How many square bails of hay does it take to weigh a ton?

Answer 1

It would depend on what type of hay how much it would cost, also whether it was a small square, a large square, a soft core bale or a hardcore bale. Small square weigh between 75 & 100 lbs, large square are around 800 lbs but can be heavier, soft core around 1200 lbs and large core up to 1800 lbs. It will also depend on whether there is a drought in the area where you want to buy bales.

Answer 2

It varies depending on how big the baler operator made the bales. Good quality dried alfalfa hay is frequently in 100 pound or larger bales, so there would be 16 to 20 in a ton. Grass hay frequently weighs only 60 to 70 pounds ber bale, so there would be more bales in a ton.

Answer 3

That really depends on the weight of those large square bales themselves. One metric ton is equal to around 2200 lbs. A large square bale can weigh anywhere from 500 lbs if baled really loosely with straw, or over 1500 lbs if it comprises of tightly-packed hay. Thus, that can range from four bales to maybe one and a quarter bales.

Answer 4

Somewhere between 50 and 120 pounds per bale, depending on composition of the hay (percentage of legumes vs. grasses), and how the operator set up the baler. Extremes can go higher or lower than those numbers, of course, but a good average is 80 pounds.

Answer 5

Assuming the bail of hay weighs 25 kilograms, it would take about 36 bails of hay.