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After a busy and productive hay season, it’s easy to park your equipment in the barn and call it quits until next spring. But if you want to avoid costly repairs and downtime during next year’s first cutting, fall maintenance is a must. Taking the time now to inspect, clean, and service your hay equipment ensures a smooth start in spring—and can significantly extend the life of your machines. Plus, if any parts need replacing, you’ll have all winter to source and in …

As the old adage claims, prevention is worth a pound of cure. More applicably, in the world of hay production, prevention is worth pounds of curing hay--and the best way to prevent problems in the hay field is through regular maintenance of your equipment. Several of our previous blogs have discussed maintenance to prepare for the hay season and maintenance to close out the hay season. This blog will provide a check list of maintenance that should be performed each time your equipment is used. …

Windows for perfect hay baling conditions can be few and far between especially in the fickleness of late spring. For this reason, it is best to begin preparing for the hay season at least a month before that first cutting is due. In this blog we’ll discuss the steps to be taken to ensure your equipment, fields, and barns are ready when the hay-making stars align. Technically, the brunt of the spring baling prep should have been done in the fall. If you heeded the advice of our past blog …