sparrow legs Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 what do you think to the bales/ bale spike. help on bale colour needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Looks good Sparrow Legs...... :) With regards to bale colour, depending on what you want you could have silage bales by wrapping a Black Bin Bag around them which saves painting......However if you wanted straw, I would say a brown/yellow mix......Someone else may (and I'm sure they will ) have a better idea...... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 very good sparrow legs, i would go for a straw finish personally,as thats where my farm does all its work,but like nh said you could bin bag them into wrapped bales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted January 17, 2006 Author Share Posted January 17, 2006 thanks for ideas, has to be straw as its set around early sept and im not into silage gear, im a big cerel man, i didnt know about a light mat varnish to keep wood grain to give feeling of texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakescot Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 very good sparrow legs, i would go for a straw finish personally,as thats where my farm does all its work,but like nh said you could bin bag them into wrapped bales great idea the bin bags for mock wrapping , if you have access to real bale wrap then try that and to tighten the pastic onto the bale..................a ?gentle heat source ? makes the bales ?look more realistic ! as for colour..I say that`s a fantastic ?PDC MF baler you have there ? :D ............straw hay ?silage mix up a few shades of paint see what suits you........... John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram 250 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 looks like your layout is in a big green house looks good ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 thanks for ideas, has to be straw as its set around early sept and im not into silage gear, im a big cerel man, i didnt know about a light mat varnish to keep wood grain to give feeling of texture. Have a look at my 40' trailers, see if thats the kind of colour you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Why not varnish the bales and while still wet dip them into fine wood chips (sawdust) they should look ok. What size of timber do you use for the bales? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted January 17, 2006 Author Share Posted January 17, 2006 4c ripped down some soft wood to the size of the britains krone bale then cut them up with a cross cut saw? to the same lenght as pattern then we both sanded the ends to soften the apperance on a bobin sander. took about 40/50 mins to make 80 bales, quite easy to do once first is made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 How about paint a dark golden yellow, then stippling with lighter yellow once the undercoat has dried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 nice pics mike!. :) you have answered a question in another post! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Well done guys, an array of amzing tips there. Maybe Sparrow should try everyone of them and let us know the easiest/best and we can all have a go. Save alot of work!! Brilliant tips, great site once again. Nice set up aswell Sparrow, that baler looks good. You can tell the Loadall is new coz there is a "Teething" van in the background!! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted January 18, 2006 Author Share Posted January 18, 2006 sounds like you have the measure of jcbs then deere-est! its actually delivering a new skid steer to replace the mf one near the piggerys, may do a first 50hr service on the way back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fendt pwr Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Brill display SL's,your baler sure looks the biz. :)Do you stack all the bales in a shed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 fendt power, it depends the layout is only ever put up at shows so it depends what i place in the leantoo off the corn shed, yes bales sometimes but this time it was seed corn (dumpy bags) other times its tractors ect, depends what i take to the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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