This was our first year to learn how to actually put the hay up in the barn using the original tracks in all the old barns. I had an addition put on my barn, so we salvaged the track from...

Loose Hay 1930's style. Bringing the hay trolley back to life in our old hay barn (c1930-45). Using both hay slings and a hay fork to put up our hay to feed two dexter cows and thei...

Sep 6, 2022 · Or maybe you’ve been feeding hay for months and your barn has accumulated a lot of loose bits along the way. (Hay bales do tend to shed, and those small amounts can add up.) Regardless, if you have loose hay on hand, take heart. There are plenty of options for dealing with it and putting it to good use. Here are four to get you started: 1.

Sep 2, 2016 · Ever since I caught pictures of this barn in Oregon that still had its ridge extension, I have been trying to figure out how to describe how a rope, pulleys and a ridge track were used to haul loose hay up from a wagon and into the mow.

Jul 1, 2001 · In the days when huge amounts of loose hay were put up each year, labor-saving devices such as hay carriers and the associated forks and slings came into almost universal use. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, virtually every barn built was equipped with a …

Apr 10, 2013 · Hi out there, last week I posted a note about "Setting up my hay trolley and ropes" in my barn. I had several replys and was very useful. im still in need of a few answers.....if anyone can help. I do understand the basic operation of the …

Apr 30, 2017 · Does anyone still make loose hay in North America? And what kind of equipment did you use and stored the hay? We made loose hay in Switzerland and stored it in the Barn's hayloft. We used a self loading wagon (looks similar to the Poettinger) to get the hay in.

The style and function of hay trolleys changed when barns became more popular. Here we find the farmer bringing hay to the barn on huge hay wagons and using trolleys to move it within the barn to the “mow.”

I have a large barn with a loft that is covered in old, loose hay. 3 inches in some spots up to a foot in other spots. On top of the hay, there are a lot of old windows, bikes, furniture, and other misc stuff I want to keep.

Mar 26, 2016 · We used to fill the barn with chopped loose hay and feed about 50 head of beef cows through the winter. It was probably at least a hundred wagon loads. Blew it in the barn with a hay blower which is like a silage blower only with a bigger pipe.