[AT] Small square hay bales?

[Ricky Prescott]

I always hated hauling hay behind the old JD balers. The bales never were
the same length.  New Hollands were the best ones to haul behind.  They were
very consistent.  I still remember the 7500 bales of milo we hauled out of
one field with two pickups.  I never thought we would get through.  The
field was a mile long.  Seemed like a lot of hay when I was 16.  It was 105
degrees in July most days.  Ricky
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From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
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Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Small square hay bales?


> Reading information on an AC baler recently I noticed that they specified
> bale weight at up to 80 lbs for twine and up to 100 lbs for wire (2 wire I
> think).  I figure this is due to the capacity of the twine or wire.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Armstrong" <toma at risingnet.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 12:33 PM
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> > Out here in California all hay is sold in 3 wire bales. At the feed
stores
> > and hay suppliers it is sold by the bale. This winter good hay, alfalfa,
> > grass or grain was running $10-12 a bale. If you are buying you want
heavy
> > bales, if selling light bales. 3 wire bales are supposed to run 16 to
the
> > ton but I suspect most bales are between 80 and 100 lbs.
> >
> > I got a few acres of oats and vetch planted a few weeks ago. Now I have
to
> > fix the D2 with the PTO and the mower before it is time to cut.
> >
> > Tom Armstrong  toma at sangregorio.org  San Gregorio, CA  s. 1892
> > Barnyard Technology--- Ideas for tomorrow -> from yesterday's scrap.
> >      4th, 5th, 6th generation on family farm. Can Ag Sustain?
> >                 http://www.sangregorio.org/
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