We have two 53 foot step decks. The top deck is eleven foot long and the bottom deck is 42 foot long. We can get 620-640 on the trailer. Depends on the bale length.
The real issue is getting them tied down. I have pipe frame frames we use when hauling small square bales. The are just two pipe eight foot long welded on two "L" brackets that are bent at a 90 degree angle. The brackets are just 2 inch wide flat iron that is one foot each way. So you lay them on the top corner of the hay. This way the straps can pull into the hay and then catch the pipes. Then they pull the whole eight foot length in tight. We also put one front and back and have a set of 1/4 chains that are doubled front and back. We then take a good 2 ton come along in the middle of the load and pull both ends to the middle.
If the bales are good and tight then hauling them is not a problem. If the bales are lose and misshapen then it is a night mare.
Also how far are you thinking about having them hauled??? $1200-1500 will not get you very many miles with a wait at each end for loading and unloading.
I can tell you that if there was a big profit in it there already would be loads in your area for sale.
I have looked into hauling the small squares bales when different parts of the country has been dry. Just about every time the cost is more than what you can make any profit on the deal.
Also even with fifty pound bales you will only get 15 to 16 tons on a trailer with small squares. So you need to figure the cost on a tonnage basis too. I am willing to bet that you are going to be buying the small squares by the ton.
If I was going to feed it myself I would just go with big square bales. You would get more tonnage on the truck hauling the hay and you can buy the hay cheaper that way too. You can feed the flakes off a large square bale by hand without too much trouble.
If you are giving $8 per bale that I would bet that the bales are not fifty lbs bales. So if they would happen to be forty LBS bales than you are giving $400 dollars per ton for the hay. You can buy top dairy quality hay delivered here in North-east Iowa in large square bales for $300. I am pretty sure you are not getting that quality of hay. You would not need it either.
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