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Bales or pit???

  • 07-08-2012 10:16am
    #1
    hoochis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭


    Hi all.
    Looks like we are going to get a few dry days this week! I have about 15 acres to cut. Which would be a better option, bales or pit? Probably wont be able to save it as much as I would like so would bales be the way to go? Which would do more damage to land? Im hoping to cut tomorrow evening and pick up the following day. Any thoughts?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    grazeaway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭grazeaway


    well it depends on how wet the land is and how big the machinary will be and how much travliing will be done.

    if your going with the pit will it be precision cut and if so how big will the harvester, tractors and trailers be. Can you get them to half fill the trailers to reduce the weight?

    if your doing bales how do you plan to bring them in? if your baling and wrapping in the field or in the yard?


  • #3
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    How heavy is the crop?
    If it hasn't been cut already this year I suggest go pit. Row it up into 30ft swards so less of the field will be driven on. There is no point in making poor quality bales if you can get in the pit at around 100-110e an acre.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #4
    hoochis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭hoochis


    Got it all baled and wrapped today. Very little damage to the ground. I decided on bales because I will have a surplus and have a sneaking suspicion that they will sell well next year.


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