I'd need a hovercraft to mow mine!
Anyone made any hay yet?
- Thread starter Goweresque
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I'd need a hovercraft to mow mine!
What is that coming out at /tonne these days?
Goweresque
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- North Wilts
Full rate would be somewhere around £12-13/tonne, using the stuff I buy. So 25p/bale ish. 'Proper' Balers Choice would be close to double that I guess nowadays, its pretty dear. I've not bought any BC for about 5 years since I found the stuff I use now. I daren't think what the BC price per drum is now. It was steep enough the last time I got one from them.
Thanks for that, I looked at using these products a couple of years ago, but then an easy Season makes me forget the benefits!!
One advantage of the Krone round bale is when the hay is baled a little too soon, the bales can be left to sweat for a few days..... or more!
One advantage of the Krone round bale is when the hay is baled a little too soon, the bales can be left to sweat for a few days..... or more!
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- Minehead,Somerset
That looks a smart set up and I guess due to not being main stream brand was priced well . That sledge system[I know you don t have it] looks useful also and would save a lot of running around/compaction. If you don t mind me asking, what sort of money was the baler or pm, thanks.
Clever Dic
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- Melton
Managed 40 acres baled 2 weeks ago.....with a little help from Calor gas.
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- South Wales UK
No cheap hay then
Goweresque
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- North Wilts
PM sent.
Cab-over Pete
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- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
My Dad used to say “rain in June puts everything in tune “
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- North Somerset.
The hay that a lad made locally in May which is the subject of another thread hasnt caught fire yet but he did spread it out in under cover!
Clever Dic
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- Melton
Nope.....and a long way to go yet....
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- South Wales UK
What you got there ? fan ducting system for it.
Clever Dic
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- Melton
Veda hay dryer.
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- Devon
As in cut the strings?!
Or just put the bales out singly?
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- East Sussex
My Father used to say "a dripping June puts everything in tune" so a very similar quote!
Bloody big drips lately
Boohoo
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All of the 2018 hay was baled in June, be lucky to even mow in June this year and crops are already a lot heavier. Ground will probably need a few days to dry before we mow and grass will have to sit in the swath for a day or two so I'd say hay will need 10 dry days.
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Many of my neighbours waited the year before last, and waited, and started in late September.
I get on with it, even if the grass gets a bit wet it is still better hay than late grass.
Mind you even getting on with it takes me 9 weeks or more to get round everything.
I get on with it, even if the grass gets a bit wet it is still better hay than late grass.
Mind you even getting on with it takes me 9 weeks or more to get round everything.
Depends if your using large square baler and small square with bale baron rates or round/non Packer small baler rates
Ouch! Done that in the past... I remember using AddH when we did little bales which was some rum stuff and would allow some heating but killed the mould spores. I used to stack the bales with horizontal vents every other course in the barn which helped a lot. However, big round bales killed that
Two weeks "resting" worked wonders on a bit of green hay, and of course, it was a great walk with the kids of an evening, rolling the bales 1/4 turn, to stop the ground giving a damp patch on the bale! Haylage was the secret for us, albeit plastic film is now getting less appealing. But in a season like this, it is a huge benefit to be able to wrap headlands and under trees etc!
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