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<blockquote data-quote="cowtrek" data-source="post: 262707" data-attributes="member: 2847"><p>Just finished bout two weeks worth of round baling for guys here. I get $15/roll for 5x5 rounds (sometimes 5 1/2's) cut, rake, and baled left on the field. Turned out pretty good except the last field got half baled and rained on pre-dawn Saturday morning. Went and flipped it over Monday noontime since we've had such heavy dew and darn if it didn't shower on it as soon as I finished. Went back about 5 pm and pulled the windrows apart with the rake to dry. Went yesterday morning about 11 and raked it back up, came back about noon and baled, as it's been really threatening. I hate getting hay rained on but try to get it back in shape asap when it does. Kinda hated dragging the rake over the windrows three more times but it was only about 20 rolls worth so it wasn't too bad. Glad the job is done and at least 30 rolls of it was put up on time and right. Another custom guy cut across the fence, he's getting $18 a roll for the same stuff and he just cut it last Wednesday and let it lay there til yesterday afternoon and then came out with the rake when I finished baling. When I went back about 6pm to bring my baler and rake home he had it rolled, but leaving it flat on the ground for nearly a week sure didn't do it any favors. I don't understand why guys leave hay laying around a week when I can bale it on the third day after cutting and it come out perfect. Especially after spending as much on fertilizer and stuff to grow a beautiful field of Jiggs or Tifton 85 and then let it lay there til it's as sunburned as wheat straw. Oh well... to each his own I guess. The guy he cut for had asked me to cut his too because he'd told the other guy to come cut it a couple months ago and he only NOW shows up. If he'd been about an hour or two later I'd have been done with the patch I was in and on the neighbors and he'd have been SOL. As it was, when he parked his cutter over there and left, I called the owner and told him the other guy was there. Wanted to know what he wanted done, since I don't want to tick anybody off. He said, "well, I guess since he's there let him cut it but I'll get you next time." OK by me. I sure told him though he wasn't getting much bang for his buck paying $3 more for the same job and him letting it lay there for a week before baling it. He nodded glumly. </p><p></p><p>I don't have minimums but I do look at the job before I go out there. I had a longtime customer call me back in May wanting a little 4 acre place cut and I went and looked and it wasn't even boot deep, and I'm not even cranking the tractor up for 2-3 bales. I usually get between 8-12 on that patch. He called me a couple times lately but I let it grow out and got 11 off it. Not bad. He did get a bit antsy though, but I explained that with diesel prices I can't afford to run down the road for just a couple bales. I had him at the top of the list and took care of him, so he was happy and understood. I'd rather stay small and do it right than some of these bigshots do; run cut all over the place and leave it lay around til they can get back around to bale it, no matter if it turns to cardboard on you or not, or keep you waiting a couple months to finally show up and cut it. Lot of em gotta pay for new iron though where mine's old. Oh well, to each his own.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Yall take it easy and good luck! OL JR <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowtrek, post: 262707, member: 2847"] Just finished bout two weeks worth of round baling for guys here. I get $15/roll for 5x5 rounds (sometimes 5 1/2's) cut, rake, and baled left on the field. Turned out pretty good except the last field got half baled and rained on pre-dawn Saturday morning. Went and flipped it over Monday noontime since we've had such heavy dew and darn if it didn't shower on it as soon as I finished. Went back about 5 pm and pulled the windrows apart with the rake to dry. Went yesterday morning about 11 and raked it back up, came back about noon and baled, as it's been really threatening. I hate getting hay rained on but try to get it back in shape asap when it does. Kinda hated dragging the rake over the windrows three more times but it was only about 20 rolls worth so it wasn't too bad. Glad the job is done and at least 30 rolls of it was put up on time and right. Another custom guy cut across the fence, he's getting $18 a roll for the same stuff and he just cut it last Wednesday and let it lay there til yesterday afternoon and then came out with the rake when I finished baling. When I went back about 6pm to bring my baler and rake home he had it rolled, but leaving it flat on the ground for nearly a week sure didn't do it any favors. I don't understand why guys leave hay laying around a week when I can bale it on the third day after cutting and it come out perfect. Especially after spending as much on fertilizer and stuff to grow a beautiful field of Jiggs or Tifton 85 and then let it lay there til it's as sunburned as wheat straw. Oh well... to each his own I guess. The guy he cut for had asked me to cut his too because he'd told the other guy to come cut it a couple months ago and he only NOW shows up. If he'd been about an hour or two later I'd have been done with the patch I was in and on the neighbors and he'd have been SOL. As it was, when he parked his cutter over there and left, I called the owner and told him the other guy was there. Wanted to know what he wanted done, since I don't want to tick anybody off. He said, "well, I guess since he's there let him cut it but I'll get you next time." OK by me. I sure told him though he wasn't getting much bang for his buck paying $3 more for the same job and him letting it lay there for a week before baling it. He nodded glumly. I don't have minimums but I do look at the job before I go out there. I had a longtime customer call me back in May wanting a little 4 acre place cut and I went and looked and it wasn't even boot deep, and I'm not even cranking the tractor up for 2-3 bales. I usually get between 8-12 on that patch. He called me a couple times lately but I let it grow out and got 11 off it. Not bad. He did get a bit antsy though, but I explained that with diesel prices I can't afford to run down the road for just a couple bales. I had him at the top of the list and took care of him, so he was happy and understood. I'd rather stay small and do it right than some of these bigshots do; run cut all over the place and leave it lay around til they can get back around to bale it, no matter if it turns to cardboard on you or not, or keep you waiting a couple months to finally show up and cut it. Lot of em gotta pay for new iron though where mine's old. Oh well, to each his own.:) Yall take it easy and good luck! OL JR :) [/QUOTE]
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