Pallets under bales, or not?n tar

[DeeGee]

Unsure which is the best method to prevent bottom layer of bales getting black and damp during storage on compacted hardcore within the shed.

Historically have kept back old small straw bales act as a base every year. Most of these have now got too bad to use and will go to the muck heap. With new bale straw being more valuable these days been thinking about using pallets.

Will plastic tarpaulins make the bales sweat? Pallets were my favoured option and will no doubt keep the bales off the deck; but will they also be used as one vast leisure centre and entertainment complex for long tails?

Any opinions welcome, but new damp coursed concrete is not really an option.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Pallets stuffed with poison

 

[Ffermer Bach]

how about car tyres?

 

[Badshot]

I laid wedges of big bale straw down and just used it as bedding as I emptied the shed over winter.
Works reasonably well for a year or two, but not longer really, as the bottom bales get quite smelly given long enough.

 

[michael N123]

Can you not just roll some silage sheet out

 

[bobk]

Pallets every time , killing the rats is a year long process . we now get odd unns , but not for long .

 

[Watty]

We have two layers of pallets. Works fine. Don't use plastic it makes the bottom layer sweat.

 

[ollie989898]

Pallets so air can circulate underneath. A night vision scope does the rest.

 

[roscoe erf]

Pallets stuffed with poison

what we do

 

[Northeastfarmer]

how about car tyres?

Too unstable

 

[bobk]

what we do

Farm asurance would clean you out .

 

[roscoe erf]

Farm asurance would clean you out .

f.a can f.o

 

[bobk]

f.a can f.o

 

[le bon paysan]

I use old crash barriers on the floor and if needed 4''x2" at 90 degrees.

 

[Flat 10]

Plastic on floor. Pallets on top. If not double pallets.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Plastic sheeting then pallets seems to work well here on compacted hardcore. Sheds got good airflow too.

 

[DeeGee]

Some good ideas here. Roughly how many seasons will good pallets last if they are taken up to dry as they are exposed or every spring?

 

[bobk]

Some good ideas here. Roughly how many seasons will good pallets last if they are taken up to dry as they are exposed or every spring?

We burn about 25% a year , but have an unlimited supply .

 

[Bob c]

pallet here as well

 

[landslave the 2nd]

Pellets aswell too.
And in the past have run a coil of plastic drainage pipe on the 8th course (smalls)
3rd layer quads with 6 ft solid pipe into inside of stack with a grain spear type fan