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I've never used a "silage special" baler, or one with a silage kit. Just a regular baler. John Deere and Vermeer have worked fine for baleage.
Stocker Steve said:Parked the rake, called around, and rented a wrapper. Legume mix hay won't go below 35% with our current humidity and a couple rains per week. Will be baling at 35 to 50% moisture with a nothing special Hesston.
Neighbor baled all his grass/red clover hay before the last rain. Now you can smell the stacked round bales when you drive by on the road... Costs a lot to roll up junk.
Jeanne - Simme Valley said:Gcreek- I agree - in-line is cheaper - and you have less throw away plastic in the end. The "only" advantage I see in the marshmellows, is that they are more saleable. Buyers "think" they keep better/longer than the in-line when they take them home, but reality is when you pick up/move a marshmellow, it is almost like breaking it open. You do break the seal and it breathes.
Jeanne - Simme Valley said:I grant you that one. Have a friend that always did marshmellows, got an in-line and hated how much space it took.
But, I would be concerned with breaking the seal if they are stacked. Does this present any problem?