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2nd Cut for 2021
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08/24/21 05:06 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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Well, I finally got to cutting last Friday about a week later than I wanted to and got it rolled up. Crazy what good rainfall and fertilizer will do. 60 nice, tight round bales off of 12 acres of great native coastal. 109 rounds and 256 squares made so far this year off those 12 acres. Thank you Lord! The John Deere 535 sure makes a good, tight bale still.
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8361916
08/24/21 05:09 PM
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stxranchman
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They look a little ragged around the edges.... Will those fancy cows eat hay that looks like that
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8361921
08/24/21 05:16 PM
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Biscuit
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8361925
08/24/21 05:18 PM
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GUTIT
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Roll them while you can. We are all behind. I'm about 1200 bales shy of where I was last year at this time. Cutting in morning. Have a 535 for backup. 566 now with netwrap.. no more twine for me.
Stronghold Construction Group Commercial and Residential Project Management Managing all your construction needs Kent@StrongholdConstructionGroupDOTcom
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8361969
08/24/21 05:47 PM
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bill oxner
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Wow. The second cutis better at times Mister Muscle Man.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8361972
08/24/21 05:53 PM
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TEXASLEFTY
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Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8361994
08/24/21 06:20 PM
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Stub
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Awesome and that is a great looking 12 acres you have
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8362029
08/24/21 06:58 PM
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Master Plumb
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That is a Blessing.
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
[Re: GUTIT]
#8362315
08/24/21 11:03 PM
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NORML as can be
^^Cut the Cord^^
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Roll them while you can. We are all behind. I'm about 1200 bales shy of where I was last year at this time. Cutting in morning. Have a 535 for backup. 566 now with netwrap.. no more twine for me. No better words ever spoken
(R-TX) .-- " TCNN CURL CRLB VFF VRNO AYR SNDL CGC TLRY MSOS "
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8362370
08/24/21 11:33 PM
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GUTIT
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Awesome and that is a great looking 12 acres you have Wrong amigo, you cant see the other 70 acres. I bale around 450 acres a year. At least twice and hope for 3 times.
Stronghold Construction Group Commercial and Residential Project Management Managing all your construction needs Kent@StrongholdConstructionGroupDOTcom
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8362391
08/24/21 11:46 PM
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fishdfly
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Be happy, lots of folks are only going to get one cutting, army worms got the rest of the grass in East Texas.
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8362394
08/24/21 11:48 PM
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fishdfly
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Be happy, lots of folks are only going to get one cutting, army worms got the rest of the grass in East Texas.
We are checking fields daily.
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
[Re: GUTIT]
#8362533
08/25/21 02:03 AM
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SapperTitan
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Awesome and that is a great looking 12 acres you have Wrong amigo, you cant see the other 70 acres. I bale around 450 acres a year. At least twice and hope for 3 times. Think he was referring to the OP who said he has 12 acres
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8362552
08/25/21 02:18 AM
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TCM3
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My brother just had his 2nd cutting, 64 4x5s the first, 68 the 2nd cutting.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8362687
08/25/21 10:35 AM
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tlk
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I got 50 off of my 19 acres and thought I was doing great! Very nice field - congrats
You can't fix stupid
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8362731
08/25/21 12:11 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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They look a little ragged around the edges.... Will those fancy cows eat hay that looks like that Don't worry brother, I'll take some scissors out there and trim em all up purdy! lmao As funny as that is, my grandpa used to walk his 100 acre milo field and literally cut off the heads that shot way above the rest of the heads. Talk about being a little bit anal retentive. Roll them while you can. We are all behind. I'm about 1200 bales shy of where I was last year at this time. Cutting in morning.
Have a 535 for backup. 566 now with netwrap.. no more twine for me.
I hear ya man. Hopefully you will get the late summer and fall rains and make a great 3rd cutting to get you up to where you should be. I'm loving it because this is by FAR the most I've made the last 5-6 years. Last year I got one very average cutting and rolled up about 35 total for the year. Awesome and that is a great looking 12 acres you have Thank you very much sir. That back field with all the trees is getting better and years like this with all the rain added with fertilizer and weed killer is really making it pop. In fact, I had some grass come in this year I had no idea what the hell it was so I sent a pic to a buddy who's wife has an app that tells her. Turns out it is called Hairy Crab grass and it is supposed to be excellent grass for cattle. I thought I had a problem but I guess it is more of a bonus.
