Storing Hay

[JohnMiller3]

Walmart 12x20 carport ~ $767.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forumfiles/8-77864-WalmareCarport12x20767.jpg

"You are what you eat, drink, think, say and do..."
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by Muhammad on 10/29/01 03:01 PM (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[JohnMiller3]

10x20 Walmart Carport $597.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forumfiles/8-77865-WalmartCarports10x20597.jpg

"You are what you eat, drink, think, say and do..."
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by Muhammad on 10/29/01 03:02 PM (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[Knight9]

Hey John,

Might not want to show the Wal Mart carports....see there's this other thread going on...../w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Kevin

 

[jdkid]

Hi ya
i just had a work out and working on a bale 14 x 16 x 3 foot (other inches) and ya shed was a bit over 8 foot ya would get 420 odd bales in there but would be hard stacking in top ones so maybe closer to 360 .it would also be hard to stack big squares in a carport like that ,i also note no spouting (?)so ya may have to work out a way of getting runoff away from shed
catch ya
JD Kid

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Hi ya JDKID!,

I just love that "catch ya"!!!!

I am looking at a carport for a small tractor, not for any hay. Besides, everytime I used to say "Hey, Grandma...", She would reply "Hay is for horses...." /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif


I'm somewhat confused... I had mentioned to Rich about maybe making a "lean-to" add-on to his existing barn and possibly a "carport" for equipment purposes... not for hay...

Especially NOT for 50 acres of hay... /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

But, I'll see Richie this weekend at an auction and get the scoop.../w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

See ya...

 

[cowboydoc]

My thoughts exactly John. But I didn't want to say much as I figured you guys had a better plan than I was thinking of especially with you as the braintrust. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[MJS]

This is a very interesting thread. I'm woefully ignorant on this subject but now I'm curious... are large (6'x5') freestanding round bales that are kept uncovered susceptible to spontaneous combustion or is this mainly a problem for very large stacks of hay like you might see with square bales in a barn?

I received a delivery of few large round bales of poor quality hay (full of stickers) and not being too sure how to dispose of them I've just left them baled to rot in a corner of a field.

 

[RichZ]

All right, maybe you guys will tell me this is a bad idea, but, I thought if I created walls for the carport, out of plywood, and put pallets down as a floor, it wood make a good storage building for hay. Granted it won't have enough storage for 50 acres worth. I also intend to use the loft over my garage. I'm just afraid if I do something wrong, and cause a fire in my barn, I'll kill my goats and horses. If I burn down my garage, insurance will pay for a new one, and no animals would die. In the garage, whatever euipment gets ruined can be replaced with insurance money, but at least nothing will die (other than my tactor, Fergie!). I know this sounds paranoid, but I've learned that if it can happen, it will. And as a novice growing hay, I figure there's a good chance I may do something wrong. So at this point, I don't want to use the hay lofts in my barn. I'm just trying to be extremely careful, until I'm more experienced.

Rich

 

[cowboydoc]

MJS,
Yes this can happen with round bales as well but usually not if they are outside. Round bales were made to go outside and usually just the outer few inches is all that rots. If the hay was put up ok then you have no worries. As far as throwing your bales out in a corner of the field and letting them rot you will probably never have any problems.

 

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