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Hay Bale String Quality Check

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What happens here

After successfully rolling several bales, the farmer takes a moment to discuss the quality of the string used to tie the hay bales. He demonstrates that the natural string, when exposed to moisture (as it would be if stored outside), rots and breaks easily. He advises using synthetic poly string for hay bales stored outdoors to ensure they remain intact for longer periods. This is crucial as broken strings make bales harder to handle and less effective for long-term erosion control.

Goal: Identify appropriate hay bale string for outdoor storage

Tools and materials

  • Hay Bale String — Binding the hay bale

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have to deal with here on the farm another thing I learned by working with hay this year was that this string is not good for doing round bales of hay okay if you're gonna store it inside it would be just fine but we're storing them outside which is okay because they shed the water kind of like a thatched roof but this stuff is just garbage the synthetic string works a whole lot better this stuff just pulls apart just check that out all the strings rotted every string we had rotted just like that that's a bummer guys if you're going to store your hang outside this stuff won't last three weeks to a month if it gets wet this is what you're going to get it just breaks so get a synthetic poly string if you

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