Forking Silage round bale

P_Cash

Do many of ye have to fork out silage from a round bale. I'll be starting myself in a day or two, was wondering the best position for the bale, i used to always lie it flat and pick from the top, but my father inlaw stands it on end. What do ye do? Recommend?

buffalobilly

On its flat a lot easier

Sam Kade

Down here we call it piking

IH784man

Shake half the bale at one side of the pen and shake the other half of the other side of the pen

Kovu

Yup, two bales left in, top pen and bottom pen, both on the flat edge. Silage comes off in 'leaves' so easy to fork in. Or grape in, depending on who gets the fork first!

Sam Kade

Kovu wrote: »

Yup, two bales left in, top pen and bottom pen, both on the flat edge. Silage comes off in 'leaves' so easy to pike in depending on who gets the 4 pronged pike first!

Any hope of converting you at this stage

Kovu

Sam Kade wrote: »

Any hope of converting you at this stage

NO IT'S A GRAPE!

mattP

I think standing on flat is way easier, as it kinda peels off. If its on its side I don't find it very effective, its like stabbing it and trying to carve it out for a little wisp of silage.

Kovu

Ours are all double chopped so that's be a major factor in our preference for standing it like we do. It falls off in sheaves and gets wasted if we put it on the rolling side.

P_Cash

Ok, I'm keeping them on the flat.

I used to stand them up on there ends, but it would actually come away too easy, and almost fall on itself.

Just to confirm i have the bale lying on its belly, as oppose to standing it up on its flat end.

rushvalley

It depends on whether the bale is chopped or not. I find Non chopped bales are easier fed out when standing up and chopped bales easier fed when on the flat.

bogman_bass

Kovu wrote: »

NO IT'S A GRAPE!

It Fookin is!!!!

Sam Kade

bogman_bass wrote: »

It Fookin is!!!!

It's a fookin PIKE

bogman_bass

You could throw it in the river and fish for it if you want but it still won't be a pike

Buford T. Justice XIX

Kovu wrote: »

NO IT'S A GRAPE!

I don't know, how do you manage to stick it in the bale?

Kovu

Sam Kade wrote: »

It's a fookin PIKE

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

I don't know, how do you manage to stick it in the bale?

Same way ye stick one of these in the bale!

Panch18

Lads and lasses

It's a sprong for silage!!!

P_Cash

Well dam it, as the op i want in on this

2 prong is fork

4 prong also fork

But 4 prong, very straight, strong prongs, well that's our grape. For digging in veg garden

I'll swap between 2 and 4 prong fork for silage.

2 prong also = hay fork

whelan2

so do ye eat your dinner with a sprong or a pike or a grape? Always a fork around here. How did the name pike come about for a fork

Milked out

2 prong pike or hay pike
4 prong pike
Always has been pike down here

grizzlyadams

FORK , 2 or 4 prong ... end of , pike are fish and grapes are fruit 😉😉

tanko

P_Cash wrote: »

Well dam it, as the op i want in on this

2 prong is fork

4 prong also fork

But 4 prong, very straight, strong prongs, well that's our grape. For digging in veg garden

I'll swap between 2 and 4 prong fork for silage.

2 prong also = hay fork

My silage grape has 3 prongs

selectamatic

Bale on the flat then split it with a hay knife. Ya want the knife good and sharp to make life easier. Then if the bale is chopped fork the silage into a wheel Barrow if it's not chopped just bring good big fork fulls. That is the best way to "fork bales" by a mile. The use of old style cow stables has me well versed on the matter.
Also:
2 prong fork= hay fork
3 prong= silage fork
4 prong= muck fork or grape
Turf fork= beet fork
None are pikes :P

limo_100

use all like work we put a bale in for every pen its usually 8bales put them in on there flat with the round facing to the cattle and let them eat it till they cant reach it and then grape it into them usually about 2days graping. And then before I put new bales in I scrap the passageway top to bottom like a clean house

O and all bales are chopped its comfort I want

sean1141

Bale on it's end here. Not chopped so it don't fall around. Always tie a rope around it anyway to keep them tidy

kelslat

Two prong fork = pitch fork.

kelslat

Had this row in agricultural college years ago.

whelan2

i will put up a poll

kelslat

whelan2 wrote: »

i will put up a poll

For a second there I taught you said you were up the poll!

AntrimGlens

Kovu wrote: »

NO IT'S A GRAPE!

No its not, it's a GRAIPE!

Kovu

AntrimGlens wrote: »

No its not, it's a GRAIPE!

You are actually right It's a different pronunciation to the fruit. The 'a' is drawn out far longer.

Sam Kade

Kovu wrote: »

You are actually right It's a different pronunciation to the fruit. The 'a' is drawn out far longer.

I never heard it called that until I came on here, funny lot ye are

johndeere3350

It's a pike down here have heard rake pike grape and sprong

smokey-fitz

All you fools breaking your backs.

I use my tractor :P

Sam Kade

smokey-fitz wrote: »

All you fools breaking your backs.

I use my tractor :P

Oh yeah and I bet you are fat, who's the fool now

Kovu

Sam Kade wrote: »

Oh yeah and I bet you are fat, who's the fool now

http://m.memegen.com/cf2ril.jpg

smokey-fitz

Sam Kade wrote: »

Oh yeah and I bet you are fat, who's the fool now

I'm 5'10" and 10st so you tell me

Sam Kade

Kovu wrote: »

http://m.memegen.com/cf2ril.jpg

To hell with you Kovu and your grape :mad: and there was me thinking you were on my side

Sam Kade

smokey-fitz wrote: »

I'm 5'10" and 10st so you tell me

A pure weed, unless you're a woman

Count Mondego

tanko wrote: »

My silage grape has 3 prongs

We call it a trident. Tough job to trident out the silage every morning.

smokey-fitz

Sam Kade wrote: »

A pure weed, unless you're a woman

Ah now there is no need for the insults

Kovu

Count Mondego wrote: »

We call it a trident. Tough job to trident out the silage every morning.

All depends on whether you're using the super cool weapon or the chewing gum.

Sam Kade

Kovu wrote: »

All depends on whether you're using the super cool weapon or the chewing gum.

Kovu, you're single right?

Kovu

Sam Kade wrote: »

Kovu, you're single right?

I am not obliged to answer that question..... :pac: