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hope farmer

08-18-2005 19:39:03

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Pardon the newbe question. What are the typical sizes for square hay bales and the typical sizes for round bales? Generally speaking, how many square bales in a round bale?
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mk4020

08-19-2005 09:19:47

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Re: How many square hay bales per round bale? in reply to hope farmer, 08-18-2005 19:39:03

My CaseIH 3650 5x6 soft core = 16-17 sq and my NI 484 5x4 soft core = 8 sq. I have ran them beside my JD 337 sq baler on occasion and these figures are always the same. My squares are avg 40" long, not sure of the weight.

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txgrn

08-19-2005 05:10:05

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Re: How many square hay bales per round bale? in reply to hope farmer, 08-18-2005 19:39:03

I just repackaged a 5x6 into 16x18x36 squares. Given some shrinkage cause it had sit for awhile it made 12 1/2. Thought it would be more than that.

Till then I calculated by weight (just to satisfy my own curiousity) and came out with 30ish. Not so.

Mark

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paul

08-18-2005 20:29:58

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Re: How many square hay bales per round bale? in reply to hope farmer, 08-18-2005 19:39:03

Round bales come in 4x4 size through 5x6 foot size, and softcore bales are much lighter than from a new baler with 2000# pressure rollers.

Square bales also come in different sizes, different #'s of hay per bale.

So, 15 - 30 square bales per 1 round bale. Depending on.

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kyhayman

08-18-2005 20:19:11

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Re: How many square hay bales per round bale? in reply to hope farmer, 08-18-2005 19:39:03

That's another of those 'that depends' questions. A lot is local custom. I sell squares that go into the barn in the high 50# range, come out in the mid 40's. 36" long, and highly compressed. Local standard is a 38" bale of the same weight. I've bought and sold all over the US and find that bale length is highly varibale, bale weight isnt. Strictly a function of bulk density.

Same thing with round bales, bulk density and moisture content. With literally the turn of a valve I can change bale weight of my 4x6 (running full size) baler from 1200-1800 pounds per bale. Direct translation to number of small squares. I normally run it set to 4'x4' with 1100 psi on the belts. Bales come out a little over 750#. Turn the pressure all the way up and weight jumps to over 1200# or increase the bale size even 2" and it adds almost 100#. Moisture also makes a huge difference. I've got my skid loader counter balanced for 2800# I've picked up those same 4x4 rolls at 75% moisture and stood it on the nose. Remember, a 1000 pound roll of dry hay at 15% moisture has 150# of water in it. For it to keep without spoilage moisture content and bulk density are directly related.

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