What is a hay baler exercise?

How many horsepower does it take to run a square baler?

Most standard square balers on the market require 35 horsepower at your tractor’s PTO, and a minimum tractor weight of around 3000 pounds.

How does a hay roller work?

How does a cardboard baler work?

Cardboard balers work by crushing down voluminous cardboard by transforming loose boxes into bales of crushed cardboard. Whole cardboard boxes are put straight into the baler, you close the door, and a strong pressing plate moves downwards inside the baler to compact the cardboard.

How does a Krone baler work?

The lower twine is threaded through the needle by a tensioning system that surrounds the base and the two ends of the bale. The upper twine is supplied to the bale directly by a tensioning system and encloses the top of the bale. This system allows the machine to apply maximum baling force in any type of crop.

How big are large square bales?

Large “square” bales also vary in size, weight, and relative value. They typi- cally come in three sizes: 3′ × 3′ × 8′, 3′ × 4′ × 8′, or 4′ × 4′ × 8′. Assuming the same density used for the round bale example, large “square” bales would range from 807 to 1,435 pounds (Table 2).

Who invented the hay baler?

Gary Vermeer is credited with inventing the first round hay baler in the early 1970s before anyone suggested that agriculture needed a new approach to baling hay.

Why are hay bales left in fields?

If they are scattered around the field the farmer is just waiting for a convenient time to pick them up and move them. If lined up along the edge of the field they are being stored there. Big round bales can handle being left outside, and even if the outside looks weathered the inside will be good for a year or longer.

How did they bale hay in the old days?

Baling Hay

Hay was carried by hand to wagons that then took the hay to these early balers, where the machine pressed the hay into square bales. By the 1930s, hay baling equipment could be pulled by tractors and pick up the hay from the ground. This saved the farmer a lot of time and energy!

How do you bale hay by hand?

How do you bale hay without a machine?

How do Amish cut hay?

Too much rain may make it rot in the fields. Unlike the English (non-Amish people) the Amish must use horse-drawn machinery to cut the hay without electricity before it is balled and wrapped to protect it from the weather before being stored in a dry space.

How long can hay bales be stored?

Is 3 year old hay still good?

If the hay was of good-quality when harvested and stored in a dry place with sufficient airflow, hay is likely suitable for consumption for two to three years. Keep in mind that hay, even premium forage, loses much of its vitamin content in the first few months of storage.

Do hay bales go bad?

With too little moisture, hay becomes brittle, loses nutritional value, and is unpalatable for livestock. With too much moisture, hay can spoil while baled hay can experience thermal expansion—causing it to combust and creating a severe hazard.

How long hay dry before baling?

When preparing to bale hay, the transition from freshly cut, high-moisture grasses and legumes to dry forage is known as curing. This process takes on average 3 days—in good weather.

What time of day is best to cut hay?

Though starches and simple sugars accumulate during the day, a substantial amount of these carbohydrates are used up during the night for growth and maintenance (via the processes of respiration). Therefore, cutting the crop at night will likely maximize the sugar in the crop, at least at the time of cutting.