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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1685584" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>That much rain on stacked hay - I would unstack it and let it dry before I restacked it. If it remains stacked, it will not dry where the bottoms of a bale sit on the tops of bales below. And it will rot there. That is my experience. When you unstack and restack, lay heavy plastic twine or nylon rope under the bottom bales and tie those to the straps or grommets in the tarp. Keep those tight and the tarp will stay on. Let the tarp overhang the bales on the ends of the stack a foot or so and tie those grommets with heavy twine from side to side of the stack on the ends to keep the wind from getting the tarp and lifting it.</p><p>Net wrap or twine on the bales make no difference on stacked wet hay. Advantage of net wrap is making a smooth tight surface to shed the water (runoff) when exposed to the weather in open air - but not when it is stacked and in contact with another bale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1685584, member: 40418"] That much rain on stacked hay - I would unstack it and let it dry before I restacked it. If it remains stacked, it will not dry where the bottoms of a bale sit on the tops of bales below. And it will rot there. That is my experience. When you unstack and restack, lay heavy plastic twine or nylon rope under the bottom bales and tie those to the straps or grommets in the tarp. Keep those tight and the tarp will stay on. Let the tarp overhang the bales on the ends of the stack a foot or so and tie those grommets with heavy twine from side to side of the stack on the ends to keep the wind from getting the tarp and lifting it. Net wrap or twine on the bales make no difference on stacked wet hay. Advantage of net wrap is making a smooth tight surface to shed the water (runoff) when exposed to the weather in open air - but not when it is stacked and in contact with another bale. [/QUOTE]
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