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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 531403" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>With the loss storing that much hay outside, It won't take long to for a barn to pay for itself just by reducing loss. I have seen people try the pyramid/tarp thing. Must not be all it is cracked up to be because they don't see them doing it anymore. </p><p></p><p>I had a trailer load of square bales for a guy that couldn't get it right away. It was supposed to rain so I tarped it because all my sheds were full. It sat out in the sun for about 10 days. When he came to get it and we pulled the tarp off, we found a trailor load of wet mildewed hay. The tarp kept the rain off alright, but the tarp, heat , moisture combination in the hay set up its own rainforest. I assume this would also happen in the pyramid as the tarp does not allow for air to flow around the bales. Just my observation and one opinion.</p><p></p><p>This is a method I used before I had enough barn space.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>500 bales is a lot to store this way, but at one time I had enough space set up to store over 200. Had excellent results. The plastic does not cover the entire bale trapping moisture in a tent like manner. Just sheds water over the top. Also plastic is not one long piece.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 531403, member: 7795"] With the loss storing that much hay outside, It won't take long to for a barn to pay for itself just by reducing loss. I have seen people try the pyramid/tarp thing. Must not be all it is cracked up to be because they don't see them doing it anymore. I had a trailer load of square bales for a guy that couldn't get it right away. It was supposed to rain so I tarped it because all my sheds were full. It sat out in the sun for about 10 days. When he came to get it and we pulled the tarp off, we found a trailor load of wet mildewed hay. The tarp kept the rain off alright, but the tarp, heat , moisture combination in the hay set up its own rainforest. I assume this would also happen in the pyramid as the tarp does not allow for air to flow around the bales. Just my observation and one opinion. This is a method I used before I had enough barn space. [ATTACH type="full" alt="100_4897.JPG"]1[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="100_4899.JPG"]0[/ATTACH] 500 bales is a lot to store this way, but at one time I had enough space set up to store over 200. Had excellent results. The plastic does not cover the entire bale trapping moisture in a tent like manner. Just sheds water over the top. Also plastic is not one long piece. [/QUOTE]
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