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Topic: Bailing hay in your area

Posted By: 200Tom1
Subject: Bailing hay in your area
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2022 at 9:29pm

What was the going price for baling 1500 lb round bales in your area, twine wrapped. I know fuel prices are gonna make it more this year. Reason I ask, the guy that bales a lot of smaller fields, 30 acres more or less, of hay around here the past few years has spent the past several weeks, maybe a month, in the hospital with covid. Doesn't look like he is gonna make it. This past week, I've had several neighbors ask me to bale for them. He usually baled on shares. I don't need hay, but I do have a trailer I can haul it to the hay auction at the sale barn. Thanks guys.

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Posted By: Kansas99
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2022 at 9:56pm

$12

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Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2022 at 10:19pm

Single windrow $15.

Double windrowed $12.

This is what we have charged for years. Vermeer 605K baler.

Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 1:00am

Thanks guys

Posted By: klinemar
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2022 at 6:19am

I make 4x5 bales that weigh average 800 lbs for grass. I get $8 for baleing. On custom work where I mow,rake and bale I charge $20 per bale if I don't haul.last year net wrap went from $200 a roll to $240! I haven't priced this year's.

Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2022 at 7:58pm

OK thanks again guys

Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2022 at 3:18am

i had about 5 acres of alfalfa i really didn't have time to mess with, called a neighbor that did hay around the area, struck up a deal with him to come cut/rake/bale the hay for half! he took his half of the bales when finished...then i get a bill in the mail for baling my half of the hay, so i sent him a bill back for the hay he took! never heard another peep out of him!

Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2022 at 7:05am

OK Clay ,or others, I jes gotta ask.

why the 2 prices for windrows ?

is it cheaper, cause less time to make a bale ?

I need to learn something new today !

Jay

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Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor)

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Posted By: John m
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2022 at 7:12am

Double up the furrows and it's only half the trips to bale. With our baler it also seems to bale better with heavier furrows.

Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2022 at 9:52am

great I dun learned sumptin today !! thanks

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3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112
Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor)

Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water

Posted By: klinemar
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2022 at 7:49pm

With a single windrow you have to drive like your drunk! Weave back and forth so that the hay feeds across the bale. If you drive straight in a single window you will make bales shaped like a football! 1st cutting I make single windows so that the hay drys better.2nd and 3rd I make double windows each window just touching the other so the hay feeds evenly and I can drive straight. A round baler bales better if you can keep it full.

Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2022 at 9:38pm

can we add little bales in 16x18 14x18

Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2022 at 10:08pm

Two windrows thrown together make better bales.

Squared edge windrows make nicer bales than tapered windrows.

Vermeer has good illustrations in their operators manual.