundred bucks in parts - wooden pitman arm and bearing plus knives - it runs good - we cut the laneway ditches with it, we bought an old rake for about 200 and put two used tires on it - pumped them up and took it home - one grease job and it was in use on a couple of two acre building lots we own - we used to mow them withour Rhino - the rake is still missing some teeth but it works fine and my neighbour square bales a few square bales for me on those lots for the cost of the fuel, twine, lunch and a few hours of reciprocal work at his place. In return I stand on his wagon and stack three wagons of small squares - throw them on the elevator for him and we are square. Just a couple of old neighbours getting it done on the cheap. We have all the big equipment for round bales but my wife likes to have some small squares around - we only do about 200 a year. Too many for me - but after all these years I have learned to say "Yes Dear". You might be surprized at how cheap it is to do if you want to do it on the cheap - hit the auction sales. If you have a small tractor - Massey 35 or similar / better - you are in business. Otherwise turn the cows in before it heads out. Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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