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<blockquote data-quote="chevytaHOE5674" data-source="post: 1605170" data-attributes="member: 19817"><p>People always say that but even if you do it yourself the day is only so long, the hay is only in its "prime" for so long, weather is what it is, and equipment breaks down. Sure you maybe able to get it in its "prime" but you can just as easy get "past prime" hay when doing it yourself as opposed to hiring it out. </p><p></p><p>Case in point my neighbor was making his "prime hay" in September because his old mower broke down in June he finially got that running and made a few rounds and the tractor quit and by the time he tracked down parts and fixed it all up it rained for 3.5 weeks straight and it was September. If that was a customer of mine I would have had my backup mower out there as soon as I knew my main mower wasn't fixable that day, and I have backup tractors for my backups. So his "prime horse hay" is going to end up being fed to somebody's cows all because some bad circumstances that are hard for a small venture to overcome.</p><p></p><p>If you want to make hay to get control over quality, or because you just want to do it then go for it. But I wouldn't do it trying to save money. Making hay especially with older used up equipment can be a hassle, headache, and heartache in itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chevytaHOE5674, post: 1605170, member: 19817"] People always say that but even if you do it yourself the day is only so long, the hay is only in its "prime" for so long, weather is what it is, and equipment breaks down. Sure you maybe able to get it in its "prime" but you can just as easy get "past prime" hay when doing it yourself as opposed to hiring it out. Case in point my neighbor was making his "prime hay" in September because his old mower broke down in June he finially got that running and made a few rounds and the tractor quit and by the time he tracked down parts and fixed it all up it rained for 3.5 weeks straight and it was September. If that was a customer of mine I would have had my backup mower out there as soon as I knew my main mower wasn't fixable that day, and I have backup tractors for my backups. So his "prime horse hay" is going to end up being fed to somebody's cows all because some bad circumstances that are hard for a small venture to overcome. If you want to make hay to get control over quality, or because you just want to do it then go for it. But I wouldn't do it trying to save money. Making hay especially with older used up equipment can be a hassle, headache, and heartache in itself. [/QUOTE]
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