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Silage thread

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  • #1262
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Fellas would want to get the thumb out. I drove from Tramore to Blarney today via Kilrenny, Freshford and the M8. I doubt if I saw 200 acres of silage knocked. Someone else came the more direct route by the N25 and said he saw a good bit of activity along that route. Weather is reasonably settled for the next few days in this area but after that you never know.

    Most crops looked well ready from the road.


  • #1263
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Couldn't agree more, new sheets every time

    do you use 2 or 3 new sheets every time?


  • #1264
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    do you use 2 or 3 new sheets every time?

    Sheet the walls down to a few feet in on the floor and then two new sheets over top and shoulders. All the vulnerable areas and those most likely to be poorly consoilidated then have three sheets. We had three to pull on the top sheets on a 60×80 pit after first cut. Once they were anchored two of us had the tyres on in a little over two hours after the dinner. All truck tyres, put on top of pit with ind spec teleporter. She'll reach most of the way to the middle of the pit from either side so lad laying the tyres out is waiting a good bit. I've been involved with pit covering operations where the row over which ball of sh1t was going up on the pit first would be only really getting going after that amount of time. A couple of the neighbours will hire in the teleporter for pit covering others with their own will pull on sheets and then roll them back to allow loader drive up along pit with tyres which is pretty fast as well.


  • #1265
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Sea mist in again. It was dry at 5.45 and wet at 5.50am :(


  • #1266
    Greengrass1
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    just do it wrote: »
    Sea mist in again. It was dry at 5.45 and wet at 5.50am :(

    is this silage your talking about jdi? :D:D:D


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  • #1267
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    is this silage your talking about jdi? :D:D:D
    I suppose you've your suncreen on?!


  • #1268
    Greengrass1
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    just do it wrote: »
    I suppose you've your suncreen on?!

    Lol great weather grass seeds jumping out of it. This was at 6 am


  • #1269
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    do you use 2 or 3 new sheets every time?

    2 with sheet on side walls, envelope


  • #1270
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Fellas would want to get the thumb out. I drove from Tramore to Blarney today via Kilrenny, Freshford and the M8. I doubt if I saw 200 acres of silage knocked. Someone else came the more direct route by the N25 and said he saw a good bit of activity along that route. Weather is reasonably settled for the next few days in this area but after that you never know.

    Most crops looked well ready from the road.

    +1 another 10 wagons and done on home farm. Off to knock out farm them, great settled forecast. I recon lads are waiting for rain :)

    You should've called were within a few miles of us, you took the scenic route


  • #1271
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    +1 another 10 wagons and done on home farm. Off to knock out farm them, great settled forecast. I recon lads are waiting for rain :)

    You should've called were within a few miles of us, you took the scenic route

    We made s bit of a day of it. Picked Mrs Free up from work in Kilkenny, went for pizzas and headed on. There's some mixture of land types on that route.


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  • #1272
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    freedominacup wrote: »
    We made s bit of a day of it. Picked Mrs Free up from work in Kilkenny, went for pizzs and headed on. There's some mixture of land types on that route.

    Can't beat the auld road trip. Might be on one today with the young lass


  • #1273
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,981 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Fellas would want to get the thumb out. I drove from Tramore to Blarney today via Kilrenny, Freshford and the M8. I doubt if I saw 200 acres of silage knocked. Someone else came the more direct route by the N25 and said he saw a good bit of activity along that route. Weather is reasonably settled for the next few days in this area but after that you never know.

    Most crops looked well ready from the road.
    alot depends on ground conditions, my late uncle always said, dont muck til you have to muck


  • #1274
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Have got that bollocking here either way ha.

    Worth the bollocking :p
    eMhfYLm.jpg


  • #1275
    Reggie.
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    Timmaay wrote: »
    Worth the bollocking :p
    eMhfYLm.jpg

    Looks heavy enough


  • #1276
    Copa Mundial
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭Copa Mundial


    Just got the fertilizer our over the week, will be cutting mid-July as usual.

    A lovely looking crop in that photo :)


  • #1277
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,981 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Copa Mundial wrote: »
    Just got the fertilizer our over the week, will be cutting mid-July as usual.

    A lovely looking crop in that photo :)
    ye, can nearly smell the grass from looking at it


  • #1278
    blackdog1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,209 ✭✭✭blackdog1


    Just finished covering the pit. Cut Thursday evening and picked up Friday evening and this morning. Great day then the heavens opened after the last tyre was on!.


  • #1279
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    blackdog1 wrote: »
    Just finished covering the pit. Cut Thursday evening and picked up Friday evening and this morning. Great day then the heavens opened after the last tyre was on!.

    Some relief I bet


  • #1280
    visatorro
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    grand heavy shower on my silage. sneaking around the house closing the curtains!


  • #1281
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    visatorro wrote: »
    grand heavy shower on my silage. sneaking around the house closing the curtains!

    Don't post that sort of stuff up and us with 30ac down to pick on monday


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  • #1282
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Don't post that sort of stuff up and us with 30ac down to pick on monday

    Made a start on silage on out farm 30 ac down will knock rest tomorrow and pit on Tues and Wed

    Don't want to hear any talk of rain.


  • #1283
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Don't post that sort of stuff up and us with 30ac down to pick on monday

    Wet here in West Cork. Just saying like.


  • #1284
    Greengrass1
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Made a start on silage on out farm 30 ac down will knock rest tomorrow and pit on Tues and Wed

    Don't want to hear any talk of rain.

    I got turfed off the mower after i cut a lump out of the bed.
    the father got the welder out after giving me a bollicking


  • #1285
    blackdog1
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Some relief I bet

    Massive. I had 2 light showers Thursday night that had me pacing around the house but dried out Friday and today.


  • #1286
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    What's the highest dm I can expect out of silage that isn't racked or teddered etc? Ours will be left to wilt in the swards until Monday.


  • #1287
    Greengrass1
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    Timmaay wrote: »
    What's the highest dm I can expect out of silage that isn't racked or turned? Ours will be left to wilt in the swards until Monday.

    Was it contitioned? We made 36 dm stuff last September down 36 hrs was 76 dmd too. weaning did well on it


  • #1288
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Done and dusted, last 7 bales got a sprinkle of drizzle and light rain set in soon after. Phew!

    4YigJE.jpg


  • #1289
    Timmaay
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Was it contitioned? We made 36 dm stuff last September down 36 hrs was 76 dmd too. weaning did well on it

    Yeh conditioned. We've made pure water some years, 19% dm, runs through the cows, not at all good for winter milk... We've struggled to ever get the dm above 25% for 1st cut 2bh, this year is probably the longest we'll have ever left it to wilt though.


  • #1290
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    I got turfed off the mower after i cut a lump out of the bed.
    the father got the welder out after giving me a bollicking

    Wtf did you do? Did you rupture the bed?


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  • #1291
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,808 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Timmaay wrote: »
    What's the highest dm I can expect out of silage that isn't racked or teddered etc? Ours will be left to wilt in the swards until Monday.

    25% many little more ,top will be fine but middle of swarth damp,grass cut this early needs to be Tedded .all conditioner dose is fluff swarth up ,don't see point.contractor here runs 3 butterfly mowers with no conditioners .local dealer here has seen huge demand for 4 and 6 rotor tendders this year and struggled to keep up with demand.big swing to high quality high dm silage here with lads going for less bulk and more quality


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