Moving last years round bale silage

[will6910]

I have about 30 bales from last year left over and would like to move them to another part off yard before I make this years bales. Will it cause air to get into them if I flip them over from their flat edge onto round and lift them again? The bale handler is one with sleeves over the spikes not the soft hand grab

 

[M-J-G]

I have about 30 bales from last year left over and would like to move them to another part off yard before I make this years bales. Will it cause air to get into them if I flip them over from their flat edge onto round and lift them again? The bale handler is one with sleeves over the spikes not the soft hand grab

Can't you get a bale clamp?

 

[will6910]

Can't you get a bale clamp?

No one local has one. All the spike and sleeve ones of people I know locally

 

[David1968]

Should be ok if they're solid enough. Just watch when you're tipping them they don't slide 6in on the ground before they go over.

 

[will6910]

Should be ok if they're solid enough. Just watch when you're tipping them they don't slide 6in on the ground before they go over.

Seem fairly solid. If I can’t move them I won’t get any many off this years bales tipped up in the same area I don’t think as there will be gaps I won’t get into with tractor

 

[Boohoo]

If you move them they won't keep, seen it time and time again. If you have to move them just save yourself the hassle and spike them and place into the muck heap. At least that way you'll not be disappointed when you open 30 spoilt bales next winter.

 

[will6910]

If you move them they won't keep, seen it time and time again. If you have to move them just save yourself the hassle and spike them and place into the muck heap. At least that way you'll not be disappointed when you open 30 spoilt bales next winter.

Ok thank you

 

[Woody j]

Don’t move them until you’re ready to use , they won’t keep

 

[coniser]

I bought some 2 years ago was going for a load as l wanted them but had 20 bales l didn't get used. Went for them spiked them and patched them they kept ok for 4 month

 

[will6910]

Thank you for your help. Still abit undecided. I think safest bet be to either just find more room to make up for the loss of space around the old bales or get loader and bale handler to come and stack this years bales instead as they are made

 

[Davy_g]

Ive moved bales with my handler for the exact same reason. Granted i stack mine on their side and tried to position them roughly the same place in the new stack as before.
They kept fine and i used them first come the autumn. Try to disturb them as little as possible.
Mine were plastic rather than net and 6 layers of wrap rather than 4 - can only help.

 

[will6910]

Ive moved bales with my handler for the exact same reason. Granted i stack mine on their side and tried to position them roughly the same place in the new stack as before.
They kept fine and i used them first come the autumn. Try to disturb them as little as possible.
Mine were plastic rather than net and 6 layers of wrap rather than 4 - can only help.

Mine is net wrapped as wasn’t sure if the plastic would hold when outter black plastic was cut off. They were double wrapped to

 

[killie_cowboy]

The idea of people wrapping them at the stack rather than in the field is so that they degrade when you move them so I'd imagine it will be worse when they've been sitting for a while and are more saggy.

 

[David1968]

Mine is net wrapped as wasn’t sure if the plastic would hold when outter black plastic was cut off. They were double wrapped to

If they're solid, double wrapped, and not out of shape, they will be fine. Done it often enough.

If moving them without being punctured turns them to sh!t, chances are they were already sh!t.

 

[nails]

If they are still fairly good shape and well wrapped , spike them and patch them , you will not get much spoilage , i have done it several times , not with the same bales though
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[Whitepeak]

Last year's 1st cut, moved with the squeeze about 6wks ago. Not a spot of spoilage

 

[Gerbert]

Why would moving spoil them if they are wrapped ?

 

[ringi]

Why would moving spoil them if they are wrapped ?

When they are moved, their shape will change, this will tend to open up air passages in the wrappings.

 

[balerman]

When they are moved, their shape will change, this will tend to open up air passages in the wrappings.

If moving them without puncturing spoils them,there was already a problem.Either poor quality/wet grass or not wrapped properly.Moved bales loads of times and they will keep for a few more weeks without issue.