Bale Conversion

A big bale to small bale conversion facility in Ohio

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[caseih9000]

quite a machine! uses aalot of twine to tie a bale though.

[killhay]

At 16" x 18" and only 28" long, these bales of hay weigh 81 pounds and have 3 plastic bands per bale making it actually cheaper than standard ways.

[KilledbiDeath]

Does anybody know the UK manufacturer for this kind of machine? There is some workshop making them but I cant remember who.

[jabaskijoe]

Handling those bad boys take getting used to. You dont have your usual twine to grab onto, but you are given 3 sturdy straps instead.

Its good because the bales can take more abuse, they stack tighter, and they are alot more controllable.

The downsides are the increased weight in the small package and the tendency for the compressed bales to be stiffer, so any coarse straw sticking out is destined to prick you and make your forearms itchy.

Grabbing them by the middle strap is the best imo.

[CuppsFarms]

They are rebaled for transportation/ logistics reasons, And the reason they are not baled that tight in the field is because it takes increditable amounts of pressure to make hay that tight, much more than a portable baler,can do economically, not to mention the heating problems assoicated with freshly baled hay being compressed past normal bale densitys.

[srslandscape]

i dont get it  Do small farms buy big bales and send them here to get cut down to smaller bales???

[katoy777]

So is this more economical than just baling small size conventional bales in the first place?

[andyinoregon]

A trip to Ohio for my nephew's wedding led to a chance encounter with my cousin Dan and his son, Mike, at a local lunch spot. The opportunity to see this bale conversion firsthand was just too good to pass up. Powered by sophisticated hydraulic pumps, the system greatly reduces labor, shipping and storage costs by cutting and compressing large bales of hay or straw and converting them into something as dense as a block of wood. Turns a simple pole barn into a bale conversion factory.