Heavy hay bales

[Sam myers]

Afternoon all!
I run my own hay making equipment and also help other farmers bale theirs into round bales, we have a lely/welger rp445 and are always asked to turn the density down when we are baling their hay to prevent it warming. it makes no difference to me how they want their hay baling and i am always happy to comply but i have always questioned it in the back of my mind as me and my family have always said that well made hay will never warm up and we stand by that and have stood by that for 15 years of making hay. I completely understand and respect everybody has different ways of doing everything but just thought it would be worthy of a discussion and a few different opinions!
thank you for reading

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Always turn the pressure down on hay , that's with a modern baler , square and round it's not to do with warming up . But hay still likes to breath little

 

[Derrick Hughes]

But not to low so we can't load them [emoji1787]
Some weights to aim for
80 x90 350kg
120x70 400 kg
120x 90 470kg

 

[andybk]

Nothing worse than stringy bales, awful to stack , or bales that go like a breeze block you cant get apart , good tight string that stays tight is more to do with getting moisture right , your right good bales shouldnt heat much ,

 

[Razor8]

I would guess people turning down the density are all selling there hay

 

[Devil's advocate]

we bale hand bags, get qualty then.

 

[Grassman]

But not to low so we can't load them [emoji1787]
Some weights to aim for
80 x90 350kg
120x70 400 kg
120x 90 470kg

Are you referring to 8ft long bales?

 

[Grassman]

If you make hay that's nesh (not really ready) then it needs a slack bale to let enough air movement to cool the grass as it heats up. Big square bales do not breathe well so need to be as dry as possible before baling.

 

[bobk]

If you make hay that's nesh (not really ready) then it needs a slack bale to let enough air movement to cool the grass as it heats up. Big square bales do not breathe well so need to be as dry as possible before baling.

Bob on .

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I put a slightly softer centre in but have the pressure up when bailing...can’t stand soft floppy bales

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Are you referring to 8ft long bales?

Yes . Few on here missing the point , 650 kg down to 470 kg ain't handbags

 

[bobk]

Yes . Few on here missing the point , 650 kg down to 470 kg ain't handbags

Waste of time unless your baling dust , 80x 90 250kg , 120x70 300kg , make hay not fill your lorries .

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Waste of time unless your baling dust , 80x 90 250kg , 120x70 300kg , make hay not fill your lorries .

I've bought 1000 of thos 4 string .never that light 80 X 70 perhaps
And a 300 kg quadrant is a joke . Leave it there

 

[bobk]

I've bought 1000 of thos 4 string .never that light 80 X 70 perhaps
And a 300 kg quadrant is a joke . Leave it there

Heavy is only good in your world .

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Heavy is only good in your world .

I can do light but not Flyweight