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School Of Hard Knock
Posted 10/27/2024 14:53 (#10940629)
Subject: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


just a tish NE of central ND		...
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1820-10
Posted 10/27/2024 15:19 (#10940654 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


se montana		Grandkids, only thing I know.
When I do it, it takes a lot of time
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JAnderson
Posted 10/27/2024 15:48 (#10940684 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


McCanna, ND		The 2’ long plastic bale knife is what I use. Give the bale a few whacks to loosen up the netwrap if it’s froze then cut it off. Ideally the bale is ~6” in the air so you can peel all the wrap off at once
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Mitchco
Posted 10/27/2024 15:48 (#10940685 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


SW OH		I don't have much problem unwrapping them. Cutting the net can be a problem. I don't have frozen bales as much as you do, but I do once in a while.

Mitchco
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wind tower
Posted 10/27/2024 20:58 (#10941087 - in reply to #10940685)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


N.D

cut from the bottom  

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centralmnangus
Posted 10/27/2024 16:01 (#10940700 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Ft. Ripley MN		Usally end up dropping them on the icy side for the single use bales for the barn. The ones I’m gonna grind I will set out a few days ahead of time north to south. Just have to watch the weather and most of the time the sun has enough power to melt the ice.


Just use the knives with the throw away blades to cut the net wrap. Don’t think it takes but 30 seconds if there is no ice to remove the net wrap
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School Of Hard Knock
Posted 10/27/2024 16:49 (#10940748 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


just a tish NE of central ND		It takes 5 seconds to wrap them up hands free. 15 minutes and a mixed up frozen mess to take it back off and clean it all up each.
There has got to be something more automated. Right?
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JAnderson
Posted 10/27/2024 19:01 (#10940910 - in reply to #10940748)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


McCanna, ND		Shouldn’t take 15 minutes. If you want automated check out hillco netwrap remover or get a hay buster/grinder.

Can also use a hay spear through the very top edge of the bale and lift up to rip the wrap.
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School Of Hard Knock
Posted 10/27/2024 19:09 (#10940922 - in reply to #10940910)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


just a tish NE of central ND		Nope, Ill peal it off by hand before I do that. The Hay Buster tub grinder makes it disappear but puts Velcro like mesh in the gut....
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JAnderson
Posted 10/28/2024 08:30 (#10941511 - in reply to #10940922)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


McCanna, ND		Hay buster/bale processor are made for the net to wrap around one of the rollers.
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centralmnangus
Posted 10/28/2024 10:27 (#10941647 - in reply to #10941511)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Ft. Ripley MN		It catches some of it but not 100 % of it… plenty of wrap escapes. Sure the odds are pretty good in your favor you will never have a problem with a cow dying from ingesting wrap but sometimes things aren’t worth the risk. I can spend a few minutes taking wrap off before I grind hay or put out bedding with the processor
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Angus8335
Posted 10/27/2024 18:11 (#10940828 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Galena IL		We line wrap a couple layers of plastic on what we think we will use when frozen. Have a bale slicer that cuts' up from the bottom and if you get good at it it will clamp the net and plastic from the top.... Dennis
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Tomcat
Posted 10/27/2024 19:05 (#10940916 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?



Ludington/Manistee MI area

That’s when I feed baleage.   

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Steiger Man
Posted 10/27/2024 20:22 (#10941019 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Sunburst Montana

Sure there is.  4x4x8 big square bales.  We went to those just for our mixer.  

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wind tower
Posted 10/27/2024 20:25 (#10941027 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


N.D

just go to this website www.schiradoinventions.com   is a video to watch and a contact info. not trying to sell this simple net wrap cutter. if you can weld you can make it for a few dollars. there is a few different ways to use this. just ask i would be glad to explain. i don't believe in wasted hay so i grab the net wrap with my grapple forks peel off the wrap and frozen hay then drop it in a bale feeder. the cattle will rummage through it cleaning up the good hay leaving the net wrap in the feeder. after several feedings just lift up the feeder and grab the balled up net wrap and pile it in your hay yard or pit and burn it in a place and time when conditions are favorable. this idea has been a game changer for me. 

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dvcochran
Posted 10/27/2024 21:03 (#10941095 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Southeast		Go back to string.
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Sprunk
Posted 10/27/2024 21:59 (#10941170 - in reply to #10941095)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


SE ND
dvcochran - 10/27/2024 21:03

Go back to string.


We used to run 2 twine balers, getting all the twine off when it's frozen on is even worse than netwrap. No way I'll ever go back
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WCWI
Posted 10/27/2024 22:25 (#10941208 - in reply to #10941095)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


dvcochran - 10/27/2024 21:03

Go back to string.


