The hay is stacked like McDonald's french fries.Am I missing something. I don't see it
But one with Texas plates.City farmer
It's been a very long time, but if I remember right we would generally get thirty-six/forty bales on a p-up.
We did this one summer with a low boy we were told not to stack over 8 high. We got caught going to the barn with 11 high and a creaking trailer. I learned some interesting words that day.....We used to challenge each other to see who could stack the most bales on our 7x14 flatbeds. As many as 13 rows high was "typical" for these challenger loads (our normal baling hard, git-r-done loads were 7-8 high)... think we even got to 15 high once or twice. The trick though was, our farm was in the blufflands above the Mississippi River... generally steep rolling ground, with contour strips. And even though we would always make these loads "on the top of the hill" fields, where it was "more" level (NO fields were actually close to "level"... sidehill combines were the norm there), you still couldn't count it a win unless the load made it all the way home and up to the elevator! If you were riding on top, you had to get down several layers, and often we had to use a lift to clear underneath our overhead electric wires in the yard.
Rookie numbers, I've had 66 (16x18x42") bales in the back of my longbox dodge, I had 120 on my dads 7.5x12ft truckIt's been a very long time, but if I remember right we would generally get thirty-six/forty bales on a p-up.
Yeah, My first impulse was to write 45, but remembering how they stack I don't believe we ever went more than four complete layers with four bales across the top. We never had anything back in those days that would take much more of a load. I think the last truck I stacked with small bales was a '67/8 half ton Dodge with a slant six. After that I built a trailer...Rookie numbers, I've had 66 (16x18x42") bales in the back of my longbox dodge, I had 120 on my dads 7.5x12ft truck
it's amazing how in about 1970 or so all of the farmers discovered trailers. Before that everyone had overloaded pick ups and there were only single cabs for the biggest part. I had an old 57 ford 3/4 ton with some Omaha Standard factory cattle racks that would fold down half way if you were empty or hauling pigs and fold up taller to haul cow or take them off to haul hay. I thought I was king of the roadYeah, My first impulse was to write 45, but remembering how they stack I don't believe we ever went more than four complete layers with four bales across the top. We never had anything back in those days that would take much more of a load. I think the last truck I stacked with small bales was a '67/8 half ton Dodge with a slant six. After that I built a trailer...
Oh ok, they are all that way around here so I didn't see any differenceThe hay is stacked like McDonald's french fries.
Nothing wrong with it. Guess it was just funny to all us who were drilled/ grilled on stacking back in the day.Oh ok, they are all that way around here so I didn't see any difference![]()