Dad used to bale little bales for a customer that used to keep telling Dad to screw the baler down so he saved on baling cost [they were for his own use] Dad would screw the baler down but tell the customer that he would go to far, in the end nobody would help the customer haul his bales as they were so heavy.
Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
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- somerset
local mechanic/farmer/cider maker, decided to make some vacuum silage, and called in favours to help.
little bales, very very green, and weighed a lot, like 2 man job to move one,
converted a milk vacuum pump to suck air out,
and we had some free cider, job worked well, but we made it very clear, we would not help again !
there are definitely limits to bale weight, and we hand balled them all, on and off the trailer.
years later, as a student 75, boss baled some low lying common land, baled with wire, weighed like lead, cooks loader wouldn't 'hold' them, handballed them, 2 high on a trailer. Rushes and sedge are heavy.
boss said, thanks, but you won't be doing it again !! As he dished out the beer.
little bales, very very green, and weighed a lot, like 2 man job to move one,
converted a milk vacuum pump to suck air out,
and we had some free cider, job worked well, but we made it very clear, we would not help again !there are definitely limits to bale weight, and we hand balled them all, on and off the trailer.
years later, as a student 75, boss baled some low lying common land, baled with wire, weighed like lead, cooks loader wouldn't 'hold' them, handballed them, 2 high on a trailer. Rushes and sedge are heavy.
boss said, thanks, but you won't be doing it again !! As he dished out the beer.
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
GTH online sale for ex farm fodder is happening now!
Prices are online @devonbeef , not sure how much is sold or unsold
Thank you i will try and find that
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
Last lots just ending now, if your on FB go to the GTH page and there is ( was a few mins ago anyway ) a link to the sale from there to it on marteye.
just looking now, all over the shop prices , looks like all sold,4 stringers 8x2x3 £19 hay bale. round silage £14/£16 bale july made
Oat straw 32 bale large square wheat 6 stringers £30 bale
Fodder prices all depend on whats in it, but gives a idea, Plenty there anyway.
- Location
- somerset
and a lot unsold, l expect.
that's the trouble with on line auctions, you cannot see, who, other than the vendor, is bidding.
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
You cant tell what is sold and what is unsold but i would be very very surprised if it was all sold.
That is the downside to marteye, it does not say if the reserve has been met or not.
Stow will show what the trade going to be like with the Irish being buyers
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
When is that sale on?
fieldfarmer
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So you are saying you can see when the vendor is bidding or the vender can see who is bidding ? Please clarify.
Weeks time
Not enough! We’re £10 on a fairly local run, £15 a bit further and then upwards when we go further afield. Problem is each delivery takes us a minimum of an hour!
- Location
- somerset
at a normal auction, you can get a fair idea who is, or isn't bidding. Didn't word it right.
lad up the road, spends hours watching bids, when he has things on an online sale, just nudging his bids up. Reckons its easier than having people round to look at his 'offerings'
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
WTF. Ten Pounds for an hours work with motor and Trailer
Derrick Hughes
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- Location
- Ceredigion
Deliveries are a waste of time ,how can the possibly pay with the cost of labour fuel and transport,
Some deliveries require two staff as well , that's over £20 hour on labour alone
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
£25 per hour each
Tractorboy67
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What is the going rate for maze silage ex farm?
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Your guess is as good as mine