Posted by John A. on November 24, 2012 at 20:09:27 from (64.128.16.238):
In Reply to: bale unrollers posted by Super Steve on November 24, 2012 at 16:23:30:
Super Steve, when you are unrolling a bale it is mainly for getting more cattle eating at one time than the 20 or so head that can get around a bale ring at one time! Not reducing wasted hay! If Feed is at a premium meaning you have just enough hay for your cattle to feed one bale a day from start till you usually quit time in the spring. But keeping the round bale in a ring means that the more timid cattle may not get any hay to speak of them unrolling is a good option. I have done this in the past, Usually fed on higher, more dryer ground, Was feeding Whole cotton seed too so the unrolled hay made a nice trough to put the cotton seed on and very little Feed was wasted too! But for me it was a matter economics of only feeding 1 bale/day and getting All cattle to eat at the same time, and the more aggressive cattle not whipping the more timid cattle off the feed! I simply used a 7ft piece of 1 in cold rolled steel bar (pushed through the center of the bale) it had a 4 in piece of 1 in. ID pipe with a small chain hook on both ends to hook a small lt duty chain to. Just pull it side ways, like rolling a Coke can on the floor. Hope this helps, Call and I will tell you how I built mine if you like. 512-577-3837 I don't think I had over $40 in materials in mine even in today's prices. Later, John A.
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