I used to drive one of those wrappers. Their absolutely fantastic! So simple costs (minus wrap) almost nothing to keep it running! I used to get about 60 bales an hour out of it
Never done round bale wrapping were i work we only do square bales got 2 mchale 998 on massey 6480 and a 6290 round baing looks sightly easier concept to get your head around good vid as always cheers
A larger rake with sliding arms would allow the bales to be less lobsided. You would slide it out to make a good wide row for the baler so that the bale will be the same height accross itself. 👍 Why does he only operate with a small 25ft rake? That crop would be baled in no less than 30ft rows here in N.Ireland, but our crops are heavier. Great video!
George, as a printer I find your video's fascinating but could you explain to us why your doing what you do, as in, why do you plough fields or wrap up the hay. Its great to watch all the machinery and you, the farmer. As a layman I havent got a clue about the science behind it all. Thanks a lot.
How many cuts of hay/grass do you normally get over there? Here is Wisconsin, US, it is common to get 4 cuts of alfalfa or 3 cuts of heavy clover/grass mix. In places like Kentucky, they get up to 7 cuts of alfalfa per year!
Nice video as always, George! Just wondering: isn't it better to use white wrapping because I assume black wrapping will get hotter in the sun and then it's more likely that the grass rots?
BE wrapper can be used stationary too but I didn't understand how new cycle starts. Is it required to put new bale on lifting fork or can it be put straight on rotating platform? If I put new bale on lift will it try to lift loader tractor with bale or is there time delay to reverse away?
20 bales per roll, sure uses more than in-line tube wrapping. I'd get 50 bales per roll (as it has 3 rolls I'll do 150 before changing plastic), that's on 125cm (just over 4') bales with 6 layers of wrap.
the only downside is when the bale doesn't roll into the wrapping table but rolls of the wrapper between the tractor and wrapper and you have to get a frontloader or telehandler to take out the bale. great video always love to see the fendt
Quite a lot of the bales looked out of shape, maybe the baler wasn't running right. Makes loading and transporting them more difficult. Still enjoyed the video, thanks George,
Duncan Blanchard Its because the rows of grass are narrow and theres more grass in the centre of the rows and less towards the edges. It goes into the baler like that and you get an uneven shape. a wider more consistant row with make a more square, tighter bales with good shape.
Oliver Robinson when grass seeds the quality go down. If you cut it before it seeds and have good quality silage you don't need to add as much bought in protein and energy to it, so your winter feed costs a less
why are you wearing gloves when changing the roll of plastic. I never use gloves doing that as I find it a nuisance when trying to put the plastic through the rollers. You can 30 bales + when applying 16 rounds to the bale aswell
Extra wrap, 22 bales, a bit expensive, but have been doing so for years. Virtually no waste. Waste is nett nett loss. Contractor packs them like granite so a saving there
Sean Forbes take your time until you learn the controls and be careful of hills, always tip with the bale facing slightly up hill but only just so you kill it's momentum. if you load a bale on a hill with the slope to your left then the bale could just fall off the other side of the bale table
appaerenty the "zebra" cover on the horse you seen deterres flys, they got the idea from observing zebra,s in the wild and how flys interact with them,....
Paul Speigle putting more heat to the bale doesn't make it ferment better. if anything it makes it worse.. hotter the plastic the more likely the anaerobic bacteria are to not work properly and so not ferment right. white plastic keeps the coolest as it reflects heat.
Derek mc mullan no, the wrapper has one feed and one return hose, all of the functions are then controlled by the computer. you can get wrappers with joysticks and leavers however
George your boss should buy you one of these babies McHale Fusion Vario it would be a whole lot more cost efficient only one tractor and operator required plus it has a bale only no wrapping option as well! www.mchale.net/products/mchale-fusion-vario/
must not do a whole lot of baling if ye are still using a baker and wrapper.. McHale fusion are the only way forward!! we run 2 of them and we would never look back to slobbering with a wrapper and baler
