Posted by low budget on November 14, 2011 at 06:15:39 from (74.46.15.117):
In Reply to: corn silage question posted by jacksonduper on November 13, 2011 at 20:11:31:
Never used bags or a bunk myself so I'm just relating info from friends and neighbors. There are 8,9 and I think 10 ft diameter baggers with 100,150 and 200 ft length bags. Figure 1 ton per ft of length on a 8 ft dia. bag, going rate to rent the machine is around $1000 per bag, chopping and tractor use would be on top of that. Feed quality is excellent. Friend claims when he bought silage from a well managed bunk his dairy cows dropped on milk compared to the bag. Some extra labor involved opening and closing the end at feeding time and cutting back the plastic. Usually a skidsteer is used for unloading. Location is important, can turn into a muddy mess. Critters tearing open the bag can be a problem and in one case a snowmoble with a studded track running running down the length of the bag. Just a few things to think about.
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