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som farmer · Dec 15, 2022

someone here is very good at leaving net and string about, it's them that has to cut it off as well, you would think they would learn. Miss the old rotaspreaders, for them to cut the stuff off.

we had 1 p/timer, cut all the net/string, off the stirrer, left it in a heap, and pushed it back into the lagoon the next day ...............................................

they are lucky these days, we have a cordless grinder.

som farmer · Dec 15, 2022

we managed not to make any wrapped bales this year, all into hay

then we had a political job, and had to buy 80 wrapped

l don't like silage bales, and having bought in a lot of hay, over the last few years, l have had a bit of a change of opinion on hay, the dairy performed very well, with hay a big % of their diet, not what we expected really.
so, hay by preference, after pit silage, wrap as a safety net !!

livestock 1 · Dec 15, 2022

som farmer said:
we managed not to make any wrapped bales this year, all into hay
then we had a political job, and had to buy 80 wrapped

l don't like silage bales, and having bought in a lot of hay, over the last few years, l have had a bit of a change of opinion on hay, the dairy performed very well, with hay a big % of their diet, not what we expected really.
so, hay by preference, after pit silage, wrap as a safety net !!

I bought some hay a couple of years ago and thought it was good value for sucklers
We used to make a lot of hay but storage and cats made us change to silage

Northern territory · Dec 16, 2022

livestock 1 said:
I’ve had a lot of silage bales bales wet it can be very difficult to get all the net off them at times
They collapse after a bit of unwinding and even if you work at top speed it’s difficult to get it all at times

We had a demo of a Kuhn baler rapper last summer which put the film on instead of net wrap. It’s miles better than net. Not sure on cost difference but net is a thing of the devil really.

Derrick Hughes · Dec 16, 2022

livestock 1 said:
I’ve had a lot of silage bales bales wet it can be very difficult to get all the net off them at times
They collapse after a bit of unwinding and even if you work at top speed it’s difficult to get it all at times

I found with those best put then in the courner of the silage pit ,abuse them with the loader , pull the net out then scoop silage with the bucket

Skintagain · Dec 16, 2022

Just cut the net with a Stanley

som farmer · Dec 16, 2022

Skintagain said:
Just cut the net with a Stanley

should add, and hope the bale doesn't fall to pieces.

Derrick Hughes · Dec 16, 2022

som farmer said:
should add, and hope the bale doesn't fall to pieces.

A lot of this December cut will , saw some in a field by here like pancakes

e3120 · Dec 16, 2022

Derrick Hughes said:
A lot of this December cut will , saw some in a field by here like pancakes

Little sympathy here for attempting to make silage in winter

Skintagain · Dec 16, 2022

som farmer said:
should add, and hope the bale doesn't fall to pieces.

Chopped hay just explodes

Fendt516profi · Dec 16, 2022

livestock 1 said:
I’m pretty particular about getting all the net off every bale as I don’t want any in my cattle or anywhere else
The fact still remains that with wet silage from time you can end up with the silage on top of some of the net
It happens doesn’t matter who you are

Never happens to me

livestock 1 · Dec 16, 2022

Fendt516profi said:
Never happens to me

You would never manage on a hill farm best stick to little boys land
Everyone should know their limitations
Good on you

Fendt516profi · Dec 16, 2022

livestock 1 said:
You would never manage on a hill farm best stick to little boys land
Everyone should know their limitations
Good on you

All my silage bales have film on only net I see is on a few round bales of straw

livestock 1 · Dec 16, 2022

Fendt516profi said:
All my silage bales have film on only net I see is on a few round bales of straw

Oh that’s why
Apologies for biting a bit then
Much better idea

Fendt516profi · Dec 16, 2022

livestock 1 said:
Oh that’s why
Apologies for biting a bit then
Much better idea

Finding film doesn't freeze to the bale like net does either.
Opened a bale of straw other day bit mucky on outside had to pull outside of bale out no of pen as couldn't get net off it

livestock 1 · Dec 16, 2022

Fendt516profi said:
Finding film doesn't freeze to the bale like net does either.
Opened a bale of straw other day bit mucky on outside had to pull outside of bale out no of pen as couldn't get net off it

We use 80 odd bales a week at times bloody aggravating stuff
Then there’s the straw in the frost !!!

Hfd Cattle · Dec 16, 2022

livestock 1 said:
You would never manage on a hill farm best stick to little boys land
Everyone should know their limitations
Good on you

Every circumstance is different...and usually the best one to deal with it is the one on the job.....

Skintagain · Dec 16, 2022

livestock 1 said:
We use 80 odd bales a week at times bloody aggravating stuff
Then there’s the straw in the frost !!!

Bloody Willy waver

livestock 1 · Dec 16, 2022

Skintagain said:
Bloody Willy waver

It’s nowt to brag about I can tell you that

livestock 1 · Dec 16, 2022

Hfd Cattle said:
Every circumstance is different...and usually the best one to deal with it is the one on the

That’s right
Usually the ones that know best aren’t doing it too

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