baler twine this year?

troy25 · Mar 10, 2015

has anyone seen the price on the twine this year.. I know im jumping the gun but 59 and 60 bucks for sisal twine is just to high, last year I gave 26 dollars a bundle for twine from roal king on sale, this year unless it goes on sale again its 59 and 60 dollars,,anyone have a good conection for twine this year?

LarryH · Mar 10, 2015

we have it for 49.95 call link_disallowed supply is very limited

Brendon Warren · Mar 10, 2015

That's why I switched to poly. $28 last year by the pallet. That's in Gouverneur NY.

M Nut · Mar 10, 2015

I know some people don't like it, but I prefer plastic on my round bales. It doesn't rot and leave a bunch of hay behind on every bale moved after they have sat for just a couple weeks. I always carefully remove ALL twine when feeding the bales, and never have problems. If you leave the plastic on the bale and just dump it in the ring and drive away, BIG mess as that stuff never decays. Also, the price is less than half that of sisal.
For square, I prefer sisal. I only bale about 500-800 bales a year though so the cost is not all that big of a deal.

Pair-a-dice farm · Mar 10, 2015

I haven't priced it this year. Last year I paid about $41 for the 16000' size. I usually bale a couple hundred bales with the sisal for feeding when the ice is on. It's almost impossible to remove the plastic when it has 6" of ice. Last year I paid about $29 for the plastic.

WyoDave · Mar 10, 2015

That is what, an additional 2-3 cents per bale? I know every cent counts, but with the decrease in fuel costs, you should be able to put hay up cheaper this year than last year. I wouldn't lose too much sleep over the price increase.

David

rview_ · Mar 10, 2015

(quoted from post at 19:39:21 03/10/15) has anyone seen the price on the twine this year.. I know im jumping the gun but 59 and 60 bucks for sisal twine is just to high, last year I gave 26 dollars a bundle for twine from roal king on sale, this year unless it goes on sale again its 59 and 60 dollars,,anyone have a good conection for twine this year?

I use solar degradable plastic. After a "while" anything left in sunlight gets weak. Doesn't "go away" that great though, especially if in the ground. Something like $33 each for bigger quantity last year I think, don't pay much attention, costs what it costs. I won't use sisal, they don't hold together well enough if left over. And that non-degradable orange plastic is usually cheaper, but that stuff gets and stays everywhere. 99.9% of whatever type wraps on the Haybuster rotor and I just cut it off every 40 bales or so. New baler in a year or two will be net. Net is preferred for buying and selling here, most I buy is net, rarely see twine.

37chief · Mar 10, 2015

Does anyone use wire anymore? Stan

cool hand · Mar 10, 2015

Saw a price today, 20,000' plastic, $39.99.

Super Steve · Mar 10, 2015

you got me nervous so I just looked at TSC's website and the poly 9000 is only $36 but the sisal is $78. Glad I use poly

hrRoss · Mar 10, 2015

time to switch to plastic, slides thru the baler like butter. fleet farm, called last week 9600 ft plastic 170 knot strength $27 per bale

Tx Jim · Mar 11, 2015

(quoted from post at 18:19:34 03/10/15) Does anyone use wire anymore? Stan

I've always used wire. $74.99 per box. If I sq baled more hay I'd switch to twine as boxes of wire are heavy.

Bret4207 · Mar 11, 2015

(quoted from post at 16:11:56 03/10/15) That's why I switched to poly. $28 last year by the pallet. That's in Gouverneur NY.

Who did you get it from Brendon? That guy out on 11 towards Antwerp? Never van remember his name.

Part Time Pete · Mar 11, 2015

The best I can find it this year is $50 - last year it was $35. One of my customers has sheep, so I don't think I can use poly.
Pete

Bret4207 · Mar 12, 2015

(quoted from post at 13:39:23 03/11/15) The best I can find it this year is $50 - last year it was $35. One of my customers has sheep, so I don't think I can use poly.
Pete

Depends of what he does with the sheep. Wool production- I understand some people have issues with the tiny plastic fibers getting into the wool. For meat, it shouldn't make a difference at all.

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