Square bale wrapper for 4x3 bales

[glasshouse]

Whats the best one,?

 

[Dave W]

@Grassman has a very tidy tanco to sell

 

[KB6930]

General question about balein silage/haylage with a 4x3 what length bale would you make and would you expect to get as much as a good round baler in ?

 

[balerman]

A 5ft long 80x90 is same amount of haylage as a good fixed chamber round bale,give or take on density.

 

[KB6930]

Just wondering as I know someone who tried it when they got they're own baler maybe 7 8 yrs ago so a decent baler and they went back to rounds as they said they used more plastic and weren't getting any more in them but I've absolutely zero experience of it myself.

 

[Speedstar]

Whats the best one,?

Mchale 998 or give me a call & we will wrap them for you

 

[Speedstar]

General question about balein silage/haylage with a 4x3 what length bale would you make and would you expect to get as much as a good round baler in ?

Make make the any were from 5ft 6" long to 2 fft depending on what it is & what it is to feed , they all work very well

 

[Dave W]

I’ve got a 998 project if anyone fancies a play

 

[balerman]

Just wondering as I know someone who tried it when they got they're own baler maybe 7 8 yrs ago so a decent baler and they went back to rounds as they said they used more plastic and weren't getting any more in them but I've absolutely zero experience of it myself.

You would get more than a round bale in a 4x3 at 5 foot 6 long.Very expensive on wrap compared to rounds tho.

 

[Speedstar]

You would get more than a round bale in a 4x3 at 5 foot 6 long.Very expensive on wrap compared to rounds tho.

How many rounds do you get out of roll of plastic putting 6 layers on ?

 

[KB6930]

How many rounds do you get out of roll of plastic putting 6 layers on ?

About 20

 

[Speedstar]

About 20

4 more than a square one then , but in you do it by the KG per roll they square ones are cheaper

 

[KB6930]

4 more than a square one then , but in you do it by the KG per roll they square ones are cheaper

That's the part I'd be pretty unsure of unless it's a hellova good square baler.

 

[Speedstar]

That's the part I'd be pretty unsure of unless it's a hellova good square baler.

We have few people that compair it on the KG cost for the complete job & they say squares are cheaper

 

[KB6930]

We have few people that compair it on the KG cost for the complete job & they say squares are cheaper

Fair enough I'd say it will in drier stuff but can a square handle wet grass like a round ?

 

[Speedstar]

Fair enough I'd say it will in drier stuff but can a square handle wet grass like a round ?

Yes we have baled wet grass but its better in a square bale to be dryer

 

[d williams]

4 more than a square one then , but in you do it by the KG per roll they square ones are cheaper

Not today’s round balers

 

[balerman]

4 more than a square one then , but in you do it by the KG per roll they square ones are cheaper

That’s not correct,I get 22 rounds to the roll and they are good heavy bales.Plenty would argue you need 8 layers on a square one cos of the flat sides trapping air,could easily be double the cost per bale.Anything below about 40%DM gets seriously expensive in squares if the baler will even do it.

 

[fieldfarmer]

We do both here (and clamp) but jd baler round 600kgs to 750 kgs chopped silage 22 to a roll of wrap.then if dry swap to Square 80/ 90 older baler and only haylage 450 / 550kgs and still 22 to a roll but do use a different wrapper but presume the same stretch on .

 

[Speedstar]

That’s not correct,I get 22 rounds to the roll and they are good heavy bales.Plenty would argue you need 8 layers on a square one cos of the flat sides trapping air,could easily be double the cost per bale.Anything below about 40%DM gets seriously expensive in squares if the baler will even do it.

Mostly dryer stuff we bale and lot is for horse world so needs to be good and 6 layers with extra care corners is what we put on and they all tell.us per kg it's cheaper than a round bale and a lot better the use and handle