Re: Round baler size. 4x6 vs 5x6

Posted by Determined on January 06, 2018 at 14:50:04 from (216.130.212.201):

In Reply to: Round baler size. 4x6 vs 5x6 posted by greentractorguy on January 06, 2018 at 10:09:07:

I guess it is a little different in every area, so I am not going to say one is better than the other, instead I will share what I use and why.

I use a 5x6 and set the monitor to wrap at 68 inches.

More hay in the bale means less time wrapping and less time hauling.

A dozen sit better on my deck if they are just under 6 foot and I do not need to tie them down.

Hard on belts and bearings if you max out size on every bale.

Majority of my bales never see the road.

If I do have to buy feed I want the heaviest bales I can find, yes I have a scale.

It takes basically the same amount of time and fuel to haul little bales as it does to haul big ones, if I am going to move a few hundred bales 5-10 miles I want 1700 lb bales not 800 lb bales and twice the hauling.

And come winter I am not handling twice as many bales when I feed.

So for me personally little bales would have to be dirt cheap before I would even consider them.

Suppose if you are looking to market your feed to individuals that want a couple of bales at a time then a smaller bale might make them happy.

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