What to do when heat index is 105 in Okla:

[triguy46]

Time to bale prairie hay. Got 152 square bales from 9 acre meadow. Storms heading this was last night so I had to put all 152 in barn by myself, got dehydrated by time it was all done, though I'd been drinking gatorade, water, and eating. But its in the barn. Good news is every last bale was sold before I baled it, picked up check tonight. Love the cutting, raking, baling, but getting way to old to put into barn. Could only stack 3 or 4 bales before having to rest.

[Bitwit1234]

1. Take people like Inhfhe or how the hell you spell his name

and let them stew and soak there for a while. Then tell us there is no global warming.

[Bitwit1234]

2. PS our lilacs usually bloom in June and July

this year it was May and they were all gone by June. How's that for another spike in the anti-global warming crap. We live in up state Minnesota above Duluth.

[Old Codger]

3. Good deal

I just did 700 here in Oregon but I do my best to sell it before I have to handle it, let them have it for .50 cheaper if they take it out of field so I don't have to. :)

[triguy46]

9. I will do the same next year. My customer says her son and his

friends will do anything for her cooking. I too, will take off $.50 for field pick up.

[WatchWhatISay]

4. You might be getting older, but you must be in pretty good shape

to have accomplished all of that in such heat. Hope that you can at least buy yourself some small reward for your hard work.

[triguy46]

12. I did, I'm eating popsicles right now!

[tularetom]

5. First time in years I didn't have to haul hay in

We had so much rain there this spring it looks like I'll be able to get through the summer on what we produced on site.

Put myself through college baling and hauling hay.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. I got exhausted just reading your post....had to lie down and take a nap before I could respond

:thumbsup: :hi: :yourock:

[triguy46]

10. Took the better part of 36 hours to recover. Feel great now...

ready to do it all over.

[madrchsod]

7. i did that a couple of times when i was a kid...

was`t that hot but close..75ct an hour! good thing beer was a buck and a half for a 6 pack.

[Canuckistanian]

8. I thought all you farm folk had the whole process automated

You know, with GPS-guided automatic tractors and an iPhone App that lights up when it's done.

Just kidding. I live in farm country and I know how hard you guys work.

Here's to good old fashioned labor!
:toast:

[triguy46]

11. The automatic part is that at some point it will get hot and you'll get sweaty...

compared to 100 years ago, I was amazingly productive. That is my standard of comparison.

[triguy46]

13. Short video of the hay baling of a few weeks ago

http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z231/triguy46_2007/?action=view¤t=baling.mp4>