Lee VanRoss
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I thank God that I have enough hay (of any kind) to last until grass. Stripping net wrap is way down on my list of gripes
A question I have always had, how do you get in the Skid Steer with a bale on the front?I've also rolled them in the pasture with the loader till the ice was broken up but that don't always work.
Here's one thawing in the garage overnight, nothing beats a covered bale though.
You get in the skid steer (or, track loader here), spear the bale and have your wife do the dirty work. Or - you have your wife do it all and she's freakishly agile. That said, our current track loader is a Kubota and the door slides up-n-over, doesn't open out, so there's enough room.A question I have always had, how do you get in the Skid Steer with a bale on the front?
We all are not blessed with a " freakishly agile" wife or a newer Kubota where the doors slide up. For the "old-fashioned" ones, can you open the door?You get in the skid steer (or, track loader here), spear the bale and have your wife do the dirty work. Or - you have your wife do it all and she's freakishly agile. That said, our current track loader is a Kubota and the door slides up-n-over, doesn't open out, so there's enough room.
It's not easy getting in and out with a New Holland that is why I like to use the tractor anytime I can.A question I have always had, how do you get in the Skid Steer with a bale on the front?
And that is why I asked. Thank you.It's not easy getting in and out with a New Holland that is why I like to use the tractor anytime I can.
But when the mud gets deep that track loader will go anywhere.
Something I have done is stab the bale as high as I can and raise it a foot off the ground, then you can swing the door wide open.
I'm not saying that it's a good idea.
And feed all that ground up plastic to there animals and wonder why strange deaths happen. Can you imagine the pain a cow goes through before she dies being bound up with plastic?TMR is an inefficient, expensive way to grind a bale. Most of the big guys here get a custom guy in with a tub grinder or use a bale shredder on the bales first.
I'm no fan of feeding plastic to cows. I cut and pull my twines. Sisal is often impractical here because we have so many low runs and tend to get wet falls. I've been using biodegradable plastic for a few years now.And feed all that ground up plastic to there animals and wonder why strange deaths happen. Can you imagine the pain a cow goes through before she dies being bound up with plastic?
What Rydero said - the cows will eat that net wrap and it will accumulate in their stomachs. Eat enough and it will kill them.