Feeding Big Squares with a Shredder

[randiliana]

So here's our dilemma, we will be feeding about 300 head of cows this winter. We have a Highline 6600 bale processor. We've fed 3x4x8 squares through it before, but have always used a second tractor to load with. That's not too big of a deal when we're feeding at home, but we are going to be feeding 2 miles from home, and don't really want to have to run both tractors over there. And, we're going to be feeding 2-4 squares a day ( rest are round). So, anyone ever fed squares with a shredder designed more to rounds?

DH thinks he might weld a couple pieces of flat iron on either end of the arms and then slide them under from the narrow end. We've tried from the wide side, and that doesn't work, the bale isn't high enough to fall in.

 

[jedstivers]

I'd keep adding metal till it worked.

 

[mncowboy]

I agree with jedstivers but just out of curiosity, how much hay do you feed 300 each day? 10/ 1000 lbs?

 

[randiliana]

I missed this.... We feed about 2.5% of their body weight. So a 1300 lb cow will get about 30 lbs. So 9000 lbs wich will be about 7 big round or square bales.