Sounds like a bunch of idiots on the trailersI was watching a sp starting off in a field with 4 trailers , the first trailer was under the spout and the other three drove around after him idle , got the full lap around to the gate in the first trailer , so the harvest and 4 tractors drove around that first sward , I was in the next field to them and I went around at the same speed picking the same size sward on my own and I brought more than two of their loads in one . So my one engine versus their five men and machines , you do t need a calculator to figure out which is more cost effective.
my rake is 20ft, still a huge row when rowed upWork fine just don't put it in 50 ft rows
just the bulk of it, what power of tractor does the wagon need? do you sheet the pit for clients too?How do you make that out , we cut every type of grass and never have a problem .
thats completely put me off the idea, will stick to bales no wasteageWe tried wagon on one cut beef silage last year.. had 2 big tractors on the clamp, one with a compactor on. They just could not consolidate it at all. The bloody stuff heated up in the clamp at feed out time. Never again.
ExactlyThe success or otherwise of wagon silage is directly related to how much the farmer and contractor ‘buy in ‘ to the system - if it’s just seen as cutting harvesting costs it probably won’t work. If it’s seen as a way of increasing profits by a combination of cost savings and benefits then it probably will be a successful exercise
We are paying for organic blend so you can imagine there is even more incentive to replace it hereA multi cut system is something I am interesting and am actively moving towards as the blend bill is unsustainable and would like to phase it out completely.
The more power you have the bigger wagon you use bringing more grass , I have 270 hp on the jumbo now and it gets through some grass , I'm in the middle of buying a bigger jumbo now that will bring 22 ton of grassjust the bulk of it, what power of tractor does the wagon need? do you sheet the pit for clients too?
Don't be fooled , that case doesn't represent silage made by wagons , there's not much waste herethats completely put me off the idea, will stick to bales no wasteage
Wagon silage for some reason doesn't go off as quick as precision chop. I sold a lot of wagon silage recently and lads commented on how long it was lasting over a week without starting to heat. Cattle leave none behind compared to precision chop as well. So from our experience we have less waste silage with the wagons compared to when we cut with a sp.How is wagon stuff to feed out? A cross between spfh stuff and baler with a chopper? I like the idea of the pit being filled slower hence more time for the shovel to roll
are you fattening continentals? or dairy?A multi cut system is something I am interesting and am actively moving towards as the blend bill is unsustainable and would like to phase it out completely.
what size of wagon would i put on a 170hp tractor? would it be very slow going?The more power you have the bigger wagon you use bringing more grass , I have 270 hp on the jumbo now and it gets through some grass , I'm in the middle of buying a bigger jumbo now that will bring 22 ton of grass
Neither. I have natives. I aim to grow as much frame as possible and then get sold in the autumn before their second winter. I want to get to a point where I am feeding nothing but home grown feed over the winter.are you fattening continentals? or dairy?
No , I have a valtra t170 on a torro 5100 and it can average 40 acres a day.what size of wagon would i put on a 170hp tractor? would it be very slow going?