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<blockquote data-quote="LRWright" data-source="post: 561627" data-attributes="member: 8487"><p>As strange as it sounds, I like doing field work and I like making hay. I've been making hay the last two years and run all the equipment...the tractor, rake, tedder, and our very old round baler. I can attach and detach all of the various pieces of equipment from the tractors. I want to do the physical work on the farm including hay, and only pay someone to fix major things on the equipment. I want to learn (and my uncle is teaching me) how to fix minor things. I'm pretty resourceful and believe that I can learn how to handle the minor things but I like the comfort of knowing that something won't break down every time I use it. </p><p></p><p>Just as an example, because our baler is old and always breaking down, when we made hay last week, we only cut down one field at a time to ensure we could get it up since we never know when the baler will break. Someone my uncle knows cut about 125 acres and then was going to bale it all...since he has a relatively new baler (3 yrs old, does about 1200 bales per year) he was confident that it wouldn't break before he got all of his hay up.</p><p></p><p>I've priced a Krone 610 baler at $18k brand new and while that is quite a bit of money, knowing that I won't have to fix much on it for a few years is a very comforting feeling. I do believe sometimes you get what you pay for.....I have a 10 yr old BMW that still runs great...it may have cost more upfront but it has been very dependable and still runs great so I see it as money well spent. I'd like to apply the same logic to the farm equipment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRWright, post: 561627, member: 8487"] As strange as it sounds, I like doing field work and I like making hay. I've been making hay the last two years and run all the equipment...the tractor, rake, tedder, and our very old round baler. I can attach and detach all of the various pieces of equipment from the tractors. I want to do the physical work on the farm including hay, and only pay someone to fix major things on the equipment. I want to learn (and my uncle is teaching me) how to fix minor things. I'm pretty resourceful and believe that I can learn how to handle the minor things but I like the comfort of knowing that something won't break down every time I use it. Just as an example, because our baler is old and always breaking down, when we made hay last week, we only cut down one field at a time to ensure we could get it up since we never know when the baler will break. Someone my uncle knows cut about 125 acres and then was going to bale it all...since he has a relatively new baler (3 yrs old, does about 1200 bales per year) he was confident that it wouldn't break before he got all of his hay up. I've priced a Krone 610 baler at $18k brand new and while that is quite a bit of money, knowing that I won't have to fix much on it for a few years is a very comforting feeling. I do believe sometimes you get what you pay for.....I have a 10 yr old BMW that still runs great...it may have cost more upfront but it has been very dependable and still runs great so I see it as money well spent. I'd like to apply the same logic to the farm equipment. [/QUOTE]
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