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<blockquote data-quote="Arnold Ziffle" data-source="post: 111808" data-attributes="member: 43"><p>Eric, I think gabby is about right. Flower Mound might be a little different, but in my area we don't have rocky/sandy soils and we usually get an awful lot of rain in late fall through winter. Bales left to sit on top of bare ground can get a lot of waste due to rotting. You might be better off buying a bunch of used rail road ties and arranging them in two long rows, then set the bales on top. Or get some crushed concrete bull rock, or even some freebie wooden pallets. Anything to keep the bales from making constant contact with the wet ground. Then butt them up tight against each other.</p><p></p><p>But I bet that with your steel supply contacts, machine shop employees, etc. you could probably get a 3 sided shed built relatively cheaply with used pipe and new or maybe even used skin. Or maybe just one with a metal roof. I've read this in many articles, and also in my experience, a plain & simple (non-fancy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) hay storage shed is one of the most economically justifiable items you can have on a ranch and has a fairly quick payback period, depending on local spoilage/waste conditions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arnold Ziffle, post: 111808, member: 43"] Eric, I think gabby is about right. Flower Mound might be a little different, but in my area we don't have rocky/sandy soils and we usually get an awful lot of rain in late fall through winter. Bales left to sit on top of bare ground can get a lot of waste due to rotting. You might be better off buying a bunch of used rail road ties and arranging them in two long rows, then set the bales on top. Or get some crushed concrete bull rock, or even some freebie wooden pallets. Anything to keep the bales from making constant contact with the wet ground. Then butt them up tight against each other. But I bet that with your steel supply contacts, machine shop employees, etc. you could probably get a 3 sided shed built relatively cheaply with used pipe and new or maybe even used skin. Or maybe just one with a metal roof. I've read this in many articles, and also in my experience, a plain & simple (non-fancy :) ) hay storage shed is one of the most economically justifiable items you can have on a ranch and has a fairly quick payback period, depending on local spoilage/waste conditions. [/QUOTE]
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