Twine versus net for rounds

[ovrszd]

Most hay is stored outside here. 99% is net wrapped. Noticeable production difference at the end of the day.

So, if doing custom baling you'd hafta compare the cost to production loss. Might not be as much difference as it appears?

 

[atsah]

Most hay is stored outside here. 99% is net wrapped. Noticeable production difference at the end of the day.

So, if doing custom baling you'd hafta compare the cost to production loss. Might not be as much difference as it appears?

Same here..

 

[LouNY]

Well none of our hay stays in the field or is stored outside unless wrapped.
It costs to much to produce quality feed to let it lay out and get rained and snowed on,
round bales left outside around here will be at a minimum 20% wasted usually closer to 50%.
Also when baling we backup and turn the baler a quarter of a turn before dumping the bale out,
we use a self loading bale wagon to pickup the bales and bring to the farms for storage or wrapping,
with the bales turning to be inline with the fields direction of travel we have less twisting and turning in the field,
which is easier on the equipment and the field.
But different strokes for different folks and climates.

 

[atsah]

Any hay left outside is wrapped..

 

[5030]

Yeah but 30 seconds. 30 WHOLE seconds. I mean like that's an eternity, how could anyone be expected to wait such an incredibly long and arduous time?

My question .... which causes more waste when the bales are to be used? Which is reusable for other purposes?

None and none are reuseable. 30 seconds per bale is a long time when you multiply that by say 200 bales. That is 1/2 hour extra for twine versus net and factoring it cost per roll of net versus twine it gets worse. My only issue with twine is, if there is any in a field, it has a bad habit of getting arong the underside of the turtles on my disc mower and poly twine is death on seals and bearings whereas net isn't an issue.

1/2 hour can make or break a baling session if rain is coming. I can switch on the fly from twine to net with my baler, even when bale forming.

 

[5030]

Well none of our hay stays in the field or is stored outside unless wrapped.
It costs to much to produce quality feed to let it lay out and get rained and snowed on,
round bales left outside around here will be at a minimum 20% wasted usually closer to 50%.
Also when baling we backup and turn the baler a quarter of a turn before dumping the bale out,
we use a self loading bale wagon to pickup the bales and bring to the farms for storage or wrapping,
with the bales turning to be inline with the fields direction of travel we have less twisting and turning in the field,
which is easier on the equipment and the field.
But different strokes for different folks and climates.

Again, everything goes inside here and at my customer's farm. Nothing is outside. I like the net for ease of handling versus twine. I store all my rounds vertically stacked on plastic pallets. Vertical storage is nice and the rounds don't get 'squished' either.

 

[Tx Jim]

So, the road apples come out pre-wrapped?

Horse apples aren't wrapped but when I deliver hay for horses I see a lot of net laying around in pens/pastures. I remove net from rd bales when I put them out for my cows but I'm not removing net from rd bales for lazy horse owners.

 

[stuckmotor]

Horse apples aren't wrapped but when I deliver hay for horses I see a lot of net laying around in pens/pastures. I remove net from rd bales when I put them out for my cows but I'm not removing net from rd bales for lazy horse owners.

I guess horse owners come in all flavors. Around here they have a reputation for being fussy about what they feed their horses.

 

[atsah]

Around here they have a reputation for being fussy about what they feed their horses.

Same here..

 

[Tx Jim]

I don't cater to the know it all horse owners. I got tired of hearing how this type hay or that type hay could make a horse colic when in reality any type hay or any other feed a horse consumes plus many other factors can cause a horse to colic. I've been told more than once that Johnson Grass hay will cause a horse to get diabetes when back when I owned horses for over 40 yrs a vet told me to feed one horse I owned strictly JG hay so she wouldn't get constipated.