One man band silage making.

Greythundercloudys

Member

• May 29, 2020

• #1

The guy who helps me at silage time has been told buy letter to self isolate, he perfectly fine but has to stay inside, at home, so l think l will have to do some or most of my baling myself, is there other who just work away them selves, l will just have to bale 60 bales, then cart them in and wrap them, going to be a bit of a drag, hopefully he'll get let out buy this time next month.

 

bobk

Member

Location

stafford

• May 29, 2020

• #2

What have you got planned after lunch ?

 

puntabrava

Member

Location

Wiltshire

• May 29, 2020

• #3

Greythundercloudys said:

The guy who helps me at silage time has been told buy letter to self isolate, he perfectly fine but has to stay inside, at home, so l think l will have to do some or most of my baling myself, is there other who just work away them selves, l will just have to bale 60 bales, then cart them in and wrap them, going to be a bit of a drag, hopefully he'll get let out buy this time next month.

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Is there not some sort of grant to assist with this problem?

 

Greythundercloudys

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• May 29, 2020

• #4

Haha.

 

Derrick Hughes

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Location

Ceredigion

• May 29, 2020

• #5

Make round bale hay and cart them back in your own time and save on wrapping

 

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7610 super q

Never Forgotten

Honorary Member

• May 29, 2020

• #6

Get a contractor in with a Fusion. Just leaves you to cart and stack then.

 

Stewartry hill

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Galloway

• May 29, 2020

• #7

If he is shut in a tractor that's isolated

 

Greythundercloudys

Member

• May 29, 2020

• #8

He's going crazy in the house, so in a tractor cab will sound great to him,

 

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glasshouse

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Location

lothians

• May 29, 2020

• #9

Greythundercloudys said:

The guy who helps me at silage time has been told buy letter to self isolate, he perfectly fine but has to stay inside, at home, so l think l will have to do some or most of my baling myself, is there other who just work away them selves, l will just have to bale 60 bales, then cart them in and wrap them, going to be a bit of a drag, hopefully he'll get let out buy this time next month.

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Why does he have to isolate in house ?
whats wrong with isolating in the cab?

 

steveR

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Gods own County, Shropshire of course

• May 29, 2020

• #10

glasshouse said:

Why does he have to isolate in house ?
whats wrong with isolating in the cab?

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Just need to deep clean the cab for the guy...?

 

cows sh#t me to tears

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

southern riverina Australia

• May 29, 2020

• #11

Used to do it all the time. Cut rake bale cart wrap. Only had 1 tractor big enough . Would do up to 1500 a season . Gets a bit old at 1am after a week of it.

 

Loftyrules

Member

Location

Monmouth

• May 29, 2020

• #12

Where in the UK are you? Surely someone here can help you out

 

steveR

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Gods own County, Shropshire of course

• May 29, 2020

• #13

Derrick Hughes said:

Make round bale hay and cart them back in your own time and save on wrapping

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Easy enough this past week too! FA crop and a strong hot wind making stemmy grass into Hay in 48hrs a doddle

 

Greythundercloudys

Member

• May 29, 2020

• #14

Yes, lm going to ask my neighbour to cart it in. If he's still to stay indoor but hopefully it maybe lifted abit in afew weeks.

 

steveR

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Gods own County, Shropshire of course

• May 29, 2020

• #15

7610 super q said:

Get a contractor in with a Fusion. Just leaves you to cart and stack then.

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I am a "One man band" too. My philosophy is more than 40 bales to do, get the Fusion in... I invested in a cheap "soft hands" grab a few years ag and it was a revelation and saved a fortune in damaged wrap when carting the wrapped bales at leisure. Takes all the pressure off as described in the OP.

 

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Henarar

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Somerset

• May 29, 2020

• #16

I cut, ted, bale, wrap and haul our silage myself, Clare does the rowing up, 5 or 6 hundred a year

 

mrs mtx

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Location

Pembrokeshire

• May 29, 2020

• #17

Greythundercloudys said:

Yes, lm going to ask my neighbour to cart it in. If he's still to stay indoor but hopefully it maybe lifted abit in afew weeks.

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I have to shield and at the moment that only goes up to June 15th

 

Greythundercloudys

Member

• May 29, 2020

• #18

Yes fingers crossed it might ease off abit.

 

Red Fred

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Location

Hants/Dorset border

• May 29, 2020

• #19

cows sh#t me to tears said:

Used to do it all the time. Cut rake bale cart wrap. Only had 1 tractor big enough . Would do up to 1500 a season . Gets a bit old at 1am after a week of it.

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Same here, It was easy enough to bale and wrap 100 bales a day with the RP12 and a Parmiter mini-wrapper. I used to mow like mad one day with my "big " Stockman tractor, rake it up quick with the little B250 before dark, then on the 2nd day bale with the big one and wrap with the B250. Then it has had a day,s wilt. On the 3rd day, get them home and finish early. I could do up to 120 in a go like that and I'm not very hard working. Now we are two, and Mrs Fred drives the B250 so it is done quicker. Round bale hay is a complete doddle.

 

neilo

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Montgomeryshire

• May 29, 2020

• #20

glasshouse said:

Why does he have to isolate in house ?
whats wrong with isolating in the cab?

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if someone showing symptoms can drive 260 miles to Durham in a car, surely it’s OK to pootle about in a tractor??

I assume he’ll be in his own tractor and doesn’t need to get in & out or touch anything?