2013 Hay Season

[Bigfoot62]

I glad you're moving some hay. I thought the trucking from your place to mine was too high for me but Seminole will be twice as much.

Me too. Evidently, the demand is there. This guy has his own trucks. He just called and is coming tomorrow. From what I can tell, he's buying from me, transporting it himself, then selling it on the other end. I think he already has it sold. And, good for him. It's good for me too.

 

[Tx Jim]

Back 2 or 3 yrs ago when we made hardly any hay I bought several 18 wheeler loads out of Missouri. I also got one load from a place called Whitehouse Farm in Tenn that some bales were rotten and not even close to 5 feet tall. The man in Tenn always ended our conversation with God Bless you. I told him that he needed to do a lot of praying about the sorry hay he sent me. A lot of hay is being trucked to West Texas because it's so dry there.

 

[bigbull338]

weve been cutting hay since monday an are finishing up a field today.an boy am i glad we went back to baling our own hay its alot less stress than waiting on an finding some1 to bale.the guy we hired to cut an rake started on monday.you dont know what your missing by not having a big 5 by 6 baler. 1 5 by 6 bale is equal to 1.5 4 by 6 bales.an that means less hay to bale move stack an feed.the cutter will be moving to the last 40acs in the morning.

 

[Tx Jim]

1 5 by 6 bale is equal to 1.5 4 by 6 bales.an that means less hay to bale move stack an feed.the cutter will be moving to the last 40acs in the morning.

I think that a 5X6 will not equal 1-1/2 4X6 bales when all things are equal. 5X6 bale is only 25% larger than a 4X6 bale. Example 4X6 weighs 1200#s then a 5X6 in same field baling same hay should weigh 1500#s not 1800#s

 

[Timm250]

Here's some pictures from last week. I cut about 20 acres & it made 81 4x5 rolls.

 

[bigbull338]

I think that a 5X6 will not equal 1-1/2 4X6 bales when all things are equal. 5X6 bale is only 25% larger than a 4X6 bale. Example 4X6 weighs 1200#s then a 5X6 in same field baling same hay should weigh 1500#s not 1800#s

well the max weight for a 5 by 6 bale is 1800 to 2000lbs depending on the hay an how tight its baled.the baler is set to factory specs s im sure the bales will be 600lbs heavier.an we fed 4 by 6s all winter at a rate of 12 bales a week.wich means feeding 5 by 6s we will go back to feeding 7 bales a wk vs 12.

 

[bigbull338]

oh yeah i forgot to add this to my 1st 2 above posts.last year the field we are finishing up made 104 4 by 6 bales.where as this year itll make 90 5 by 6s or more.so that means its more hay this year.

 

[RedNeckRacin]

Fellas,

I read where you were talking about baling systems and I wanted to throw in my 2 cents worth. My fil and I bought a Kuhn's system. 10 bale accumulator and two grapples. One for his tractor and one for mine/skidsteer. Well, I'm tell you flat out, we have not looked backed. The first couple of times we used it, we were frustrated. When we finally got the kinks worked out, bale tightness, hook spacing in the grapple. Things worked pretty dam slick. He can run around with the baler and accumulator, and I start a few hours later grabbing them up if I have to work that day. We did 600 square bales, raked, baled, picked up and unloaded by ourselves in a day. WE have done even more than that but it was all the hay that was cut.

But i hear ya fellas, thats all the hay we have done besides about 40 round bales. Been to much rain. A few places yesterday got 4+ inches on rain in one day!!

 

[fordmantpw]

On size, a 5x6 bale is 56% larger than a 4x6 bale, or a 5x6 is 1.56 times the size of the 4x6. I'm not basing this on weight, just math.

Volume is pi*radius^2*height.
4x6:
pi*2^2*6 = 24*pi

5x6:
pi*2.5^2*6 = 37.5*pi

(37.5*pi) / (24*pi) = 1.5625

I'm no farm or hay genius, but I do love math!

 

[Lou66]

On size, a 5x6 bale is 56% larger than a 4x6 bale, or a 5x6 is 1.56 times the size of the 4x6. I'm not basing this on weight, just math.

Volume is pi*radius^2*height.
4x6:
pi*2^2*6 = 24*pi

5x6:
pi*2.5^2*6 = 37.5*pi

(37.5*pi) / (24*pi) = 1.5625

I'm no farm or hay genius, but I do love math!

I believe the diameter is six feet.. and the wide is four and five,, so the 5x6 is 1.25 larger than the 4x6.. 113.04 vs 141.3,, Lou