hay bails
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Depends on several things. Wet hay is very heavy, and we have two different size/shape bails. I'd say one, maybe two round bails would fit. A half dozen will probably fit if you use the small bails. Just be mindful of the weight your adding, sure a 25lb bail may not seem like much, but if it's wet the weight can near double.
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not really worried about the weight the way i see it 30 bales weighing around 50 pounds only weighs 1500 pounds which really isnt that much....
i figure if i stack them to the height of the toolbox i can stack on top of that, but what knid of tiedowns should i use and where should i fasten them?
i figure if i stack them to the height of the toolbox i can stack on top of that, but what knid of tiedowns should i use and where should i fasten them?
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If you're not hauling them too far or fast, and they are well stacked, there's no need for tie downs.
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i am gonna need tie downs i am hauling it from maryland where i go to school to home in south Jersey....alfalfa is like 4 bucks cheaper here! buy 30 bails saves 120 bucks....
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Depends on several things. Wet hay is very heavy, and we have two different size/shape bails. I'd say one, maybe two round bails would fit. A half dozen will probably fit if you use the small bails. Just be mindful of the weight your adding, sure a 25lb bail may not seem like much, but if it's wet the weight can near double.
It's a Super Duty. I don't think hay, wet or unwet, really matters.
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Ummm Where the hell are you guys getting your bales...and how much?
Here in Colorado...large round bales weigh in about 1200 lbs, large square bales about 900 and you can only get one in the bed of the truck...2 with a the large square bales but that is pushing it. For the small square bales, I can get 24 without tie downs and drive home 20 miles no problems...even at highway speeds. Without the toolbox...40 without tie downs. And the small square bales weigh in about 70 -75 lbs.
As for wet or dry....they should all be dry. If you are getting damp bales...you will loose some to mold. If they are baled up wet...go somewhere else...wet bales of hay..once it turns...is just cow hay.
Here in Colorado...large round bales weigh in about 1200 lbs, large square bales about 900 and you can only get one in the bed of the truck...2 with a the large square bales but that is pushing it. For the small square bales, I can get 24 without tie downs and drive home 20 miles no problems...even at highway speeds. Without the toolbox...40 without tie downs. And the small square bales weigh in about 70 -75 lbs.
As for wet or dry....they should all be dry. If you are getting damp bales...you will loose some to mold. If they are baled up wet...go somewhere else...wet bales of hay..once it turns...is just cow hay.
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8.50-9.00 a bale at around 50-70 pounds at home and 4.50 a bale for the same size bale in maryland also better quality hay in maryland
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I use 1000lb tie downs and load 45 60-70 lb hay bales with straps and haul it 35 miles...no problem just stack it right and strap it pulling it forward,
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wow, $4.50 is cheap for MD. We bought 300 bales (60lbs each) at the end of the summer for around $5.50/bale in northern MD. Also, I just picked up 120 bales of dust free/shrinked wrapped meadow mix for $7.50 up in Canada...damn allergic horse 
oh, we used the 3 horse gooseneck trailer to haul the hay......
oh, we used the 3 horse gooseneck trailer to haul the hay......