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Jul 24, 2011 What is the typical equivalent number of small square hay bales (about 70 lbs.) to a 3x4 and a 4x4 round bale? Joined Jan 18, 2011 · 216 Posts
What is the typical equivalent number of small square hay bales (about 70 lbs.) to a 3x4 and a 4x4 round bale? When they used to round bale my field, as well, square bale it,... I don't know the weights, 1 square probably weighed 40+ lbs. The round bales were of an 'average' size to me. They compared (from an eye ball stand point) to be roughly the same size of other round bales I had purchased in the past. Does that make sense?? 😉 Joined
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Jul 24, 2011 Yes. Thanks Do you think that your round bales were roughly 3x4 or 4x4? Joined Jul 30, 2008 · 22,319 Posts
It depends entirely on weight. Small squares around here average 60-65 pounds, the current 4x4 round bales we are getting average 1700 pounds so 1 round bale = about 27 square bales. Joined Jan 18, 2011 · 216 Posts
Yes. Thanks Probably 4x4. Joined
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the current 4x4 round bales we are getting average 1700 pounds . ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No 4x4 rd bale of dry hay ever weighed 1700 lb of any type of hay. Try more like 350-500lb. small squares are anywhere from
25-145 the whole how many bales per bale argument is flawed and useless. quote both hay types by the ton and you have a valid argument. Joined
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it was about 10-12 square bales to make 1 round bale.
Do you think that your round bales were roughly 3x4 or 4x4?
And my square bales may have weighed more,...,
I could lift them,.., so I know they might have weighed 50-60 lbs,.., come to think of it??...
It's been a few years ago that we were involved in doing
that:wink:.
4x5 bales 400-800lb
5x5 bales 800-1200
5x6 bales 1000-1600
What is the typical equivalent number of small square hay bales (about 70 lbs.) to a 3x4 and a 4x4 round bale? It depends entirely on weight. Small squares around here average 60-65 pounds, ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No 4x4 rd bale of dry hay ever weighed 1700 lb of any type of hay. small squares are anywhere from 25-145 the whole how many bales per bale argument is flawed and useless. Based on my personal
experience, baling our 6 acre, orchard grass/ ladina clover mix hay field,..., Hope that helps OP:wink:
the current 4x4 round bales we are getting average 1700 pounds so 1 round bale = about 27
square bales.
Try more like 350-500lb.
4x5 bales 400-800lb
5x5 bales 800-1200
5x6 bales 1000-1600
quote both hay types by the ton and you have a valid argument.
We would roughly get 250-260 square bales, or about 25-27 round bales.
That equals about 10-12 square bales /per/ 1 round bale.
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I was also curious about this because we will have no means of moving round bales this winter. We will have to use small square bales. My guess was going to be about 12 to 15 smalls per round bale. Another thing to consider with round bales vs. small square bales is that usually round bales are kept outside and small bales are kept inside, at
least around here they are. When outdoors, the sun, rain and dust make the outer layer of round bales useless and waste. If the bale has been left for a long time, the bottom of the bale could be bad. Using hay stored inside would have less waste from of the elements. To eliminate more waste you should use a feeder.