hard core or soft core
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cowsense
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Hands down- HARDCORE--Superior to handle (lots of truckers won't even haul soft cores)- better bale shape & density-don
't recquire as much power to form bales- will unroll right to the core not in a pile!!!!
't recquire as much power to form bales- will unroll right to the core not in a pile!!!!
AngusLimoX
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Hardcore for my situation.
Only advantage of softcore I know of is they can be put up slightly wetter/dry out better if put up wet.
Only advantage of softcore I know of is they can be put up slightly wetter/dry out better if put up wet.
Bez?
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dun":9oqhzghk said:
Yeah, I have heard of that happening - but if you got a full size bale, he did not gyp you on the amount!
Larger bales - even when really hard have a pile of hay in them and will not move when you ram them with a spear.
Bez?
DiamondSCattleCo
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Hardcore balers have many advantages:
1) More productive. There isn't a softcore baler on the market that will run with a good hardcore baler.
2) Bales keep better when put up dry.
3) Less hauling and handling.
4) Less power required to run.
Having said that, softcore balers have their place too:
1) Cheaper intial purchase.
2) Hay can be 2 or 3 points wetter and still keep well. Translates to less leaf loss when baling.
3) Easier handling with smaller equipment.
I've got both around here. An M&W 5506 softcore and a NH664 hardcore baler. If conditions are wet or extremely dry, I'll use the 5506. Its an enclosed chamber baler, and leaf loss is minimal. But otherwise, I'll use the 664. I like being able to roll into a heavy 120 acre field and bale it in a day.
Rod
1) More productive. There isn't a softcore baler on the market that will run with a good hardcore baler.
2) Bales keep better when put up dry.
3) Less hauling and handling.
4) Less power required to run.
Having said that, softcore balers have their place too:
1) Cheaper intial purchase.
2) Hay can be 2 or 3 points wetter and still keep well. Translates to less leaf loss when baling.
3) Easier handling with smaller equipment.
I've got both around here. An M&W 5506 softcore and a NH664 hardcore baler. If conditions are wet or extremely dry, I'll use the 5506. Its an enclosed chamber baler, and leaf loss is minimal. But otherwise, I'll use the 664. I like being able to roll into a heavy 120 acre field and bale it in a day.
Rod
Bez?":2ff32ubg said:
There was a lot of hay in them, that's for sure, 6X6. But he cheated! He had a deal that lifted the bales from the outside, as best I can describe it, kind like a giant tweezers (big pinchy lifter). To unload the trailer I had to push them off then stand them up. Took forever to get the stuff moved and stacked.
dun
