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Big round bale size, and why
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cattledriver
Posted 2/20/2018 19:57 (#6592800 - in reply to #6592690)
Subject: RE: Big round bale size, and why


Oklahoma		Run a 5 ft baler and make my bales just a shade under 6ft tall. About 5x5 3/4. I feed around 5-600 bales a winter ballpark. The reason I like the bigger bales is because it takes 8-4ft bales to equal 6-5ft bales. So I'd have to have and extra 200 bales if I was running a 4 ft baler. Hauling and moving an extra 200 bales a yr would be a pain. I'd rather have bigger bales to save on time.

I realize truckers prefer the 4 footers to haul but if I was selling a lot of hay I'd still want to sell the big bales. More tonnage on the truck to make it worth you time and more money per load. The truckers have to put wide load signs on and usually red flags but there still legal.

I know quit a few that have both 4ft and 5ft balers. They keep the 5ft bales for there cows and sell the 4ft bales. I don't have the money for 2 balers but makes since I guess.
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