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Which part of forage making to take in-house first?
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<blockquote data-quote="box" data-source="post: 7588996" data-attributes="member: 123958"><p>Get yourself a grab for the front and a 3rd service, and a grab for the back, do the carting and stacking yourself.</p><p></p><p>I don't think your contractor would be too pleased to be baling in front of a haybob (depending on the size of his equipment). Have you considered changing up to a larger combi rake/"tedder" like a Fransgard TI-5000 or 6000? Actually, I see you're already rowing the hay up for him, there's no reason why you couldn't do the silage then.</p><p></p><p>I've been down this road myself (5-600 bales per year) and I just can't justify the outlay and ongoing cost of a rake and baler/wrapper/combi. Too much trouble, too much stress, not enough time. Besides, for such a small amount of bales, you're going to break even at best - until you have a major breakdown.</p><p></p><p>I do my own mowing because I can do the job better and cheaper than the contractor , I do my own carting and stacking because I can do the job faster, better and cheaper than the contractor. For the rest of it, I just make the phone call, sit on my ass and watch them work through the night while I go home and spend time with the family. And even then, I still find mowing and stacking to be a pain in the ass, would much rather let them do the lot if they were competent enough.</p><p></p><p>Out of curiosity, what drum mower have you got? I love drum mowers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="box, post: 7588996, member: 123958"] Get yourself a grab for the front and a 3rd service, and a grab for the back, do the carting and stacking yourself. I don't think your contractor would be too pleased to be baling in front of a haybob (depending on the size of his equipment). Have you considered changing up to a larger combi rake/"tedder" like a Fransgard TI-5000 or 6000? Actually, I see you're already rowing the hay up for him, there's no reason why you couldn't do the silage then. I've been down this road myself (5-600 bales per year) and I just can't justify the outlay and ongoing cost of a rake and baler/wrapper/combi. Too much trouble, too much stress, not enough time. Besides, for such a small amount of bales, you're going to break even at best - until you have a major breakdown. I do my own mowing because I can do the job better and cheaper than the contractor , I do my own carting and stacking because I can do the job faster, better and cheaper than the contractor. For the rest of it, I just make the phone call, sit on my ass and watch them work through the night while I go home and spend time with the family. And even then, I still find mowing and stacking to be a pain in the ass, would much rather let them do the lot if they were competent enough. Out of curiosity, what drum mower have you got? I love drum mowers. [/QUOTE]
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