My New Machine???

[Dougster]

Dougster, When I am working too boggy an area, I maneuver misc. roots with the bucket so the stabilizer can sit down on the root. It takes a while to prefect this task. Less lateral movement also.
hugs, Brandi

I rarely have a random root around on which I to plunk down my stabilizer's big foot. And even if I did, I doubt my client would appreciate that move (unless it was that root's tree stump that was to be removed!).

Dougster

 

[civesnedfield]

Makes perfect sense, with that info. With the poly wrap cutting off the oxygen it is going to ferment just like it would in a silo, only on a smaller scale.

Yup now you get it. A small self contained portable silo. Main difference these mini-silos don't get added on to the property value, so no property tax. I believe that and the thought of getting away from silos is why people started wrapping the bales. It does tend to become equipment intensive though.

 

[Keith_B]

Yup now you get it. A small self contained portable silo. Main difference these mini-silos don't get added on to the property value, so no property tax. I believe that and the thought of getting away from silos is why people started wrapping the bales. It does tend to become equipment intensive though.

You're probably getting by cheaper in the long run the way you are doing it. I would think a silo in today's economy would be very expensive to build, plus there is some equipment you would need you can do without by baling green and wrapping.

 

[civesnedfield]

You're probably getting by cheaper in the long run the way you are doing it. I would think a silo in today's economy would be very expensive to build, plus there is some equipment you would need you can do without by baling green and wrapping.

I agree I can not imagine what it would cost to put up a silo. Plus up here in Maine they add the silo to the value of your property. We have a couple of dairy farms that have gone out of buisness and the property has been sold. Now the new owners are faced with the costs of taking the silos down or continuing to pay the taxes on them. I know one guy that has an old farm with 3 concrete silos, the cost to take them down is around $20k.

I do agree that the equipment needed to bale green and wrap has to be cheaper. Currently to do this we use 3 tractors, a Ford F350, a 20 foot 7 ton trailer, and a 3PH wrapper that we have converted to a stand alone unit. We now wrap all bales at the farm, rather than the field. Over the past two years we have found that the less you handle bales once wrapped, the better off you are.

 

[civesnedfield]

I rarely have a random root around on which I to plunk down my stabilizer's big foot. And even if I did, I doubt my client would appreciate that move (unless it was that root's tree stump that was to be removed!).

Dougster

Doug what about making a foot that you could slip on and off the existing foot?

 

[Dougster]

Doug what about making a foot that you could slip on and off the existing foot?

Oh, I'm sure it could be done. Right now I bring along various lengths and widths of pressure-treated dimension lumber. Comes in handy in a lot of ways... including not messing up client's driveways with my nasty metal trailer ramps.

Dougster

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Are there any other kind?

 

[bindian]

Are there any other kind?

Brian,
Yes, there are another kind. RED, nasty metal trailer ramps.
hugs, Brandi

Civesnedfield,
My grouser pads have two holes approx 5/6-3/4 inch in diameter. I am thinking about welding pins on my modifed "mudder" plates that can be attached with a quick pin through the existing holes.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Dougster]

Are there any other kind?

Ha!!! Let me tell you: Those nasty angle iron corners have messed up their last driveway or newly-paved street! A little pressure-treated dimension lumber under the ramp ends and supports when deployed... and no more marks or complaints! It also helps make up for the added height from the trailer's new, larger diameter rims and tires.

Dougster

 

[LarryRB]

not related to this thread, however, Doug was at the house the other day asking about my semi home made cab. Here it is and trailered