Ratchet strap length

[Morgans23]

What length straps are people using on round bales 3 high on trailer/lorry?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Just get 10 meter ones

 

[Chuckie]

Just get 10 meter ones

Noooooo they will be about a foot too short.....

 

[A1an]

cant you chuck a rope over and measure the rope?

 

[Andrew]

Long handled Ergo ratchet with 600mm tail and standard claw fitting 5t
10m 5t strap with standard claw fitting

£9 per set and £15 carriage from Strap master last year. Perfect length for square bales, so will be ok for rounds if they’re 4ft stacked like bean cans.

 

[Hilti]

A lot of the lengths quoted include the ratchet = 10m too short

 

[Tarw Coch]

A lot of the lengths quoted include the ratchet = 10m too short

Yep, I allways buy 12m ones and you end up with about 2m of tail once the strap is tight.

If you buy too long you can allways shorten them but if too short you’re buggered.

 

[Av Gorritt]

Yep, I allways buy 12m ones and you end up with about 2m of tail once the strap is tight.

If you buy too long you can allways shorten them but if too short you’re buggered.

+1 for 12 Metre .

 

[Beef farmer]

+1 for 12 Metre .

What so 13m? Odd size

 

[Lofty1984]

What so 13m? Odd size

No he means he agrees 12m

 

[Beef farmer]

No he means he agrees 12m

My Cornish sense of humor is lost on you.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

My Cornish sense of humor is lost on you.

i got ya

 

[Lofty1984]

My Cornish sense of humor is lost on you.

I was half asleep

 

[Av Gorritt]

Yes , I agree , 12 M is the -----------------Aw forgedditt !

 

[Chuckie]

10m strap over 3 high bales, it's a good foot too short. These are 4ft6 diameter but not many bales are only 4ft exactly.

 

[TexelBen]

10m strap over 3 high bales, it's a good foot too short. These are 4ft6 diameter but not many bales are only 4ft exactly.

Chuck a bit of baler band in the end to lengthen it.[emoji1419]

 

[Happy]

Bit late to the party on this one in more ways than one but guessing 8m long ones are the length to go for if only going 2 round bales high on their ends?
Finally making move from ropes so thinking best to double check before ordering up

 

[milkloss]

Personally I’d go for 10m. Not all bales are equal and sometimes they need pulling together. Assuming they’re perfect you need 7.2m plus hooking them on (20cm each side?) so 7.8m which doesn’t give much slack.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

10m strap over 3 high bales, it's a good foot too short. These are 4ft6 diameter but not many bales are only 4ft exactly.

Hope your not going to put that on the rope hook

 

[Chuckie]

Hope your not going to put that on the rope hook

No, of course not.














It's too short, so the baler twine extension goes on the rope hook