Things I learned baling hay...

[ponytug]

Re hay, the new place doesn't have a hay shed, any way I can stack it that will cause minimal damage such as on its end, side etc etc.

Tarp? Pallets to keep the hay off the soil?

Other than that, make a cube, or a rectangle, and pull from one face.

All the best,

Peter

 

[ruffdog]

I helped bale as a teen and where I live now, I help the neighbor horse farmer. I could about fall asleep standing on a moving wagon....very relaxing. Moss, you forgot one rule, If you are coming up to a corner, grab the bale out of the chute early so it doesn't fall to the ground mid corner. The neighbor buys the best US made twine he can as the other stuff breaks too much. He is seeing now that even the good stuff is getting cheap. It sure is thinner than I remember back in the 70's. Once the wagons are full, I normally unload the wagon onto the elevator for the guys in the barn. I get more fresh air that way.

 

[grsthegreat]

I purchased a bunch of used, plastic pallets and line the 2 hay storage areas. Now no ground moisture problems, and hay stored in sheds so no tarping either.

 

[Hay Dude]

I purchased a bunch of used, plastic pallets and line the 2 hay storage areas. Now no ground moisture problems, and hay stored in sheds so no tarping either.

I have about a hundred of them. Best thing since baling twine for hay bales.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

That's why there are cow magnets.

and this...

 

[two_bit_score]

and this...

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This is more what I was talking about:

Hardware disease - Wikipedia

A cow magnet is a veterinary medical device for the treatment or prevention of hardware disease in cattle.[1] Traditionally, cow magnets were strong Alnico magnets about 1 cm by 8 cm (0.4 by 3.1 inches) in the shape of a smoothed rod, but today they are more commonly several ring-shaped ferrite magnets attached to a stainless-steel or plastic core, in the same shape as the single-piece original.[citation needed] Newer designs to help increase effectiveness include a cage design, in which the magnet holds metal objects inside a protective plastic framework. Even newer designs include a stronger array of rare-earth magnets inside a stainless steel body that resembles the original Alnico design.

A rancher or dairy farmer feeds a magnet to each calf at branding time; the magnet settles in the rumen or reticulum and remains there for the life of the animal.

 

[MossRoad]

Things I learned while reading a thread I started about things I learned while baling hay.... :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

$11.96 for a 4-pack on Amazon... :laughing:

Amazon.com: Master Magnetics COW-CP6X4BX New Ferrite Cow Magnet, .625" Diameter, 3" Length, Black (Pack of 4): Industrial & Scientific

 

[cqaigy2]

I remembered my dad have a box of the "cow" magnets, they were loads of fun to play with. I don't know how many he dispensed, but it always seemed like he had lots of them. I even found one the other day, must have been 40 or so years old.

 

[grsthegreat]

I used to feed those back in the 1980’s . They did work. Im not sure if anyone even uses them anymore since the invention of plastic twine.