Hay buck
Hay bucking, or "bucking hay", is a type of manual labor where rectangular
semi truck for delivery to where the hay is needed.[1]
The act of throwing the bales up to a higher level is called "bucking". The work is very strenuous and physically demanding, and is dependent upon using a proper technique in order to not become fatigued and avoid injury.
Large quantities of small square bales are sometimes gathered with mechanical equipment such as a hay stacker, which can hold up to about 100 hay bales.
The workers generally wear
hay hooks, long metal hooks with wooden handles, to secure the bales and move them. An apparatus known as an elevator is used to move the bales, conveyor belt style, to levels too high to buck them. Workers are usually paid by the ton
or by the number of bales. Because the work is so labor-intensive, many farmers have taken to making multiple ton bales that are moved with machines.
Hay bucking competitions are sometimes held at
References
- ^ Schmidt, Eric (2019-06-13). "Images of the West: Bucking Hay". Big Sky Journal. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ Hart, Joshua. "Prep Football Preview: Hay-bucking Hilanders poised to lift Kelso offense". Longview Daily News. Retrieved 2023-02-24.