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baleroller
Posted 12/6/2017 09:48 (#6409962)
Subject: Removing net wrap from a bale


michigan		Reading Jim’s post below about crawling under a bale
When using a skidsteer. I feed hay with my skidsteer
I spear the bale than cut the net wrap on top of the bale than I raise the bale up. Than I made a hook from 3/8 rod 3 foot long. I stay in the seat and reach out with the hook and pull the net wrap off the bottom of the bale.
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povertypoint
Posted 12/6/2017 10:08 (#6409999 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


SE SD		Have a standard protocol for removing net wrap.

1. Spear and lift bale 1 foot off the ground
2. Struggle my way out of the skid loader with aluminum bat
3. Proceed to beat the living crap out of the ice and snow encrusted bale
4. Beat some more
5. Cut the wrap on one side with my utility knife
6. Pull net wrap over and off bale
7. Try and free net wrap from offensive rotten bottom of bale that fell in a big frozen chunk
8. Set net wrap aside and go feed bale
9. Retrieve net wrap and dispose of in proper NAT approved receptacle (burn pit)
10. Drive loader back to shed while daydreaming of owning a side entry skid loader with a cab,
a hay shed and a cement feeding pad. All paid for from cattle profits :)

Edited by povertypoint 12/6/2017 10:09
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baleroller
Posted 12/6/2017 10:12 (#6410010 - in reply to #6409999)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


michigan		That made me laugh thanks
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Nob Hill Farm
Posted 12/6/2017 10:21 (#6410030 - in reply to #6409999)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


West Central Indiana		Thats worth printing out, laminating, and hanging on the office wall!
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kipps
Posted 12/6/2017 10:47 (#6410080 - in reply to #6409999)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale



Madison Co. Virginia
povertypoint - 12/6/2017 11:08
5. Cut the wrap on one side with my utility knife
6. Pull net wrap over and off bale
7. Try and free net wrap from offensive rotten bottom of bale that fell in a big frozen chunk


Slice the wrap in the 5 o-clock position with the bale a foot or two off the ground. This way, the flop is setting on the end of the wrap instead of in the middle. Might not be possible with a skidloader, since the bale has to be on the ground when you get out of the machine. Also, our flops never freeze to the wrap. Only suggestion I have for that, is move south.
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Gonna make it
Posted 12/6/2017 12:36 (#6410286 - in reply to #6409999)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


Sd		Poverty that's one of the best comments I've seen in awhile . Sounds exactly like me situation only I have a 656 hydro no cab and mines a Louisville . I'm still laughing
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641cfrank
Posted 12/6/2017 14:19 (#6410433 - in reply to #6409999)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


NC, IA 50653		Is throwing the net wrap in the dumpster NAT approved?
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t-boss
Posted 12/6/2017 21:08 (#6411333 - in reply to #6409999)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale



sc ia		In your mind, the bale looks like your house contractor?
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povertypoint
Posted 12/6/2017 21:58 (#6411476 - in reply to #6411333)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


SE SD
t-boss - 12/6/2017 20:08

In your mind, the bale looks like your house contractor?

Ha ha ha, especially slimy and rotten on the bottom. :)
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Jim
Posted 12/6/2017 22:05 (#6411501 - in reply to #6409999)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


Driftless SW Wisconsin

povertypoint - 12/6/2017 10:08 Have a standard protocol for removing net wrap. 1. Spear and lift bale 1 foot off the ground 2. Struggle my way out of the skid loader with aluminum bat 3. Proceed to beat the living crap out of the ice and snow encrusted bale 4. Beat some more 5. Cut the wrap on one side with my utility knife 6. Pull net wrap over and off bale 7. Try and free net wrap from offensive rotten bottom of bale that fell in a big frozen chunk 8. Set net wrap aside and go feed bale 9. Retrieve net wrap and dispose of in proper NAT approved receptacle (burn pit) 10. Drive loader back to shed while daydreaming of owning a side entry skid loader with a cab, a hay shed and a cement feeding pad. All paid for from cattle profits :)

You got it!  Especially the part about "struggling my way out of the skid loader".

I am still daydreaming about the cement feeding pad! Maybe in a few years.  Funny how my "cattle profits" all seem to be walking around with a calf at their side, bellowing for more hay!

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Jerry/MT
Posted 12/6/2017 10:54 (#6410093 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


The Palouse North Idaho		I use a baler spinner and just spear the bale and lift it. Then I unwind the wrap. Any ice or snow just falls off. I've never had a problem with wrap sticking on the bale and we get a lot of freezing fog and snow in the Mission Valley.
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wbstofer
Posted 12/6/2017 11:03 (#6410118 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


North Central IN		I do one of two things. Preferred is feed bale with pallet forks. Flip bale on edge, slide forks under bale, but not fully against the bale. Climb out, cut off wrap, then slide forks the additional 6" against the bale and go dump in feeder. 'Here' it doesn't seem to come apart when it is sitting on edge, and I move it 20-30'. I do this just outside the gate where I feed.

