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<blockquote data-quote="Atimm693" data-source="post: 1475627" data-attributes="member: 26138"><p>55hp is on the low end, especially if you have hilly ground. Would probably be fine for dry hay. </p><p></p><p>Haylage is super heavy.. Our 5x4 wet alfalfa bales are in the neighborhood of 1500 lbs. It's damn good feed though, our calves had an average gain around 3.5lbs per day on it this year. You will need a way to wrap it to turn it into silage.</p><p></p><p>You will not have as much spoilage and mess with net wrap if you store hay outside. Net is also a little easier to deal with when it comes time to feed them, in my experience. </p><p></p><p>I would not jump in unless you are confident that you can do the maintenance and repair that needs to be done to keep an older machine working. They can bleed you dry if you have to pay someone to work on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Atimm693, post: 1475627, member: 26138"] 55hp is on the low end, especially if you have hilly ground. Would probably be fine for dry hay. Haylage is super heavy.. Our 5x4 wet alfalfa bales are in the neighborhood of 1500 lbs. It's damn good feed though, our calves had an average gain around 3.5lbs per day on it this year. You will need a way to wrap it to turn it into silage. You will not have as much spoilage and mess with net wrap if you store hay outside. Net is also a little easier to deal with when it comes time to feed them, in my experience. I would not jump in unless you are confident that you can do the maintenance and repair that needs to be done to keep an older machine working. They can bleed you dry if you have to pay someone to work on it. [/QUOTE]
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