Buying vs making hay

[Nesikep]

best bet (if you're not overloaded) is to go over the truck scales before and after

 

[True Grit Farms]

I always bought by the roll, some rolls were heavy some lighter. It didn't matter because the deal was by the roll. Take a roll and weigh it at your local grain elevator or warehouse.

 

[JMJ Farms]

I always bought by the roll, some rolls were heavy some lighter. It didn't matter because the deal was by the roll. Take a roll and weigh it at your local grain elevator or warehouse.

It's sold by the roll here too. I just converted to a per ton price for comparison purposes. The two previous posts are the only way I know to weigh it also. I actually use the scales at a local timber "pole" plant.

 

[True Grit Farms]

It's easy to tell a heavy roll hay. I have a lead on a good low count 468 JD net wrap in excellent shape. Hopefully I can get it bought right. It should only take about 20 years to get my monies worth out of it.

 

[dun]

It's easy to tell a heavy roll hay. I have a lead on a good low count 468 JD net wrap in excellent shape. Hopefully I can get it bought right. It should only take about 20 years to get my monies worth out of it.

If lack of aggravation and ease of baling is worth anything. Compared to an older baler it will pay for itself a lot sooner.

 

[True Grit Farms]

That my thoughts also Dun. I guess I'm nuts because I enjoy cutting and baling hay. The one I have now is a manual string tie. And my neck doesn't swivel like it once did.

 

[TexasBred]

I've never put up my own hay even when I used thousands of rolls a year. Just too much better to be able to check out several hay sources, prices and "quality" of hay and buy what works best for me.

 

[JMJ Farms]

It's easy to tell a heavy roll hay. I have a lead on a good low count 468 JD net wrap in excellent shape. Hopefully I can get it bought right. It should only take about 20 years to get my monies worth out of it.

If you don't buy it TG, let me know. I'm interested.

 

[hillbilly beef man]

If you are a full timer or retired then the difference in quality might be worth putting up your own. A part timer like me will never be able to make putting up your own pencil out. I can haul more bought hay in a weekend than I would be able to put up in a week if I was off. Plus feed is cheap around here.

 

[TexasBred]

best bet (if you're not overloaded) is to go over the truck scales before and after

Always....purchase by the ton, never by the bale.

 

[Bigfoot]

Don't some real big outfits buy all their hay? Some of yaw might now.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Is "yaw" a product of spell check?

 

[Bigfoot]

Is "yaw" a product of spell check?

Naw........

One word answers are rude according to my mother. Sorry about how that.