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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 702498" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>AC, when it comes to the baleage I'm just the help but I do listen and I can even learn sometimes. The setup we are using is simply a New Holland baler with the baleage attachement on it. This is is just a beefier pickup in the throat. The baler is nothing extraodinary in any way it just has this attachement and still bale any other type of hay. Not as fast as a JD but it does make a prettier roll.JMO I guess what I'm saying is that its versital and not anything out or reach financially. </p><p></p><p>You can spend a lot of money on a sprayer attachement but what we did was simply mount a tank on the front of the tractor and use an electric pump to send the solution to the rear of the tractor where we mounted a small boom so it sprays the windrow just before it enters the baler. Total cost of this was about $300 and some time.</p><p></p><p>We use an Anderson table wrapper. Its self propelled and all you gotta do is aim it in the right direction and keep it fed with bales and it will do the rest. One person can do this easily. (This is my job and if I can do it well ... you know) </p><p></p><p>In my opinion the baleage is wonderful feed. The cows love it and they will eat it quicker than any other hay I put in front of them. But there are some drawbacks to using it. Personally, I don't like the weight of the bales and I don't like the plastic. Its also a messy job taking the plastic off and I don't like smelling like a wino after feeding it. Also, once you tube it it really needs to be close to where you are going to feed it cause moving it once wrapped is not really practical. Nevertheless, you will have to move it either wrapped or unwrapped and its heavy. Really heavy. </p><p></p><p>The good points are its just wonderful feed. Not as cheap as sileage but more financially attainable in the short run. Its also an excellent insurance policy if your hay gets rained on or if you have a year like we did in 2002 when it rained every 3 days all summer. You can still put up hay. To me, this is the best selling point cause with a baleage system you can cut hay every 28-30 days no matter what and its just gives you peace of mind and that's worth something.</p><p></p><p>Hope this was helpful.</p><p></p><p>Here is a pic of the wrapper I use.</p><p><img src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/jogeephus/IMG_1455-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 702498, member: 4362"] AC, when it comes to the baleage I'm just the help but I do listen and I can even learn sometimes. The setup we are using is simply a New Holland baler with the baleage attachement on it. This is is just a beefier pickup in the throat. The baler is nothing extraodinary in any way it just has this attachement and still bale any other type of hay. Not as fast as a JD but it does make a prettier roll.JMO I guess what I'm saying is that its versital and not anything out or reach financially. You can spend a lot of money on a sprayer attachement but what we did was simply mount a tank on the front of the tractor and use an electric pump to send the solution to the rear of the tractor where we mounted a small boom so it sprays the windrow just before it enters the baler. Total cost of this was about $300 and some time. We use an Anderson table wrapper. Its self propelled and all you gotta do is aim it in the right direction and keep it fed with bales and it will do the rest. One person can do this easily. (This is my job and if I can do it well ... you know) In my opinion the baleage is wonderful feed. The cows love it and they will eat it quicker than any other hay I put in front of them. But there are some drawbacks to using it. Personally, I don't like the weight of the bales and I don't like the plastic. Its also a messy job taking the plastic off and I don't like smelling like a wino after feeding it. Also, once you tube it it really needs to be close to where you are going to feed it cause moving it once wrapped is not really practical. Nevertheless, you will have to move it either wrapped or unwrapped and its heavy. Really heavy. The good points are its just wonderful feed. Not as cheap as sileage but more financially attainable in the short run. Its also an excellent insurance policy if your hay gets rained on or if you have a year like we did in 2002 when it rained every 3 days all summer. You can still put up hay. To me, this is the best selling point cause with a baleage system you can cut hay every 28-30 days no matter what and its just gives you peace of mind and that's worth something. Hope this was helpful. Here is a pic of the wrapper I use. [img]http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/jogeephus/IMG_1455-1.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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