Posted by JD Seller on July 10, 2018 at 11:26:11 from (206.72.28.211):
In Reply to: grinding hay posted by LAA on July 10, 2018 at 11:12:40:
A lot of the fellows around here grind the whole thing, wrap and all. I do not like it as the wrap can cause digestive issues in some older cattle. I feed ground hay to my brood cows so I do not want it in the feed ration. In heavy hay rations it can cause issues with heavy feeder cattle too. It can lower feed conversion rates.
Also the wrap is really hard on the tub grind bearings. Fellow up by Sherrill burnt his grinder a few years ago when mesh wrap on a bearing caught fire. Whole rig went up in smoke. Right at $350,000 mistake. He will not grind hay with mesh on it now. You take it off or he will not grind it. He told me he lost some customers but is saving $5-7K a year in repairs.
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