No one gives you a more versatile bale length range.
New Bale Length Requirements:
Minimum: 35”
Maximum*: 42”
Use the Adjustable Bale Stop to dial in the shorter 35″ & 36″ bales. To adjust simply:
- Remove 2 bolts
- Lift Bale Stop, disengaging bottom notches
- Move to desired notch increment
- Lower Bale Stop, engaging bottom notches
- Replace 2 bolts at corresponding hole location
Why does the Band-It limit the length of the bale to a minimum of 35”?
Because you demand stable stacks:
The length of the small square bale is the width of the bundle. The shorter your bales, the narrower the base is for the bundle. The narrower the bundle, the more tipsy your stacks will be. Bales less than 35” long from your baler make stacks that are unsafe and unacceptable. The longer the bale, the more stable the stack.
Stable stacks are Safe stacks.
Stack Higher, Stack Safer with Bale Band-It Bundles.
What are you going to trust your stacks to?
3 Reasons why short / light bales cost you and your customers more money:
✓ Shipping ✓ Handling ✓ Storage
Shipping:
There is a balance between bales being light enough for the end user, yet enough product in the bale to keep efficiencies.
The Bale Band-It has the versatility to utilize the full payload, or to meet the lighter demands of the local market; all the while keeping you out of “Fluff Range” that has troublesome inefficiencies.
Short /light bales are not efficient for Shipping. |
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| Enclosed Van Trailer, 53′ x 102″ with desired payload of 45,000 lbs. |
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Bale Weight (lb) |
Approx Bale Length (in) |
Bales / load** |
Payload |
% Less Payload |
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72 |
42 |
630 |
45360 |
-0.8% |
Bale Band-It Range |
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70 |
42 |
630 |
44100 |
2.0% |
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65 |
40 |
630 |
40950 |
9.0% |
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60 |
38 |
672 |
40320 |
10.4% |
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55 |
38 |
672 |
36960 |
17.9% |
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50 |
35 |
756 |
37800 |
16.0% |
Fluff Range |
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45 |
35 |
756 |
34020 |
24.4% |
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40 |
35 |
756 |
30240 |
32.8% |
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| **Assuming bales are in 21 bale bundles. | ||||||
Handling:
If you have 50% less product in a bale it will take 2 times more handling, for the same amount of hay.
Light bales are not efficient for Handling. |
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Bale Weight (lb) |
% Less Product in each bale |
Handling Multiplier*** |
% More Handling |
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72 |
0.0% |
0 |
0 |
Bale Band-It Range |
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70 |
2.8% |
1.03 |
2.9% |
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65 |
9.7% |
1.11 |
10.8% |
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60 |
16.7% |
1.20 |
20.0% |
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55 |
23.6% |
1.31 |
30.9% |
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50 |
30.6% |
1.44 |
44.0% |
Fluff Range |
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45 |
37.5% |
1.60 |
60.0% |
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40 |
44.4% |
1.80 |
80.0% |
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| *** Handling Multiplier: Multiply your handling cost to move a 72 lb bale by “Multiplier” to see the handling cost of lighter bale weights. | |||||
Lighter bales yield:
- more picking up with your loader
- more loading on trailers
- more unloading
- more cost to operators and end consumers
No matter how you handle the bales, individually or in 21 Bale Band-It Bundles, lower bale weight means lower efficiencies.
The Bale Band-It gives you the versatility to be as efficient as possible. All the while keeping you out of “Fluff Range” that has expensive inefficiencies. Don’t like to handle heavy bales, that’s why the Bale Band-It was invented. Takes all the labor out of moving hay until you are ready to feed it…one flake at a time.
Storage:
Short / light bales are not efficient for Storage. |
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| Barn Storage Size: 100′ x 100′ x 18′ inside height clearance | ||||||||||||||||||||
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3 Bundles High |
4 Bundles High |
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Bale Weight (lb) |
Approx Bale Length (in) |
Total Bales |
Tons Hay |
% Less Hay in Storage |
Total Bales |
Tons Hay |
% Less Hay in Storage |
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72 |
42 |
– |
– |
– |
29,232 |
1,052 |
0.0% |
Bale Band-It Range |
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70 |
42 |
– |
– |
– |
29,232 |
1,023 |
2.8% |
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65 |
40 |
– |
– |
– |
31,248 |
1,016 |
3.5% |
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60 |
38 |
– |
– |
– |
32,256 |
968 |
8.0% |
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55 |
38 |
– |
– |
– |
32,256 |
887 |
15.7% |
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50 |
35 |
26,460 |
662 |
37.1% |
35,280 |
882 |
16.2% |
Fluff Range |
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45 |
35 |
26,460 |
595 |
43.4% |
35,280 |
794 |
24.6% |
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40 |
35 |
26,460 |
529 |
49.7% |
35,280 |
706 |
33.0% |
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Can stack short bales 3 bundles high |
Short bales not recommended 4 bundles high |
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* An occasional bale length up to 44″ will go thru the machine with no problems, but it is not recommended to have a bundle full of 44″ bales.