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<blockquote data-quote="ClinchValley86" data-source="post: 1757514" data-attributes="member: 38595"><p>I dont get string any closer than 5 inches from either end of the bale. I let the string wrap around the ends to hold better. Count to 7 usually for each end. </p><p></p><p>I use only plastic twine. The sisal bs is garbage for us as we put a spear in them 4 times by the time they get eaten. If I use sisal, it's a pain in the butt Besides, I pull string off prior to feeding anyways. </p><p></p><p>A square shouldered bale is required. Lot of people don't know this evidently, but the person raking has a lot of influence on the bale shape. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😳" title="Flushed face :flushed:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f633.png" data-shortname=":flushed:" /> </p><p></p><p>As much as I like to have help doing hay, it seems to only complicate things for me when I do. I like straight windrows that are full pickup width. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👌" title="OK hand :ok_hand:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44c.png" data-shortname=":ok_hand:" /> I use a v rake, but do a double pass to form the windrows how I want them. </p><p></p><p>When we first got our hard-core baler, string coming off the ends was a huge headache. I increased string tension and stopped 5 inches from the end of the bale. Increasing string tension was the most dramatic change. The bales are very tight now, regardless what size I take them to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClinchValley86, post: 1757514, member: 38595"] I dont get string any closer than 5 inches from either end of the bale. I let the string wrap around the ends to hold better. Count to 7 usually for each end. I use only plastic twine. The sisal bs is garbage for us as we put a spear in them 4 times by the time they get eaten. If I use sisal, it's a pain in the butt Besides, I pull string off prior to feeding anyways. A square shouldered bale is required. Lot of people don't know this evidently, but the person raking has a lot of influence on the bale shape. 😳 As much as I like to have help doing hay, it seems to only complicate things for me when I do. I like straight windrows that are full pickup width. 👌 I use a v rake, but do a double pass to form the windrows how I want them. When we first got our hard-core baler, string coming off the ends was a huge headache. I increased string tension and stopped 5 inches from the end of the bale. Increasing string tension was the most dramatic change. The bales are very tight now, regardless what size I take them to. [/QUOTE]
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