I have a 5x6 baler. Set the monitor at 70" for dry bales so they don't go oversize if I can't stop the tractor quickly enough in heavy windrows. Most dry hay bales weigh around 1600 lb with pressure set high on the baler. The bales usually sit in the field for a couple days, depending on the weather forecast. Then move them to the hay shed or field storage 2 bales at a time with front and rear bale spears. The larger the bale, the fewer tractor trips back and forth from the field to the hay shed. The larger the bale the longer the time between starting a tractor to fill hay feeders all winter. I do have a Notch 8 bale gooseneck hay trailer I occasionally use to move hay between farms or if I should buy some hay. It holds 8 5x6 bales nicely. For short distances on town roads the overall width is not an issue. I have tried using the trailer to move bales from the field to storage area or hay shed. Found it was actually faster, in my situation, just to spear them one time and use the tractor to carry 2 bales at a time from field to shed or row storage. edit to add: here is a picture of stacking bales in the shed from last July. A good reminder in February! Also feeding these bales recently.
Edited by Jim 2/21/2018 09:16
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Big round bale size, and why
