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<blockquote data-quote="chukar" data-source="post: 810557" data-attributes="member: 15658"><p>This thread has been interesting to read. Personally I do not have the equipment necessary to put up my own hay, but I do have a custom guy (cousin) come in a put it up. Around here it is done by the ton. He bales 3x4 big bales.</p><p></p><p>My question is there are several different sizes of round bales. People on this thread have talked about prices ranging from $25 to $40 something. surely some of the difference is varying size bales (I don't have a clue about round bales as there is only 2 guys within 40 miles that put them up), so if you had to break it down by the ton, a common denominator, what would the "break even" of buying or putting up your own be. Again, that is most likely to vary with the type of hay being considered in each scenario.</p><p></p><p>I personally am at a point of saying to heck with taking hay off my place, whether that is sourcing thee equipement to do it myself, or having someone do it. I think I am money ahead to bring hay in and increase the carrying capacity on the limited acres I have. I like the idea of having control over the quality to a point, but even with a cousin putting up the hay I am at the will of his schedule and with full time gig in town I am not sure I have the time to do it myself if I had the equipment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chukar, post: 810557, member: 15658"] This thread has been interesting to read. Personally I do not have the equipment necessary to put up my own hay, but I do have a custom guy (cousin) come in a put it up. Around here it is done by the ton. He bales 3x4 big bales. My question is there are several different sizes of round bales. People on this thread have talked about prices ranging from $25 to $40 something. surely some of the difference is varying size bales (I don't have a clue about round bales as there is only 2 guys within 40 miles that put them up), so if you had to break it down by the ton, a common denominator, what would the "break even" of buying or putting up your own be. Again, that is most likely to vary with the type of hay being considered in each scenario. I personally am at a point of saying to heck with taking hay off my place, whether that is sourcing thee equipement to do it myself, or having someone do it. I think I am money ahead to bring hay in and increase the carrying capacity on the limited acres I have. I like the idea of having control over the quality to a point, but even with a cousin putting up the hay I am at the will of his schedule and with full time gig in town I am not sure I have the time to do it myself if I had the equipment. [/QUOTE]
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