[AT] Small square hay bales?

[Howard Bottles]

Ricky, that IS a lot of hay for just 2 trucks!!

Ricky Prescott wrote:

>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
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>>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.
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>>Charlie
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>>From: "Tom Armstrong" <toma at risingnet.net>
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>>>Out here in California all hay is sold in 3 wire bales. At the feed
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>stores
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>>>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
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>heavy
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>>>bales, if selling light bales. 3 wire bales are supposed to run 16 to
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>>>ton but I suspect most bales are between 80 and 100 lbs.
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>>>I got a few acres of oats and vetch planted a few weeks ago. Now I have
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>>>fix the D2 with the PTO and the mower before it is time to cut.
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>>>Tom Armstrong  toma at sangregorio.org  San Gregorio, CA  s. 1892
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>>>     4th, 5th, 6th generation on family farm. Can Ag Sustain?
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