Second method using a spear. If there is ice, flip the bale over several times to get it loose. Then hang bale over feeder, cut at 3-4 O'clock position, and pull on the opposite side, while standing on bale ring. Retrieve chunks & net if necessary from feeder. Then climb back in and dump the bale.
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Russ In Idaho
Posted 12/6/2017 11:13 (#6410135 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


One thing that helps is to take a weeks worth of bales set them on their end frozen side to the sun. I will bounce snow off them, then set them to the sun. If needed when when feeding them it helps to roll them on the ground before cutting net or twine off. This setting to the sun also helps with ton bales. Works for us.
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buckmaster
Posted 12/6/2017 11:47 (#6410193 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


ND

i flip the bale on end find the end of the netwrap and walk around. seem to come of way better if i don't cut it

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wire farms
Posted 12/6/2017 12:18 (#6410250 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


Nebraska		If we are forecasted for ice I unwrap a bunch of bales ahead of time. Glad I do not feed everyday with a skid loader them cabs aren't made to jump in and out 5 times in 5 minutes
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olivetroad
Posted 12/6/2017 15:21 (#6410509 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


Kingdom of Callaway - Fulton, Mo 65251

This is how we remove it .... I just wish I had one at each place we mix feed.

I start out with a razor knife in each tractor (2nd to last pic), and long about the first of January, I'm back to old reliable (last pic).  Notice how the blade is worn down from net wrap about 3/4 of the way back from the tip.  No one knows what happens to all those other knives.



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hay-okie
Posted 12/6/2017 16:22 (#6410592 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


Man I just unroll it. I use a tractor, not a skidsteer, so that changes my ability of getting out with the bale, but I just pick the bale up about a foot off the ground, hop out and grab the tail of the wrap and unwrap it. I have to jump to unwrap the top of each wrap but it's easy. Takes less than a minute to unwrap. No knifes or other tools needed. Never had problems with ice either but I'm fairly far south.
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kipps
Posted 12/6/2017 16:44 (#6410626 - in reply to #6410592)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale



Madison Co. Virginia		Try using a knife sometime. A very sharp utility knife will slice through the whole thing in one easy pass, and you can get the wrap off in half the time. I do both, depending on whether there's a knife handy or not.
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rkieffer
Posted 12/6/2017 17:23 (#6410708 - in reply to #6410626)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


Yep
All he said
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WorkingCows
Posted 12/6/2017 22:23 (#6411554 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


Slocomb Al		my process feeding netwrap round bales with a skidsteer and pallet forks is as follows ,WHITHOUT leaving the seat;
Slide one pallet fork on the top of the bale betweem netwrap and hay/balage.
Lift enough so the netwrap will brake.
Kinda push netwrap down the sides of the bale with the side of the palletfork.
Slide both palletforks on the bottom of the bale betweem netwrap and hay.
Flip the bale over,far enough so it will clear the netwrap.
Back up and slide both forks under the netwrap on the ground and pick up and shake enough so no forage is left on it.
Lay it aside,roll bale out or dump it in hayfeeder or mixer.
Scoop up netwrap while you leave and dispose of it........

My record is 20 seconds, any challengers??
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Grandma Jane
Posted 12/7/2017 08:40 (#6412052 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


Same farm as t-boss SC IA		You guys are going about removing net wrap all wrong. 1st of all you take the bale to the area you want it. Have your wife walk to that area & either use or not use a utility knife to cut the wrap. If no knife is used...she must pull it off wrap by wrap with the wind/snow/rain...take your pick....blowing pieces of hay back at her. All the while this is taking place you are sitting in the cozy comfort of your tractor or skid loader listening to the radio or looking at AgTalk! And that's how net wrap is removed around here!! Oh she must also open the gates for the driver & remember to close them properly after said driver pulls out!
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kipps
Posted 12/7/2017 09:31 (#6412170 - in reply to #6412052)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale



Madison Co. Virginia		What procedure do you use for finding replacement wives?
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Grandma Jane
Posted 12/7/2017 09:35 (#6412184 - in reply to #6412170)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


Same farm as t-boss SC IA		They broke the mold 44 years ago! Sorry!!
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JDSWMO
Posted 12/7/2017 12:28 (#6412526 - in reply to #6412052)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


Grandma Jane - 12/7/2017 08:40

You guys are going about removing net wrap all wrong. 1st of all you take the bale to the area you want it. Have your wife walk to that area & either use or not use a utility knife to cut the wrap. If no knife is used...she must pull it off wrap by wrap with the wind/snow/rain...take your pick....blowing pieces of hay back at her. All the while this is taking place you are sitting in the cozy comfort of your tractor or skid loader listening to the radio or looking at AgTalk! And that's how net wrap is removed around here!! Oh she must also open the gates for the driver & remember to close them properly after said driver pulls out!


The trouble with this ^ is, I don't know where any body's are buried that my young bride wants to stay buried and am VERY afraid of becoming one.
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t-boss
Posted 12/7/2017 19:54 (#6413438 - in reply to #6412526)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale



sc ia		When she's not opening gates and taking net off she's cleaning the combine.



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JDSWMO
Posted 12/7/2017 20:47 (#6413641 - in reply to #6413438)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


I belive that is the definition of "marrying up".

Well done!
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School Of Hard Knock
Posted 12/7/2017 20:56 (#6413663 - in reply to #6409962)
Subject: RE: Removing net wrap from a bale


just a tish NE of central ND		Ive heard its usually cut out of a bale processer with a knife or the manure haulers cut it out of their beaters for 150$ an hour.....
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