jt
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would like to know what some of you expericenced in baling hay think about something..
i am in north louisiana and on last tues had my hay field cut.
thurs about 130 it very lightly rained, probably nothing more than like a dew
about 5 it was good and dry so they started baling.
sat evening i moved about half to the barn with no problems.
this morning (tues) i go out right after daybreak and start moving some more of it.. had to move it about 250 yards so i was just moving it on my frontend loader 1 at a time. after about 100 yards i noticed what i thought was dust coming off the bale, but in fact it got thicker as i went and turned out to be smoke. it was only coming from the front end of the bale where the wind was hitting it. this happened to every bale i moved after i noticed it.. the first 2-3 i didnt really pay attention to and hadnt noticed it.
i stopped moving hay and decided to check this out further first. it stopped smoking very quickly, and didnt ever smoke much.. after the hay had set for half and hour or so, it was no longer hot on top. i know hay goes thru a heat, but how long? and what am i up against here.
the man rolling my hay has done it for many years, and rolls a bunch of it..
any info appreciated..
thanks
jt
i am in north louisiana and on last tues had my hay field cut.
thurs about 130 it very lightly rained, probably nothing more than like a dew
about 5 it was good and dry so they started baling.
sat evening i moved about half to the barn with no problems.
this morning (tues) i go out right after daybreak and start moving some more of it.. had to move it about 250 yards so i was just moving it on my frontend loader 1 at a time. after about 100 yards i noticed what i thought was dust coming off the bale, but in fact it got thicker as i went and turned out to be smoke. it was only coming from the front end of the bale where the wind was hitting it. this happened to every bale i moved after i noticed it.. the first 2-3 i didnt really pay attention to and hadnt noticed it.
i stopped moving hay and decided to check this out further first. it stopped smoking very quickly, and didnt ever smoke much.. after the hay had set for half and hour or so, it was no longer hot on top. i know hay goes thru a heat, but how long? and what am i up against here.
the man rolling my hay has done it for many years, and rolls a bunch of it..
any info appreciated..
thanks
jt