Best Silage Baler? - Hay & Forage Forum
2015年9月7日 · All the bales were lumpy. I had the density turned up as high as I could and it still wouldn't make a good bale. My neighbor was helping me out with their NH 7070. And they were making perfectly round bales all day. They were actually thinking of trading their NH for a Krone. Which brings up the question, what is the best silage baler?
Small square balers capable for silage? | Hay & Forage Forum
2023年8月18日 · You can use silage sheets to ensile squares, it’s done in Europe but - the bales are heavy, opening a clamp/pile sheet (edit)everyday to get a bale out is going to spoil the face with all the air as small squares aren’t very high density. 10 cows - you could feed 4x4 wrapped rounds without a ton of waste from spoilage.
Quick 'How To' for wrapping round bales for silage?
2018年9月10日 · I agree that trying to sell wrapped silage bales is the way to give top notch feed away at a discount. We have wrapped everything (for our own use) from 20% to 70% and actually prefer to do it on the drier side as it makes the bales easier to handle.
Best pick for a 4'x5' silage special round baler?
2013年1月3日 · Beautiful place Ross. Have heard good things about both the New Holland and the Vermeer round balers for silage. swmnhay is one of the vermeer experts. I used a new BR7060 New Holland silage special last spring. Not mine, belonged to a friend and it work very well, no problems. Did 52 bales if I recall. Pulled it with a NH TD5050 tractor.
ideal moisture for silage bales - Hay & Forage Forum
2015年1月27日 · made aprox 600 silage bales of first and second cutting mixed grass hay at varying moisture levels (as a reference year for future knowledge). As we have fed most of them, we've seen hay that probably could have been stacked and tarped with our dry bales not wasting the time and money to wrap, some that seem to have been perfect in quality ...
What exactly is a "silage special"?? - Hay & Forage Forum
2015年7月15日 · A silage special baler can physically handle wetter hay, but it won't really do anything to cut down on mold. It's like comparing a 1 ton dually truck to a 1/2 ton pickup. The 1 ton can handle heavier weight and last longer doing it than a 1/2 ton pickup.
Round Bale Silage Balers - Hay & Forage Forum
2015年7月1日 · If one of your guys has an 504 pro and have issues send me a mail and I will try to help because I know that baler pretty well. weight on bales without cutters you can add 7% for 17 knives and for 25 its 10%. 1.6m bales Alfalfa 550-650kg 1st grade for highest. wheat Straw 400kg, Cornstalks 450kg, groundnuts hay 600 - 750kg.
Using a nonsilage round baler for high moisture hay... - Hay
2021年4月8日 · To me that is 60% give or take. I have made 30% moisture alfalfa bales for wrapping using a non silage baler. No drama at all, but 30% moisture hay is not a big deal to bale with modern round baler. As mike10 was hinting, windrow shape is the key. Make a perfectly shaped windrow and making round bales is so much easier.
Round bale silage questions - Hay & Forage Forum
2013年4月22日 · Moisture affects fermentation. We usually tried to keep bales around 55%. We cut for silage bags at the high end of 60%, but bales didn't come out as well at that moisture. Wrong type of bacterial growth, silage comes out smelling rank and cows don't like it. Moisture too low, and microbial activity stops, end up with mold growth.
How many wraps of net on silage bales? | Hay & Forage Forum
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