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8362733
08/25/21 12:13 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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That is a Blessing. Absolutely it is. I'm very thankful. Yes sir. Rather have too much than to have to buy a single bale!!
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
[Re: fishdfly]
#8362735
08/25/21 12:15 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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Be happy, lots of folks are only going to get one cutting, army worms got the rest of the grass in East Texas. fishfly, I had them BAD about 5-6 weeks ago. I was a week to 10 days from being able to make one hell of a cut and they stripped the 12 acres I cut OVERNIGHT. I actually had to spray them back to back days to get them all killed. They were much smaller than what we usually be but were in it by the millions. Sorry sunsabeotches.
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
[Re: tlk]
#8362739
08/25/21 12:21 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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My brother just had his 2nd cutting, 64 4x5s the first, 68 the 2nd cutting. That is fantastic man! This was the first late summer cutting I've gotten in many years. It has been so bad with lack of rain for us that I've only gotten 1 cutting 2 of the last 5 years and 2 cuttings twice and none were all that strong. My best was about 6-7 years ago when I made 506 square bales off of the small field up front. That field is less than 4 acres! My cousin baled for me since I don't own a square baler and he is very meticulous about making good bales and he weighed 10 of them and they averaged just under 60 lbs with the lightest being 57 and heaviest 63. 30k lbs of pure, clean, horse quality coastal off of 3.8 acres is pretty amazing for our area for sure but it did have 300 lbs of fertilizer on it and about 12-14" of rain in September & October! lol I got 50 off of my 19 acres and thought I was doing great! Very nice field - congrats Nothing at all wrong with that tlk! I'd take that any time myself. We've just been very blessed with a lot of timely rains this year and I hit it twice perfectly with the juice. Had the worms not stripped it so bad 5 or 6 weeks ago this likely would have been the best cutting I've ever gotten
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8362742
08/25/21 12:26 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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Have a 535 for backup. 566 now with netwrap.. no more twine for me.
Hey GUTIT, I know the netwrap is very nice and it is VERY fast but honestly...I HATE FEEDING IT! I had a guy do one of my fields when my baler broke down a couple years ago and he did about 25-30 of them to finish up for me. I just hate the way the grass tangles up in it and the big old wad of mess you get even after shaking it out like a mad man. I guess I'm just old school and set in my ways. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have one wrapped in just a few seconds and kicked out instead of taking 50 seconds to run the double tie across it.
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8363345
08/25/21 07:16 PM
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Opening Day
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That 535 is a great baler. Rolled many thousands of bales with a 530 and 535.
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8366266
08/28/21 02:24 AM
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TCM3
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My brother just had his 2nd cutting, 64 4x5s the first, 68 the 2nd cutting. That is fantastic man! This was the first late summer cutting I've gotten in many years. It has been so bad with lack of rain for us that I've only gotten 1 cutting 2 of the last 5 years and 2 cuttings twice and none were all that strong. My best was about 6-7 years ago when I made 506 square bales off of the small field up front. That field is less than 4 acres! My cousin baled for me since I don't own a square baler and he is very meticulous about making good bales and he weighed 10 of them and they averaged just under 60 lbs with the lightest being 57 and heaviest 63. 30k lbs of pure, clean, horse quality coastal off of 3.8 acres is pretty amazing for our area for sure but it did have 300 lbs of fertilizer on it and about 12-14" of rain in September & October! lol Helped him haul his last 20 this evening, just a few miles down the road to his other place, if we get some more rain, he may make a 3rd cutting.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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08/28/21 10:17 AM
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cm250
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That 535 is a great baler. Rolled many thousands of bales with a 530 and 535. Still rockin along with a 530 myself! Rolled hay with it yesterday.
My Yote toys, Ruger 77 22-250 Foxpro 416B & numerous hand calls ************ God would never send Firefighters to Hell because we would put the fire out!
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Re: 2nd Cut for 2021
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#8373684
09/03/21 02:51 PM
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Payne
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better than average year, 5.25 per
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