polledhereford1
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Im wondering what the lightest weight u can set uur square baler? Its an old mcCormick. I want them to weigh the smallest weight possible.
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Suzie Q
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The lighter the weight, the looser the strings. If you have them really loose they won't be good to stack and you can't walk on them.
Other than that the drier the hay, the lighter it is and if grass rather than a feed crop it will be lighter again.
Other than that the drier the hay, the lighter it is and if grass rather than a feed crop it will be lighter again.
1982vett
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Shorten the bales. Instead of a 36 inch bale, set it to trip at 18 or so. That will give you a bale that weigh about half a normal bale. Loose bales are a hauling and stacking nightmare. :lol: Not sure an 18 inch bale is going to haul very well either.
Just curious why you want them as light as possible...
Just curious why you want them as light as possible...
polledhereford1
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Well i used to have my dad to help me but he divorced my mom and my mom doesnt like him around her house so im a younger teenager and its hard for me to lift the bigger bales i need to build some upper body strength before i make them bigger
1982vett
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Ok. I'm getting older and have bad shoulders now so I kind of like em lighter these days too. First thing is to be sure the hay is good and cured. If you can handle 50# bags of feed OK shorten the bales down to about 28-30 inches. You don't have to make em so tight you can't get your fingers under the string but don't let them get so loose the strings look like rubber bands. A good solid grass hay like this would probably weigh about 40 - 50 pounds.
If this is still to much, just shorten them some more. It isn't written anywhere that they must be 36 inches and weigh 75 lbs. You are doing this for yourself so do what works for you. Shorter bales just means you need to buy more twine or wire.
If this is still to much, just shorten them some more. It isn't written anywhere that they must be 36 inches and weigh 75 lbs. You are doing this for yourself so do what works for you. Shorter bales just means you need to buy more twine or wire.
dun":pcciv3zt said:
I've heard a bunch of old codgers say that, but I've never tried them. Can you stack hay on a wagon using the hooks? Never seen them used and don't quite understand how they help. But there's a lot of things I don't understand...
