[Fleecewife]

After OH had done the deed yesterday, they took all the raindrops off the forecast, but today they have put them all back, plus lots more     I daren't look any more - we'll just take it as it comes.  Other folk round about have cut now too - maybe they thought we knew something they didn't 

[lachlanandmarcus]

...or perhaps not - rarely caught out farmer next door has just had the portion not yet silaged baled well and truely peed on by rain for about half an hour. Horrid weather, why cant it just behave for a bit.

[Fleecewife]

I know - we only need five little days 

[mab]

Well the Met office 5 day forecast say's it's going to be dry for the next 5 days is SW wales  - If you can believe them. 

[FiB]

We've cut today too.    !!

[Fleecewife]

It's the annual scarefest 

[Sudanpan]

We're hoping to cut tomorrow    Very excited - first timers 

[VSS]

North West Wales - not for hay or silage as rain forecast for Monday.

[Sudanpan]

Well - everything was looking good for our hay cutting - weather sunny and breezy 


So, hooked up the International Harvester B23 finger cutter onto our Case 695


Headed into the grass - got 50yards and the blade attachment from the crank disintegrated 


OH is doubly pissed off because we bought the fingercutter from our neighbour's grandson and then the next day saw another, slightly newer fingercutter at an auction that went for £100 less! So OH feels he's been taken for a mug by the grandson re the price - and now the blasted thing has broken!


 Ho hum - will see if we can get some parts - otherwise we will resort to topping the field and then baling up the resultant grass (after woofling and spreading) because our main intention is to take the growth off the field, not the hay itself if you see what I mean!

[dyedinthewool]

Well the Met office 5 day forecast says it's going to be dry for the next 5 days is SW wales  - If you can believe them. 

For better or worse we cut yesterday after neighbouring farmer rang the Met Office and they said no rain until Thursday. He silaging like mad.
 
Sunny and Windy today so drying well, as as we have 'old' machinery Kuhn mower circa 1980's we think; at least this time OH  didn't break any blades - but it tends to 'slide over' some of the mowing grass so field becomes a bit 'shaggy' took most of the morning as the 'old' tractor (Grey/gold engine Fergie) had to keep having a rest... in case it blew a gasget,  and an old Acrobat - which doesn't do the job properly - we've been hand turning and shaking out the 'green bits'. Only got an acre thankfully and we didn't keep the sheep out until May so ours was still growing and not gone over - still has the flower in most of it.
 
It's clouded over now  it doesn't rain over night.
 
 Rang the guy who does our small bale baling and hopefully we will get it baled on Tuesday if fit and  Wednesday if all else fails

[Blinkers]

Hubby still out there cutting now  (10.40pm)

[Fleecewife]

Scotland = 

[Lesley Silvester]

Today in Shropshire we are having the second hot, sunny but breezy day.  My hay supplier still have a fair bit left from last year but I've been watching the forecasts as well.  We get through a lot of small bales.

[Blinkers]

Hubby came indoors at 1.30this morning having eventually finished the cutting in the pitch dark with only the lights from the tractor.    I think he kept going over the same bit without knowing it  .

[dyedinthewool]

Hubby came indoors at 1.30this morning having eventually finished the cutting in the pitch dark with only the lights from the tractor.    I think he kept going over the same bit without knowing it  .

TUT TUT Blinkers the poor man - you must have had the whip out again...
Glorious weather though - hope it last till the week-end.  When do you expect to bale.  Have you got your own baler or do you get some-one in.