Wrapping bales in yard vs field

Cattlepen

Any advice or opinions on wrapping in the yard vs the field?? Thinking of buying a wrapper

The part time boy

Used to make 1000 bails back in the day . We made them in the field but then your drawing for weeks !

Yard is defo a better bet however you need more tractors labour

restive

The yard can help avoid the crows.

TheBody

restive wrote: »

The yard can help avoid the crows.

^^^ this and the stubble of the freshly cut ground can damage the wrap as it rolls off the wrapper.

stretch film

If the bales are chopped they will take very little abuse when moving to yard.


Otherwise wrapping at the yard is a dream.

Small pebbles would test your plastic if on concrete

patsy_mccabe

Ideally the wrapped bale should only touch the ground once, when it's being stacked.

KatyMac

If they have to travel any distance better to bring them unwrapped to yard.

Cattlepen

Thanks everyone. Has anyone used the loader type wrapper? It looks a bit cumbersome for stacking

Panch18

Cattlepen wrote: »

Thanks everyone. Has anyone used the loader type wrapper? It looks a bit cumbersome for stacking

I have a wrapper for sale at the moment if you are interested

A 991BER which you can use as a normal wrapper in the field or also with a remote at the stack

TGJD

Wrap in the field. Wrapping in the yard is a terrible idea which you will realise as soon as you start wrapping them yourself. Plastic will take much more abuse when drawing than net will. If you tear net putting it on the trailor or on the road you will struggle to wrap them and they will need to be broken out and baled again. If you tear a bit of plastic you can patch it. Net is much easier to tear as well if you aren't careful with the handler or bushes along the road. If you want to wrap in the yard because you are afraid to tear plastic drawing the bales then you will be sure to tear the net and just make more work for yourself.

davidk1394

Cattlepen wrote: »

Thanks everyone. Has anyone used the loader type wrapper? It looks a bit cumbersome for stacking

You need a good oil supply to run the machine. They mightn't work too close to a wall