30 bales an hours is ok, we work around that number with our trailed wrapper, it is about the same as we bale, it is easier on the operators & equipment when you are doing it all day, we don't have the unit that holds the wrap so we make sure it lays it over the belts when the last bale is tipped off and the next one sits on it, as it turns a knife cuts the last wrap, works well and is simple! we still use string on the bales, net is a pain in winter when it won't come off the bale.
What a change from when I was stacking bales over 40 years ago. Most people stacked them by hand in the field and then usually covered the whole thing with a tarp. Before that we loaded loose hay on a hayrack and used rope slings to ropehaul the hay up to the 2d floor haymow in the barn.
Jesus thank god wrappers have improved over the years! You're probably only getting about 20 an hour at that rate i'd say are you? Deadly video though, thanks for posting. Great to see some old stuff on here.
This wrapper and the tractors belonged to the contractor and this video was one of the first times we had used them. when he gave up we bought most of his gear,this wrapper and another the same which we still use today for a bit of contracting in our spare time only as we gave up farming about 5 years ago. Once we got used to every thing , with my mrs on the wrapper and me on the loader our record was30 bales an hour. I have quite alot of video from our farming days so I will put some more on.
You should check out some of my wrapping videos, or MrFoxman360's either. I work part time during the summer for a contractor who specialises in wrapping and my record is 54 bales in an hour. But machinery has moved on a lot since the time of this video. 30 bales an hour was good going with that set up.
30 bales an hours is ok, we work around that number with our trailed wrapper, it is about the same as we bale, it is easier on the operators & equipment when you are doing it all day, we don't have the unit that holds the wrap so we make sure it lays it over the belts when the last bale is tipped off and the next one sits on it, as it turns a knife cuts the last wrap, works well and is simple! we still use string on the bales, net is a pain in winter when it won't come off the bale.
RCH100 2 years ago
What a change from when I was stacking bales over 40 years ago. Most people stacked them by hand in the field and then usually covered the whole thing with a tarp. Before that we loaded loose hay on a hayrack and used rope slings to ropehaul the hay up to the 2d floor haymow in the barn.
bodryn 2 years ago
Jesus thank god wrappers have improved over the years! You're probably only getting about 20 an hour at that rate i'd say are you? Deadly video though, thanks for posting. Great to see some old stuff on here.
vincenzolorenzo 3 years ago
This wrapper and the tractors belonged to the contractor and this video was one of the first times we had used them. when he gave up we bought most of his gear,this wrapper and another the same which we still use today for a bit of contracting in our spare time only as we gave up farming about 5 years ago. Once we got used to every thing , with my mrs on the wrapper and me on the loader our record was30 bales an hour. I have quite alot of video from our farming days so I will put some more on.
Wildrover434 3 years ago
You should check out some of my wrapping videos, or MrFoxman360's either. I work part time during the summer for a contractor who specialises in wrapping and my record is 54 bales in an hour. But machinery has moved on a lot since the time of this video. 30 bales an hour was good going with that set up.
I'll look forward to seeing more of your vids.
vincenzolorenzo 3 years ago