Selectamatic
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- Location
- North Wales
I've been wondering about switching to sisal but have never even seen it used.
We do hay for the equine market in small bales mostly....what would be the disadvantages I may not be aware of with the sisal Vs normal twine?
We bake anywhere between 6000 to 10000 little bales a year and have never used anything else.
Pros
Kinder on your hands, which some of the horsey people like
Kinder on the baler, which is why we insist on it, I refuse to use plastic string.
Cons
More expensive, by approx 1.5 to 2 times per bale
It’s not as easy to get good quality stuff these days
It rots, eich is brilliant from an environmental point of view, but not always ideal in a stack!!
Hairy string! It’s the future!!