And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
No gloves is almost impossible. Also the tank top. Too much exposed skin to the sharp ends of the hay. I know this because….why? I tried it when I was about 14. It hurt.
From pitching it into a mow with pitchforks, to eventually baling and tossing it, you eventually grow calluses. Ask me how I know. Long before work gloves were an everyday thing, there was this thing called work. Tossing 40-60lb bales and solid farm work, you get used to it and build long lean muscles just like that girl has. I'd say legit. My only 'maybe' thought is holding it by only one string, unless the machine is set perfectly (not too tight where it breaks in the chute, and not too loose where it blows the bale all over the wagon/field), pulling a bale with one string usually makes a mess. Unless that's what she was intending to do. Shit on her jeans, shit on her boots...she's done this before.
Heh, professional baler as a kid here. I wore gloves mostly to prevent rope burns from the twine, also baled shirtless and often wearing jean cutoffs (1970's) Always grabbed bales by both twines or 99% of the time the bale would bend/break open
Gloves - absolutely, but a t-shirt worked just fine back in the day (sharp ends of hay? What?). Single man ops up in the haymow after a morning of cutting tedding and sometimes baling the first couple loads. Usually put way about 12,000 bales of first cut, another 4, 000 or so of second cut along with some third cut the years we could get it. Plus I don't know how many bales of straw at the front of the mow for bedding. Good set of deer or elk skin gloves lasted a summer, though all that was left was the palms by the time we were done. The two pairs of jeans I had from the previous school year usually made it through that next summer before being tossed with the knees having worn through from throwing bales.
I've mucked my share of stables and shoved hay bales around for my preacher grandfather who raised a few quarter horses to run at Bay Meadows (but my dad would be the name as the owner because it didn't look appropriate for a preacher to have horses that people would bet on, I suppose) in the early to mid 60s. I also framed houses, hung and nailed drywall, swinging a hammer for 8-10 hours/day and I got a few blisters in the beginning but never thought of wearing a glove. Sorry if this is off topic...just got me thinkin'.
a zen moment
ReplyDeleteDon’t be sassing her…
ReplyDeleteWoof.
ReplyDelete1-800-EYE-EXAM
DeleteGot to get all made up to work in the barn.
ReplyDeleteA keeper.
ReplyDeleteNo work gloves? I wonder what the hay bale wire does to her hands?
ReplyDeleteTwine ya city slicker…
DeleteNo gloves is almost impossible. Also the tank top. Too much exposed skin to the sharp ends of the hay. I know this because….why? I tried it when I was about 14. It hurt.
DeleteShe's pretty, and looks the part, but I think the photo is staged. Not that I won't look at it, all the same.
DeleteYou tried when you were 14. Jesus...I'm still doing it at 56! Keep trying...I know it's hard.
DeleteFrom pitching it into a mow with pitchforks, to eventually baling and tossing it, you eventually grow calluses. Ask me how I know. Long before work gloves were an everyday thing, there was this thing called work. Tossing 40-60lb bales and solid farm work, you get used to it and build long lean muscles just like that girl has. I'd say legit.
DeleteMy only 'maybe' thought is holding it by only one string, unless the machine is set perfectly (not too tight where it breaks in the chute, and not too loose where it blows the bale all over the wagon/field), pulling a bale with one string usually makes a mess. Unless that's what she was intending to do.
Shit on her jeans, shit on her boots...she's done this before.
Heh, professional baler as a kid here.
DeleteI wore gloves mostly to prevent rope burns from the twine, also baled shirtless and often wearing jean cutoffs (1970's)
Always grabbed bales by both twines or 99% of the time the bale would bend/break open
Red Hair, pretty face and muscles ... What else could a young man want or desire?
ReplyDeleteyeah wish I had a ranch/farm girl....
ReplyDeleteDouble breasted mattress thrasher!
ReplyDeleteTo the guy who needs gloves to pitch bales and thinks the ends of hay are sharp? Good grief.
ReplyDeleteGloves - absolutely, but a t-shirt worked just fine back in the day (sharp ends of hay? What?). Single man ops up in the haymow after a morning of cutting tedding and sometimes baling the first couple loads. Usually put way about 12,000 bales of first cut, another 4, 000 or so of second cut along with some third cut the years we could get it. Plus I don't know how many bales of straw at the front of the mow for bedding. Good set of deer or elk skin gloves lasted a summer, though all that was left was the palms by the time we were done. The two pairs of jeans I had from the previous school year usually made it through that next summer before being tossed with the knees having worn through from throwing bales.
ReplyDeleteI've mucked my share of stables and shoved hay bales around for my preacher grandfather who raised a few quarter horses to run at Bay Meadows (but my dad would be the name as the owner because it didn't look appropriate for a preacher to have horses that people would bet on, I suppose) in the early to mid 60s. I also framed houses, hung and nailed drywall, swinging a hammer for 8-10 hours/day and I got a few blisters in the beginning but never thought of wearing a glove. Sorry if this is off topic...just got me thinkin'.
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