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John Hobby

02-15-2005 14:39:37




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I might have you boys confused. My cow barn is three sided with new wire ( good thought ). These are beef cows and this is a loafing building. It has a slope and I can't get a tractor or skid steer up the ramp in wet weather, to muddy and slick. So, I thought I would blow the shavings in through a window or eve up the steep ramp. This is an old building, New England barn, built before tractors. They only come in when the weather is bad so if there is dust, the dust will settle before the cows come in. I think it will work, and if it does not, I can always put the junk on the fence row with everything else, right ?

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Kent in NB

02-15-2005 17:45:25




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 Re: Blowing shavings in reply to John Hobby, 02-15-2005 14:39:37  
Great, if the delivery truck has a blower unit. Not fun if you are shoveling into forage blower, and dangerous. Have seen snowblowers used for moving small grains and cull potatoes. Would this work for your situation? Good luck!



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Kent in NB

02-15-2005 17:43:20




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 Re: Blowing shavings in reply to John Hobby, 02-15-2005 14:39:37  
Great, if the delivery truck has a blower unit. Not fun if you are shoveling into forage blower, and dangerous. Have seen snowblowers used for moving small grains and cull potatoes. Would this work for your situation? Good luck!



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Michael Soldan

02-15-2005 15:38:53




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 Re: Blowing shavings in reply to John Hobby, 02-15-2005 14:39:37  
John, I just finished reading the "Western Ontario Farmer" before sitting down , so your message caught my eye. There are several ads in this week for wood shavings, sawdust and combinations for cattle bedding. One company offers delivery in 40 -100 ton lots that they blow into the barn for you. Others offer blown in shavings as well. I think it is an easy and quite common operation and it should work well for you in your application. I have a mill quite close to me and have considered getting a hopper wagon load to try as bedding, they charge by the cubic foot so you need to be there to 'pack it down' to get your money's worth... good luck with the shavings..or paving the slope!...Mike in Exeter Ontario.

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JMS/MN

02-15-2005 15:15:19




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 Re: Blowing shavings in reply to John Hobby, 02-15-2005 14:39:37  
For about 20 years we chopped barley straw in the field and blew it into the haymow for bedding for our dairy cows. Had two openings in the gothic eave- just stuck a blower pipe up there and let 'er rip! Had 4 openings in the haymow floor, and a 4x8 straw cart underneath. Didn't have to handle bales or buy a bale chopper. No reason why you can't blow shavings with an ensilage blower.



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Tim Shultz

02-15-2005 15:04:57




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 Re: Blowing shavings in reply to John Hobby, 02-15-2005 14:39:37  
yes, it should work, like I said works for us, and we blow it up a semi load a month... Tim



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