Nicky said:
Good luck at the sale. Those grandkids are sure cute!! Did you keep some heifers?
Thanks. We kept back some of the bigger heifers, and some of the smaller and less desirable heifers. The 142 head selling at the sale are fairly uniform, moderate, and should make someone some very nice cows on down the road. We also still have at home 23 head of April calvers, and 15 that supposedly won't calve until May. These later calvers are for sale private treaty.
tenbach79 said:
I put a old protein tub in the back that I put used net wrap in. You can make a pretty tight ball if you want. Can't some times if there is still dirt or hay stuck on the stuff. But does take room from the bed of your pickup.
Not to highjack your post but I read a article today that John Deere was coming out with some new net wrap that would last 3-4 years longer and stay tighter on a bale than the old net. The only problem is you only get 30 bales out of a role instead of the 200 you can with the other wrap. But the hay that is wrapped with this new wrap will stay greener longer.
For our purposes, I think I prefer the kind that is available now. If anything, I'd rather that a "solar-degradable" product was available that wouldn't last as long as what is currently available. We used two different kinds of netwrap last year. I like the lighter textured kind the best, as it unwraps off the bale better and takes up less room on the floor of the passenger side of the pickup.
Haytrucker said:
I am familiar with loading bales the careful way, I only asked about the second one on account of the weight all hanging that foot or so higher. I have hauled straw the same as your picture, but alfafa usually had to be pinched a little high to load.
I'm not surprised you like netwrap, did you notice much difference in bales per hour when haying? I was always going to mount a piece of big pipe to the top of the headache rack to stuff removed net in, but if there is any frozen material, that wouldn't work very well.
The netwrap makes baling go very much faster. The Kosmo Kid loves it, and I can't help but think a baler will last a whole lot longer by not having to make nearly as many revolutions. The fact that it is easier to take off the bales is "frosting on the cake." I don't think I'd like it if we were feeding with a processor. It would grind up and create clutter.
dooghi said:
Have you ever thought about using an old underbody tool box for the string/netwrap? You could stuff quite abit in there and it would mount out of the way. Just a thought. And Soap I would love to do what you do every day, instead of being a powerlineman, But I do like what I do and I have a bunch of meat goats so maybe I have it all. Just need more grandbabies, they are a kick.
Dooghi, thank you very much for your service as a power-lineman. The whole world is so very dependent on electricity, and the people that brave all kinds of weather to keep electricity running have my unmost admiration and appreciation. One thing about both of our occupations, being a lineman and ranching, we both get to breathe plenty of good fresh outdoor air. :wink:
BRG said:
Good luck Soap! I sure hate seeing all these good cows/heifers going to town. Hopefully someone wants them as bad as I know you want to keep them.
Thanks for the good wishes, BRG and Justin. They are nice heifers, and I hope they make the buyers some real nice cows. I've talked with nearly everyone who purchased our heifers last year, and they all seem happy with the results.
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