kenny thomas":3kg81d72 said:
Angus Cowman":3kg81d72 said:
on the tube wrappers like Jo is using guys are charging 6-7
on the singles it is running between 7-8
and that is with the customer supplying the tractor to load the bales
KT on the tubelines the wrap is running about $3 pr bale and with the single bale wrapper my cost is running about $4.25 for the wrap
with the tubeline I think you can average about 70 bales per hr and with the single I am wrapping about 20-22 pr hr
Let me get this right, it takes about 3 bales of haylage to get the same dry matter as one bale of dry hay. At $7-8 per bale to wrap you have $21-$24 per dry matter bale. Think I will just wait and put mine in the barn. I do understand the need with certain crops but with common grass hay don't guess it will work for me. Maybe high quality dairy hay but not the junk I roll.
Well I guess TB's numbers would be accurate if both the haylage and the dry bales weighed the same
mine should have a dry matter weight of around 770lbs pr bale
and my dry hay will have a dry matter of around 820lbs so there is only 50lbs different in the actual dry matter of the 2
TB would be correct if both of the finished bales weighed the same