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wrapping after baling, how long can i wait.

  • 20-07-2016 5:30pm
    #1
    tellmeabit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭


    hey all,
    baling at the weekend, fingers crossed, but have to transport them a fair distance, how long could I leave it before wrapping them?

    was hoping to bale Saturday and wrap in the yard, what are negatives of leaving it a day?

    thanks,


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  • #2
    TGJD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 432 ✭✭TGJD


    tellmeabit wrote: »
    hey all,
    baling at the weekend, fingers crossed, but have to transport them a fair distance, how long could I leave it before wrapping them?

    was hoping to bale Saturday and wrap in the yard, what are negatives of leaving it a day?

    thanks,

    Bales could sag a fair bit and be harder to wrap. Also possible depending on the length of the grass the bales will burst through the net. Not sure why people transport the bales and wrap in the yard. Based on experience its a terrible idea. If you happen to tear some plastic its not a big deal to wrap again or patch. If you tear the net then it might be impossible to wrap and have to be baled again.they tend to lose shape in the net anyway from the constant handling. We transport a lot of bales wrapped and its never a problem. Just be careful with them. I'd wrap them in the field and save yourself the hassle.


  • #3
    99nsr125
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭99nsr125


    Generally good advice.

    But depends on how dry it is
    The wetter it is the faster you have to move.
    Even wrapped wet bales will loose shape in the field
    Get them in and into their stack


  • #4
    grassroot1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭grassroot1


    Doctors differ and patients die. One thing that I always thought was madness was wrapping in the field. It seems impossible to draw them without bursting them and how do you stack them at home:confused:
    I suppose it is whatever you are used to.


  • #5
    tellmeabit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭tellmeabit


    Cheers guys. Got burned last year. The one away from house were drawn the next day while I was away and a lot of damage when I was feeding. They were torn by briars/bushes on what home and not spotted. Normally very little/no waste. Had to draw away a good a good deal of waste. So trying to prevent that this year.


  • #6
    st1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 936 ✭✭✭st1979


    Usually wrap in the field. But last cut contractor wrapped in yard using tanco loader mounted wrapper. It is so fast to move unwrapped bales. And no bale burst its net. All bales moved wrapped and stacked 3hrs after baler finished on a long 3 mile draw. 40 acres. I have wrapped some that were less than a day baled. Silage was fine but wrapper man will hate you


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