Re-rolling a round bale.

Texasmark1

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Did some repair work on the roller. Need to check out the high pressure relief valve and of the two ways posted in the manual, rolling a bale is my
preference. Since all my hay is up and fields are finished for the year I thought about laying out a roll and re-rolling it.

Ho to instructions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark
 

I've done in cases where I had a belt jam and had to dump the bale to free the belt.

Simply find piece of ground with a gentle slope, cut the twine or net, and roll it down hill. The bale will unroll like a roll of carpet if you are rolling it the right direction.

One you get to the core, you may have to shake it out.

You can then drive over the "windrow" of the unrolled bale and rebale it.

I normally do this 1/4 to 1/3 normal baling speed since you are using the whole pickup width, and a core will plug the pickup if it isn't shook out and the pickup pulls it in too quick.
 

I utilize the frt tire on my 2 WD JD 4255 to unroll bales the few times netwrap on bale is torn or not correct. As 495man stated I always unroll them the opposite way the were rolled up.
 
The question mainly had to do with getting it to roll back out. The hill is a good idea but I don't have one. Knowing the front tire works, assuming you have the tractor mainly off the bale and the tires on that side are the only thing rolling over the material. A 2wd 3 rib tire apparently slides adequately against the material allowing the bale to roll along.

I had thought about using the loader on my small frame 24 hp tractor, getting centered behind it and scooting it along, like uncoil a few feet by hand and then contact the roll with the loader bucket down, raise it up fast, (hoping to) roll the bale out several feet, move forward and repeat the process......think that'll work?

Thanks for your time.

Mark
 
That is exactly how my bull unrolls the hay bales in the cornstalk field in winter. I bring in a bale, he flips it over, busts the twine, and unrolls it across the field like a red carpet for himself.

Pretty amazing, really.

But yes, that?s how to do it.

Paul
 
I use a tractor with the skid steer type attachment brackets. Lower the loader low on the bale, drive forward, bump the bale and raise the loader at the same time. Depending on how hard you bump the bale, 6 to 7 bumps will unroll the bale most of the way. I usually unroll the core by hand.
 
(quoted from post at 13:16:03 09/18/18) I'm surprised no one has a 3pt bale unroller they use especially farms on flat land.

My neighbor utilizes a 3 pt bale un-roller very regularly so he can make small sq bales from rd bales. In fact he purchased 12 rd bales from me this morning just for that purpose.
 

What size of bale are we talking? Good 4x4 bale you should be able to roll anywhere flat like fun. A sagged 4x5 with a flat spot...couple guys should still be able to start it.
 

Even on flat ground you should be able to start that rolling, it gets lighter as it unwinds. Otherwise, I'd be nudging it with front end loader.
 
Because after 40 years trying to learn how to farm I finally have a bail I want to unwrap and rewrap to test my baler tensioner. Not economical. I think TX Jim said he has baled over 150,000 bales and maybe rerolled half a dozen or something of the sort.
 
5x4, JD (repair manual spec I just bought) says it puts out a 1000# under average conditions.......Humph. Been selling myself short. Did the volume
calculation of mine and a 5x6 at an average of 1600# (the number used around here) and I came up with about 750. Shape is 90% round and under
cover.
 
On the scales that 750 number is pretty realistic. We ship a lot out of state (and buy and sell a lot of rolls) and on the scales I see a lot more in the 770 to 880 range than the often quoted 1000 pound rolls in a 4x5.
 
(quoted from post at 13:31:02 09/23/18) On the scales that 750 number is pretty realistic. We ship a lot out of state (and buy and sell a lot of rolls) and on the scales I see a lot more in the 770 to 880 range than the often quoted 1000 pound rolls in a 4x5.

Big round bale...small square bale... same idea.

I only trust a weight that I see on a scale.

I've never made round bales, but I bought them for a couple years. Since we didn't have the equipment to handle them, we rolled them ourselves. These were 5X5, dry round bales. On a good day, I could tip it off of the round bale carrier and then roll it into the barn and unroll it myself. On a bad day, my wife would help.

We had a neighbor that would stand them on their side and unwrap them by playing ring around the rosie with a pitchfork... THAT is probably the most tedious process you'll ever do.

Bumping it with a small bucket loader tipped down should work very nicely.
 

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