Hauling Round Bales - Average 5x5 Bale Weight

Date: 1/29/2022
In this video I move a couple loads of round bales to dads for our cattle. I run both loads over the scale to see the average bale weight. Load with my Gehl 6635 skid steer and unloading with the Ford 7600 and Kubota M125X.
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[@michiganhay7844]

My four by fives usually around 800 pounds of course that’s when they’re bailed and my 4 x 4‘s are usually around 450 pounds I would figure those might be a little bit heavier then when you’re baled because of the outer crust being wet? Even though they’re 5 x 5 so they should be quite a bit heavier than a 4 x 5

[@thebalerman]

An 800 lbs 4x5 is equivalent to a 1000 lbs 5x5 if density of the bales are the same. When you go larger in diameter there is more of a difference than going longer, or wider depending on how you look at it. I don’t think they actually gain any weight from setting out and getting wet. They actually dry really well after a rain. I’d say you would gain some weight if you weighed right after a big rain. But I don’t think they would permanently gain weight. Thanks for the comment and watching.