Courier
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- Location
- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
Must have been very light bales
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Storing straw methods
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glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
If they had neen light they wouldnt have killed the sheepMust have been very light bales
Got a shed now, but used to stack rounds on ends 4 high. Then silage sheet and roll out/place bales on their sides on top of the sheet to keep it in place.
Worked well, just had to mind & not put you foot through the gaps between the column of bales when rolling top ones out
Never bothered with pallets underneath. Drew a bit of moisture but wouldn't say bottom bales came to that much harm.
Worked well, just had to mind & not put you foot through the gaps between the column of bales when rolling top ones out
Never bothered with pallets underneath. Drew a bit of moisture but wouldn't say bottom bales came to that much harm.
3high on their sides ran a silage sheet over and topped it off withsilage bales, and pegged sides with silage bale, works well.
- Location
- mid devon somewhere
We still do that here, 5 foot round bales on there ends with 1000 gauge silage sheet on top weighted down with 4 foot round bales and a few lorry tyres. You have to be very careful when walking across it bit it survives the winter half a mile from the english channel and would know what fresh air was. Cheap way of keeping our straw dry as our straw shed was burnt down by a friendly neighbour so is now used for other things.Got a shed now, but used to stack rounds on ends 4 high. Then silage sheet and roll out/place bales on their sides on top of the sheet to keep it in place.
Worked well, just had to mind & not put you foot through the gaps between the column of bales when rolling top ones out
Never bothered with pallets underneath. Drew a bit of moisture but wouldn't say bottom bales came to that much harm.
We want to use our PD rights for something far more valuable than a straw store though so its not an option. The planners won't let us have a straw store for a few reasons which we have accepted so we can only outside stack.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
I came across an American study that reckoned net wrap on round bales shed a fair bit of water and was even better if the number of wraps was increased, but I can't find it now. That sounded logical.
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Does anyone string them like?
Haven't seen a string bale for years. Horrid slow things.
I have used Polytex for 3-4 years now, which is very similar to Toptex I would say.
Great product, no sweating or mouldy hay or straw. Seems to withstand wind way better than tarp or silage sheet too.
Great product, no sweating or mouldy hay or straw. Seems to withstand wind way better than tarp or silage sheet too.
nails
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- Location
- East Dorset
Best way to store straw is to put a pole barn up. I used to mess around with sheets and stacks but some years it is far too valuable.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Profitable farming company tarp. On 3rd season. Picture taken 27th March so been under it for over 6 months.
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
How much was it and what size? tia
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
About £800. Its size for six hesstons wide and 10 long 260 hesstons in stack. If you go on there website it gas different dimensions available.
Grassman247
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Cheaper and more portable than a shed