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Dumb question re: round bale/wrap

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P Wog

02-25-2004 17:15:05

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I put up about 100 4 X 4 round bales a year and leave them outside. At a show I saw a 3-pt. hitch thing (Brillion?) that spun the bale as strip plastic wrapped around the outside.
Question: With such a few small bales, could I just pick bale up with my bucket spear and wrap bale with shrinkwrap plastic by hand? Would things mold?
What do you think about this?
Thnanks in advance.

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INCase

02-26-2004 06:06:41

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Re: Dumb question re: round bale/wrap in reply to P Wog, 02-25-2004 17:15:05

If you have time to research. Penn State did some research about 10 years ago on the payback for different methods of storing hay out of the elements. Even a new building pays off in a resonably short period of time (5 years) when evaluating the $ lost due to poor storage spoilage ect.. Try the Ag extension branches. I think Buckmaster was the author???

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kyhayman

02-25-2004 20:07:16

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Re: Dumb question re: round bale/wrap in reply to P Wog, 02-25-2004 17:15:05

It would probably work but you are talking a lot of work! I love shrink wrap, worth every penny. I've wrapped wet and dry hay satisfied with the dry and ecstatic about the wet. Rather than wrap by hand why not build a rock pad and tarp the bales. On small lots you'll be spending $300 a year on plastic. $600 you can build a pad and buy the tarp. Then in 5 years replace the trap and pocket the difference.

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Hay Dr

02-25-2004 19:29:12

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Re: Dumb question re: round bale/wrap in reply to P Wog, 02-25-2004 17:15:05

You could do exactly as you say by using shrink wrap. But you would want to wait at least 2 weeks for the hay to cure a little. If you wrap them immediately after baling they tend to condense moisture from the bale under the wrap and have some spoilage. If you are going to wrap these bale you need to use untreated sisal twine, net wrap or plastic twine. Regular sisal twin is treated with an oil based product that can cause the plastic to prematurely break down. Use white plastic if possible because it has the best UV and heat resistance. There are 5+ MFG that make wrappers leaving the ends open.
If you want to make Haylage then McHale is the premium brand of the individual wrappers.

McHale Bale Wrappers

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Tim(nj)

02-25-2004 17:31:22

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Re: Dumb question re: round bale/wrap in reply to P Wog, 02-25-2004 17:15:05

A friend of mine gets bale bags from somewhere in Pennsylvania (not sure where, have to ask). He puts the bale on the spear, slides the bag over the bale, then puts the bale down. Then he sucks the air out of the bag with a Shop-Vac and ties it off. Time consuming, but it works OK for just a few bales.

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Roy in UK

02-26-2004 14:45:30

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Re: Re: Dumb question re: round bale/wrap in reply to Tim(nj), 02-25-2004 17:31:22

When big-bale silage became popular over here,farmers (including us) began by putting the bales into bags, just as you described. To be perfectly honest with you it was a disaster! All it takes is a the tiniest pin prick to appear in the bag, (caused by say a sharp piece of stem,fingernail, mouse bite etc.)air gets in and the whole thing is RUINED.Unless the stack is netted, sheeted down or in a barn, the wind buggers up the bags in no time.Also bagging bales is bloody S-L-O-W believe me! Now bagging bales is all but extinct in UK, Now shrink wrapping (with machines like in the above photo)is the norm. Big bale silage is extremely popular over here.

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ChrisL

02-25-2004 19:06:57

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Re: Re: Dumb question re: round bale/wrap in reply to Tim(nj), 02-25-2004 17:31:22

say I would be interested in finding out about those bale bag things - I can't find any

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ChrisL

02-25-2004 19:06:37

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Re: Re: Dumb question re: round bale/wrap in reply to Tim(nj), 02-25-2004 17:31:22

say I would be interested in finding out about those bale bag thongs - I can't really find any

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