+1 and use sisal twine
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centralmnangus
Posted 10/27/2024 23:56 (#10941249 - in reply to #10941095)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Ft. Ripley MN		Can’t think of a scenario where twine is better than netwrap…. That’s one of the few things I won’t ever give up.
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WCWI
Posted 10/28/2024 21:52 (#10942429 - in reply to #10941249)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


centralmnangus - 10/27/2024 23:56

Can’t think of a scenario where twine is better than netwrap…. That’s one of the few things I won’t ever give up.


Well one for sure is preplacing bales and moving the feeders by hand with a poly split wire every 3-4 days, and esp. with freezing rain, I can't believe that you can let cattle eat it, if it were me they would all be dead by spring.

Edited by WCWI 10/30/2024 22:22
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Kingfisher567
Posted 10/27/2024 21:07 (#10941098 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Just like the sun is coming up in the morning this question is asked every year!
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Stimho
Posted 10/27/2024 21:43 (#10941150 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Sperry, Iowa		Serated blade knife!! Push and it cuts it like butter.
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Red Paint
Posted 10/27/2024 22:03 (#10941175 - in reply to #10941150)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


SW “Ohia”
Stimho - 10/27/2024 21:43

Serated blade knife!! Push and it cuts it like butter.


+1, the cheapest fully serated steak knife you can find. Trim it to length so not too long. Works great.


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garvo
Posted 10/27/2024 22:58 (#10941233 - in reply to #10941175)
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western iowa,by Denison		we use the heated bale shed-we never have a frozen bale
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ahay68979
Posted 10/28/2024 07:05 (#10941402 - in reply to #10941233)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Saronville NE		Dump in tub grinder and roll on.
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wind tower
Posted 10/28/2024 07:22 (#10941420 - in reply to #10940629)
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Moose333
Posted 10/28/2024 08:41 (#10941534 - in reply to #10940629)
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NW Wisconsin		Wrap bales lol Freezing rain and net wrap is a pain. Wrap them and be done then you can bale whatever you want with whatever moisture too lol. Well worth the couple $ it is
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swmnhay
Posted 10/28/2024 09:15 (#10941583 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Reading Mn

Tip them up a few days before you need to feed them and let the sun melt it off.

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Russ In Idaho
Posted 10/28/2024 09:21 (#10941590 - in reply to #10941583)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


swmnhay - 10/28/2024 08:15

Tip them up a few days before you need to feed them and let the sun melt it off.



Correct answer! We always put round bales on ends, frozen side to sun. Same with ton bales, sun will melt them off enough. Also can drop rounds or tons a little when ricking them out to melt. Knocks snow off helps loosen them. We always put out a weeks worth or two to melt sure speeds up feeding. If doing rounds you can roll them a bit with balebed or tractor before cutting net or twine. Also helps loosen them up.
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in-too-deep
Posted 10/28/2024 11:29 (#10941700 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


56676		We set the bale on its flat side, tip spear vertical and press it into the netwrap and run up to shatter the ice. 3 or 4 swipes on the iciest part. This is with skidloader so you have fine control. Dropping it from full height on the icy part helps, too.
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FONZIE
Posted 10/29/2024 06:14 (#10942638 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?



East central SD		We use a Dewalt 4.5 in. grinder with a thin cutoff wheel while the bale sits on its flat side. About a minute job at best.
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TJWeber
Posted 10/30/2024 15:21 (#10944608 - in reply to #10940629)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


WC MN
School Of Hard Knock - 10/27/2024 14:53

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Lift the bale as high as you can, drop it on its face to break the ice on the net wrap. We use pallet forks to feed, so we pick it up after dropping with the forks, take a box cutter and cut as low as possible and peal the net wrap up and around. Tie the loose net wrap to the pallet fork, drop the bale in the feeder with the fork and if you do it right you should have all, or just a little remaining on the bale in the feeder that you use the pallet fork to fish out.

Feed 3-400? bales of feed over the MN winter this way.
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provident
Posted 11/3/2024 09:21 (#10950005 - in reply to #10944608)
Subject: RE: Is there a less time consuming way to remove net wrap/ from dry or frozen bales?


Central PA		made a net wrap cutter and ice beater with an old wooden sledge handle, make a narroww cut in end, slip a knife section in, drill holes for a couple bolts. sharpen the section as needed. its a hammer to beat the ice loose. helps but placing bales for bale grazing while its warm and dry is the best
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