Posted by Bill VA on December 19, 2018 at 18:40:09 from (216.98.66.112):
In Reply to: Re: Baler Video posted by Hay hay hay on December 19, 2018 at 17:16:44:
"I see you have a hay preservative sprayer on your baler. How often do you use it? Why? Does it damage the baler (corrosion)?"
Yes - we use buffered propionic acid as a hay preservative. It is rare that we use it as it adds to our cost for making a bale of hay. The acid is buffered to a PH near water and has not rusted our baler in any way that I can tell. We use it if rain threatens our hay, if we encounter higher humidity (we have a baler mounted moisture meter) such as in a shady area on the edge of our fields along a tree line, if we are pushing to the end of the day and dew is coming-on and increasing the moisture in our bales. We have clipped our fields in the fall and with the shorter days and cold/heavy dew nights, struggled to get our hay down below 18% moisture, we will use it. The stuff works great, but once you start baling 18% moisture and higher, the bales get really heavy and so between that and the cost - we try not to use it unless absolutely necessary. If you look at our youtube channel, I've got a video describing the acid applicator in detail.
BTW - some customers (horse) won't buy treated hay. They also won't buy washed/bleached and/or dusty hay. We will always use preservative to maintain quality hay as these customers aren't buying regardless. If we maintain the hay quality, there is always another customer and that quality keeps the price up.
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