How much to just bale?

kay 9

As above, we cut and supply plastic. How much to bale? Couldn't find any thread related. Thanks

Farmer Pudsey

kay 9 wrote: »

As above, we cut and supply plastic. How much to bale? Couldn't find any thread related. Thanks

8/bale gone up from 7.5/bale last year. They rake it before the baler as well.

agriman27

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

8/bale gone up from 7.5/bale last year. They rake it before the baler as well.

8 euro must include wrapping as well. I got baling and wrapping done last year for 6 euro per bale. There are a lot of balers around me though!

Farmer Pudsey

agriman27 wrote: »

8 euro must include wrapping as well. I got baling and wrapping done last year for 6 euro per bale. There are a lot of balers around me though!

Yes that includes wrapping as well. Seem to be the go around here for lads with fairly decent balers.

Nekarsulm

6.50 per bale here. Including wrapping.

GreaseGunner

Generally 5 to bale and 2.50 to wrap here, a few small differences between lads but they're all in and around the 7.50

IH784man

5.50 a bale if you supply wrap to us,7.50 if we use our own,we don't buy our own wrap to use on other peoples bales this year anymore because of costs so men supply their own mostly

davidk1394

kay 9 wrote: »

As above, we cut and supply plastic. How much to bale? Couldn't find any thread related. Thanks

€3.50 just to bale

mahoney_j

kay 9 wrote: »

As above, we cut and supply plastic. How much to bale? Couldn't find any thread related. Thanks

6 euro for fusion per bale and 7 euro per acre to rake in

lakill Farm

all these prices exclude plastic and is a separate baler and wrapper unit

€9 - mow , bale and wrap
€6 bale and wrap
€3.50 to bale

if a place is light or in a big hurry he sometimes rakes for free, but im about 1km from his yard

also he bales for me always after his own mower which is a 9ft

djmc

It depends what part of the country your in North Kerry 10 or 11 euro a bale

Sam Kade

I got a man to finish off baling one time my baler broke down, he made 30 bales. When he called for his payment he asked me how many I said 30 but he disagreed and said he made 40. I reluctantly paid him for 40 bales and made it my business to count the bales as I was feeding them because they were net wrapped and my bales were tied with twine, the count was 30 bales net wrapped. Surely it isn't a big job to write down the number of bales when you finish.

_Brian

Last year we paid €8.50 for mow-row-bale-wrap, if he supplies wrap its another €3, and if needed €0.50 to draw in, but fields surrounding yard so no distance to travel.

kay 9

Looking at about the 6-6.50 mark so. Not too bad I suppose. We do buoy it in ourselves though

CloughCasey1

11.50 mow/chopped bale/double wrap
9 chopped bale/double wrap

Sami23

6.50 bale and wrap
8.50 cut, bale and wrap
3 euro per bale for plastic extra if he supplies

9935452

Ive one question here, Are all the prices mentioned including or plus vat?

simx

€6 rake, bale and wrap here

CloughCasey1

simx wrote: »

€6 rake, bale and wrap here

is that double wrapped and chopped?

Reggie.

simx wrote: »

€6 rake, bale and wrap here

Jaysus that's cheap

Farmer Pudsey

Reggie. wrote: »

Jaysus that's cheap

What is the charge around you reggie

darragh_haven

€9.50 to bale and wrap. 2 different contractors with Fusion balers but only a few cent in the difference. Just to bale with out wrapping would be €7 I suppose.

IH784man

That's expensive enough

AnFeirmeoir

how much to tedd?

Reggie.

AnFeirmeoir wrote: »

how much to tedd?

I'm €8 an acre. A little less for large jobs or a few turns of the same job

Reggie.

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

What is the charge around you reggie

I think it's €8 to bale and wrap Inc plastic

Mayo_Boy

simx wrote: »

€6 rake, bale and wrap here

Surely it couldn't be paying to be charging that little?

simx

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

is that double wrapped and chopped?

How do you mean double wrapped? Yes chopped

kay 9

Thanks all. After making numerous calls it ranges from 6-7.50 around here to bale and wrap (wrap supplied & rowed in for baler)

frazzledhome

€10/bale, raked and wrapped, plastic supplied. Pay per hr for transport with tractors and trailers

thetiredfarmer

Mow, Bale (fusion) Wrap Stack in corner of same field including wrap and including Vat €13.50 /bale. I'm not that busy !! NRF is €1 more on top of that.
Raking and Tedding €10 /acre including Vat.

