- Location
- Argyll and Bute
does anybody use ashear grab to split round silage bales at the feed barrier
feeding big bale silage
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Pistonbroke
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M-J-G
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I just roll them along through barriers with the Manitou
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
We split them with shear grab at silage pit. Makes it easier for mixer wagon to handle them.
2wheels
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
we used to split them to go into the sheep feeders. worked well.
- Location
- northumberland
We just put them in ring feeders
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
Ring feeders and a bale unroller along the feed barrier
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
Pistonbroke
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I'm guessing all bale shears are poor sellers then? I suppose that's why baler manufacturers are pushing film instead of net. Bonfires were never that fussy!For our recycling we have to separate net from film, so that’s no good
- Location
- Near Colchester
I use one at a barrier, my barriers have a 4 foot high panel in front of them 4 feet away so that the feed stays local and the draught gets deflected upwards, It works fine although tricky to get even but I feed ad lib so it doesn't matter much.
The saving in terms of time cutting off wrap and net is immense, I use the Tanco one
The saving in terms of time cutting off wrap and net is immense, I use the Tanco one
- Location
- South Molton
Someone locally tried that with a chopped bale it was a complete disaster.
Bought a feeder wagon to feed them in trough now
Lazy Sod
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- Location
- Warminster Wiltshire
If you use a combined round baler/wrapper, is the net necessary?
Ok when bales are very dry or on mature silage but if in short, wet or heavily chopped bales our hustler used to struggle. Diet feeder now, more diesel but option to add meal or straw into the ration.
- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
Never had the issue of wet bales as we run our own baling and wrapping kit so fully in control of how it’s made.
Obviously lucky aswell
- Location
- Devon
Or a different part of the country? (Read - kinder climate)
- Location
- Limousin, France
Same here