more face net pictures

[Donn Hewes]

Here are a few more face net pictures. The face flies were all over us this week so I finally made one of these net for everyone. Made the last hay today. Leo’s first day on a baler or a team of four. He did well. I also got to use my new ground drive PTO cart this week with a 14′ tedder; it was great. I hope to post a couple pictures in a few days!

[Gabe Ayers]

Hay man,

What kind of ground drive pto cart did you get? I’m jealous already.

I like the face nets, just wish they were made of some nicer material than baling twine… but ingenious Donn, nonetheless… the twine is treated, but you know all that. Some softer cotton stuff could be impregnated with nice natural repellents and you could color coordinate easier…

I killed a big black horse fly on a horse today that looked like it would have made a nice bass fishing lure…huge.

Jason

[Donn Hewes]

Jason, I didn’t buy one, I made it from a #7 mower body! Waiting to get some pictures back from a friend.

[blue80]

did you get those horses from de iiiiiislansz mon?:D

looking forward to your ground drive study. I have been drooling over the IandJ heavy forecart with battery/solar aux hydraulics, but also instead thinking of making a heavy duty walking beam PTO cart out of ground drive fertilizer spreader gear….I would think your #7 would have better power to weight ratios though.

[J-L]

Looks very useful and ingeniuos to me Donn. Flies were bad here for a while this year. Deer flies weren’t quite so bad as the horse flies though.
I too would like to see your ground drive cart. How much or how big a machine do you reckon you can run with it?
I’ve been thinking of either a ground drive or a power cart some time. Would like something that could run a 9′ pull swather or there abouts. That and a manure spreader.
Again, like the face nets. Jason, don’t make Donn a slave to fashion:). Twine is fine.

[grey]

Nice prosthetic forelocks!

[LostFarmer]

Round these parts we would cease to farm without twine. With twine and time look out Thomas Edison. LOL You ought to see the J-L special twine overchecks in action. Or the LF harness repairs.

I love the idea of a forecart to power a tedder and a small fertilizer spreader. Please share pictures. LF

[Donn Hewes]

All my horses and mules voted in favor of these contraptions! (face nets) I imagine a swather wouldn’t be much harder to pull than a rake or tedder? I am not sure how big of a spreader it will handle, I guess I would doubt it would be very big. I am really unsure as to whethers this cart requires three head or not. I know they make two horse PTO carts that pull tedders and rakes no problem, but this 14′ tedder seemed like easy work that took some effort for a couple hills and rough spots and heavy spots in the hay. The horses and mule were fresh when I took them off after an hour and a half, but that is what I want as I will likely turn around and rake or mow more hay. Pictures soon.

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