CloughCasey1

simx wrote: »

How do you mean double wrapped? Yes chopped

Double layer than normal of plastic loads of lads do it around here. Helps with puncturing of the bale.

thetiredfarmer

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Double layer than normal of plastic loads of lads do it around here. Helps with puncturing of the bale.

Just on that note if you use the NRF plastic at a cost of €1 extra a bale you get practically the same result as double wrapping at much less cost than €3 per bale extra.I know its not for everyone but its got a lot of good points in its favour!

frazzledhome

thetiredfarmer wrote: »

Just on that note if you use the NRF plastic at a cost of €1 extra a bale you get practically the same result as double wrapping at much less cost than €3 per bale extra.I know its not for everyone but its got a lot of good points in its favour!

What's NRF?

thetiredfarmer

frazzledhome wrote: »

What's NRF?

Its the new stuff Net Replacement Film,its like a roll of wrap only 4ft wide and it goes on instead of the net to keep the bale together until its wrapped. you put on 4 layers of it around the barrel of the bale and then wrap with the standard amount of wrap.

funkey_monkey

Is it a direct replacement for the net, or do older balers need modification to handle the NRF?

thetiredfarmer

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Is it a direct replacement for the net, or do older balers need modification to handle the NRF?

It is a direct replacement for the net but I don't know if any baler can actually be modified to use it.

darragh_haven

thetiredfarmer wrote: »

It is a direct replacement for the net but I don't know if any baler can actually be modified to use it.

As far as I know it's just the fusion can handle it at the moment. Fed 30 bales of it last winter and didn't have the best experience with it. The start of the film was in under a layer of grass and was a balls of a job to get it out

funkey_monkey

We're fine with the net. Only issue we have with it (and its not really an issue) is that the recyclers won't take the net, so have to separate it out from the plastic and bin it.

IH784man

Was there any real point in introducing that net replacement?Is it easy handled or recycled or what is the point if it's dearer.

GreaseGunner

IH784man wrote: »

Was there any real point in introducing that net replacement?Is it easy handled or recycled or what is the point if it's dearer.

I was wondering the same myself. Even when it comes to moving the bales from A to B before they're wrapped, surely net would be better able for wear and tear?

visatorro

darragh_haven wrote: »

As far as I know it's just the fusion can handle it at the moment. Fed 30 bales of it last winter and didn't have the best experience with it. The start of the film was in under a layer of grass and was a balls of a job to get it out

same here seen no great advantage to it. bought in bales so no sure of baling costs

Zr105

GreaseGunner wrote: »

I was wondering the same myself. Even when it comes to moving the bales from A to B before they're wrapped, surely net would be better able for wear and tear?

It's only designed to be used with combo units, not really designed for handling until fully wrapped, i don't know if it'd be worth the extra 8k cost on a fusion 3 just to get the net box changed to handle it no matter how much of it you were gona be using...

IH784man

I suppose bales mightn't burst as handy in the field when your wrapping if you come in a the wrong angle at a bale,happened to me a few times?

IH784man

IH784man wrote: »

Was there any real point in introducing that net replacement?Is it easy handled or recycled or what is the point if it's dearer.

Surely it will be very handy at feeding out time, should be able to cut it with a swipe of the knife and remove it in one go much easier than messing around with net? Also should help bales to hold their shape better.

We have been onto our local contractor about getting it, the auld lad reckons it will be a mighty job.

On topic, its around 11 euro a bale to bale and double wrap (wrap supplied by contractor). We do the cutting, turning, drawing ourselves.

IH784man

If you cut the net near the bottom and pull it off from where you cut it it comes of handy enough.I don't see how the plastic could be any handier really.

simonhm

i got silage mowed, raked, baled, wrapped and stacked for €8 per bale. Is that good value ?

Reggie.

simonhm wrote: »

i got silage mowed, raked, baled, wrapped and stacked for €8 per bale. Is that good value ?

How that contractor is making money is beyond me

visatorro

just another price. 6x3x3 mow, rake, bale, wrap, stack 20 euro. reckons bales are between 8-900 kilo. bales are made in field and transported to yard for wrapping. plastic is supplied

Zr105

IH784man wrote: »

I suppose bales mightn't burst as handy in the field when your wrapping if you come in a the wrong angle at a bale,happened to me a few times?

If you mean the nrf I don't think there's any standard baler that's on the market yet, don't think it's really designed to be used at seperate baling and wrapping jobs...

Zr105

Reggie. wrote: »

How that contractor is making money is beyond me

You'd have to wonder alright... Must be struggling with +and - on the calculator...