9000 Plastic Twine Recommendations

Bill VA

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Considering switching to plastic twine from sisal next year. Got a bad batch of sisal this year and it caused me some headaches, mostly in down time/interruptions in square baling.

Any plastic twine problems I need to be aware of? One brand better than another? Buy the cheapest, i.e. from box farm stores or go with New Holland plastic twine? I want spankin' tight bales - what knot strength do you recommend?

Thanks!
Bill
 
I was having sisel issues a few years back and switched to this. They have it at our local family farm and home. Been wanting to try the 9000 with a little less strength, but when you find something that works good it's hard to switch. We put up around 2-2500 bales per year with a nh 311.
 
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I hate poly. Don't want it on my place, but I am using up an old bale of TSC's cheapest stuff, on a NH276. Strong, ties well, holds a bales shape. Hate it! Get it around horses leg and you will know why I hate it.
 
Buy 170 lb knot strength. Period. Bales will be 7200ft or 9600 ft. 130 lb knot strength will be smaller diameter, harder on hands, require more knotter adjustments, and no be stronger than average quality sisal.
 
Bill, I haven't used sisal for years!
I used Bridon 7200 170 knot strength (2 balls for 7200 ft) for years. very happy with it.
I am now using Bridon 7200 190 knot strength (7200 ft in single ball) and I'm very happy with it.
I can load 6 balls into my NH 570, which theoretically let me bale 2400 bales before running out of twine.
Last I bought was 2 years ago, and cost $34.00 a ball, or about 8&1/2 cents a bale of hay. I do use 9000 Poly in a pinch, but prefer the extra strength of the 7200, plus, as mentioned, the 7200 is easier on the hands.
 
Bill, when I started making a few idiot cubes again, I used some 30 or so year old twine that had been in the baler when it was given to me. When that ran out, I started to use the 9600. Other than a few breals, it was OK but a bit hard on the hands. I went to the 7200, and haven;t looked back......
 
Started using plastic last year. 9600-210 strength. Guy I buy my chemicals from had it, worked good so stayed with it in the IH 440 baler.
 

I have been using 9000 poly for about ten years. When I first used it it said on the package, "works well in all properly adjusted balers. I went back and forth a few times due to having a customer with wool breed sheep. I had no issues then either. The only time that I have a problem is when I get a hung-up hay dog or get into a light windrow when using the thrower.
 
(quoted from post at 22:09:54 06/25/17) I hate poly. Don't want it on my place, but I am using up an old bale of TSC's cheapest stuff, on a NH276. Strong, ties well, holds a bales shape. Hate it! Get it around horses leg and you will know why I hate it.

I've been using poly for several year now around horses, cattle, sheep and goats. I have yet to have a horse "get it around" their leg, but then, I try not to leave it lying around on the ground. It happens, especially with kids helping, but I've had far, far more issues with fence wire than I ever have with twine.
 


I've used several different brands of poly 9000 (all that I can find hereabouts- no 7200 that I can locate) and I can't see any difference in brand. As I've said before, it solved 90% of my knotter issues.

As far as the smaller diameter of the 9000, I've started using a bale hook in one hand. Much easier than trying to grab any sized twine with my fingers on a tight bale.
 
I haven't made the jump to poly yet, but my buddy uses it and it works good - it is rough on the hands though.
I've heard that the little pieces that come off the knotter will get into sheeps fur, but I'm not sure if that's true or not
Pete
 
(quoted from post at 07:40:52 06/26/17) I haven't made the jump to poly yet, but my buddy uses it and it works good - it is rough on the hands though.
I've heard that the little pieces that come off the knotter will get into sheeps fur, but I'm not sure if that's true or not
Pete

Yes it is a very big deal. It is the wool processors not the owners. It doesn't take much to mess up a lot of wool.
 
used 9000 from local T>S>C Store for years knot strength of 130.. recently by accident picked up their 9600 with a knot strength of 170 and loved it but still use the 9000 as its cheaper by 6 bucks a box.. x that by a few boxes adds up..

9000 is a thinner twine than the 9600.. 9600 reminds me of the twine that I use when I started haying many years ago..
 
On some balers you need to switch out bill hooks to be able to run the plastic stuff well. Back when i still ran a JD-14T the manual talked about some thing about the bill hook and some adjustment or different bill hooks but it has been a while since I have pulled out the manual so do not remember much other then it is in there
 
I used the orange and it worked fine for me. Brand didn't matter....just what the supplier bought for that year.
 
I run Tytan brand or TSC brand. Couldn't give me Bridon, constant breakage and size variances. Our local coop stopped selling it for that reason and went with Tytan.
 

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