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Farm Equipment

The Sickle Section You Don’t Change Before First Cutting Is the Plug That Costs You a Day in the Field

First-cutting weather in Montana comes in short windows. An afternoon spent going over the swather before it rolls out beats a breakdown…

Harry Ward · August 30, 2026

Farm Equipment

A Worn Bearing and a Dry Windrow Are All It Takes to Lose the Swather and Half the Field

Most haying-season fires don't start with lightning. They start with a hot bearing, a chaff-packed engine, or a rock and a sickle…

Harry Ward · July 28, 2026

Farm Equipment

Go Through the Haying Equipment Now, Because a Broken-Down Swather in a Weather Window Costs You the Cutting

First cutting waits on nobody. A weekend spent servicing the swather, baler, and rake before you drop the sickle keeps a good…

Harry Ward · July 20, 2026

Farm Equipment

Grease It Before It Grinds: Getting Your Hay Equipment Ready Before the First Windrow

A day spent in the shop before first cutting beats a day broke down in the field with a storm building. Here's…

Harry Ward · July 2, 2026