Hay weight in round bales
 

To settle an argument with my boy, what does a 4X5 and a 5X5 bale of alfalfa and pararie hay weigh?

It varies hugely depending on the type of hay(don't know about pararie hay) and how dry it was when it was baled. 800 to 1200 pounds would be a ball park figure.

COWS

To settle that 'argument'.....

Get that old platform scale out of the shed and start plopping those bales down on it.

When you get done ...be sure and post the weights of each here.


Whatever it is, that should shut ya both up!!! And you can thank me later.

Dry hay bale... probably 400-800... seriously it really depends.

Wrapped bale (silage wrap) 700-1300...

Ya there is no set weight it all has so many variables one can not just say this is the amount for that size and that type of hay.

It is easier to take it across the scales.

4x5=400-800#
5x5=800-1200#
5x6=1000-1600#

For good alfalfa and grass mix, the more alfalfa % the heavier and the better the cut is. Moisture ideally should not be an issue but we all know it is. Everyone should bale when its as dry as possible but sometimes ya just gotta get it out of the field.

my 2 cents.

Modern new round balers make a very tight roll if you set them that way, can't even get a point into the bale so tight and heavy.

Old chain balers or the non-belt roller balers with soft core are way different, not much hay in each bale, they droop over time so loose.

Makes a huge difference. Could be close to twice the hay in the same sized bale, depending on the baler used.

Paul

Eight 5x5.5' crabgrass bales averaged 1300lbs

http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/...012/SF1209.pdf

Look at the chart and the paragraph at the end of page one that shows you how to estimate density.

The easiest way to determine the weight is to weigh yourself, pick up the bale and get back on the scale, then subtract your weight from the total.

Load them on a trailer and have them weighed. There is NO standard weight for any bale of hay out there, any estimate is simply a guess.

That is the way to weigh a cat not a bale.

I wouldn't be surprised if bales stored in the rain weigh 2x barn stored.

I would like to see you try to pick up a big, round bale and carry it onto the scale! :eek: :hysterical:

No what you are suposed to do is take 2 bales on the scale and divide it by 2.:facepalm:

I've been working out.

I'm going to give a really rough ballpark of 700# for prairie hay, and 1300# for alfalfa.

When I got Bermuda from one lady the 4x5 bales were 900#. Last year I got blue stem from a different supplier these were 5x6 bales and weighed 1200#. I am pretty sure it depends on how dry the hay was when baled and how tight it was baled.

Mary

You are falling out...from lifting too much.

I can lift large round hay bales now with my tractor and a spear. As time goes on I approach needing wheel weights on the front end. That's all I know.