Hay preservatives

callmefence · Jun 5, 2019

The discussion the other day about getting SS and Millet dry got me thinking about preservatives. Anyone got any experience with them??
I've been looking at the application systems and I believe I could build a manual system out of stuff on my on shelf's.

M-5 · Jun 5, 2019

callmefence said:
The discussion the other day about getting SS and Millet dry got me thinking about preservatives. Anyone got any experience with them??
I've been looking at the application systems and I believe I could build a manual system out of stuff on my on shelf's.

I threaten building one every year . Its pretty simple or complicated which ever way you go. Some people just apply a prescribed amount no matter the moisture content and that would be fine for most people doing a few hundred rolls a year . If you are doing it to sell it needs to be metered to apply only what is needed to keep cost lower and quality at its peak.

I have no first hand experience but have chatted with several people that run both ways . The simple way The baler moisture meter will run you about 500 bucks and then its just math to figure out what % you need to apply and everything gets it not matter the moisture %. IDK the cost of the Acid I have not gotten that far YET.

chevytaHOE5674 · Jun 5, 2019

I use New Holland Crop Saver when needed. It gets the job done but adds cost to the hay and also if selling some people dont like it. I have a variable rate controller in the cab so I can dial in the rate for the tonnage of hay I'm baling. Its handy to have setup and wouldnt be without it, but due to cost I only use it when absolutely necessary.

chevytaHOE5674 · Jun 5, 2019

The system itself is pretty basic a tank, pump, spray bar, nozzles, and a GPH flow meter. The preservative is applied at so many lbs/ton of hay. So math is needed to convert how many gallons per hour of product are needed based on tonnage of hay being baled.

BC · Jun 5, 2019

Have any of you used dry inocculant on as hay is picked by round baler. Saw a man down in Brazos County rig up a Gandy box on his baler with several tubes that dangled in front of the pick up. He used a dry silage inocculant. He claimed that he could bale up to 21 to 22 % moisture and it wouldn't mold and spoil

callmefence · Jun 6, 2019

Jd green guard was priced to me at 650.00 for a 50 gallon drum = 450.00 pounds. So 1.40 a pound. Application rates run from 2 to 8 pounds per ton. So minimum cost would be 2.80 per ton. But as moisture goes up that number gets bigger quick.

There's generic products that are a cheaper and seem to be identical ingredients except without the green dye jd puts in theirs .