UNCHOPPED STRAW BALER / HAY BALER / ALFALFA BALER

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Why Process Straw, Hay and Alfalfa?

Straw and hay look similar, and laymen may take them as the same thing, in fact they have huge difference.

Straw is dried stalks of a grain crop which usually are wheat, oats, barley, and rice. It is a by-product which is leftover after the crop is harvested. This by-product is mainly utilized for bedding farm animals like cattle, sheep and horses, or used for thatching and weaving rather than being treated as waste.

While hay is a real product which is highly nutritional and more fibrous. It is a feed crop that is grown and harvested for feeding animals. Alfalfa is one type of legumes hay containing around 20% protein which is double of grass hay’s protein content. Alfalfa’s calcium content is also several times higher than grass hay. Because of its high nutrition, alfalfa is preferred as best food to certain animals.

What is Makabale’s Baling Solution?

On farms, straw and hay will be finally baled after cut and dried, which is for easy storage and transportation. Makabale offers several unchopped straw / hay / alfalfa balers which have different sizes making rectangular bales. They range from small to large sizes, both horizontal balers and vertical balers, which can meet different kinds of baling purposes.

Get to know which is the best baler perfect for your organization's operations. Usually, it depends on the volume of the straw or hay that need to be baled, the final estimated bale weight and bale size, and the hourly or daily output that you need.

Recommended Vertical Balers for Unchopped Straw / Hay / Alfalfa

For baling unchopped straw or hay, our general vertical balers can easily get the job done if your volume is small to medium. Choose from below series and models according to your desired bale size and bale weight.

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

MINI BALER / MARINE GARBAGE COMPACTOR

  • Bales multiple materials (cardboard, soft plastic, textile, marine garbage, etc.)
  • Bale size (L): 600 to 750mm
  • Bale wt.: 20 to 100kg (OCC)
  • 4 different models and sizes

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

  • Bales multiple materials, but primarily for OCC, paper, and soft plastic
  • Bale size (L): 800 to 1520mm
  • Bale wt.: 60 to 450kg (OCC)
  • 5 different models and sizes

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

VERTICAL TWO RAM BALER

  • Bales multiple materials, but primarily for rigid plastic, extruded aluminum, plant fiber
  • Bale size (L): 1100 to 1520mm
  • Bale wt.: 120 to 400kg (coir)
  • 7 different models and sizes

Recommended Horizontal Balers for Unchopped Straw / Hay / Alfalfa

If it is a large volume of straw or hay, our horizontal balers would be the best solution for the tasks. Usually, it is the most cases because in every harvest season, the farmers will have a large amount of straw and hay after harvest and need baling. Our open-end auto-tie horizontal baler fits this task perfectly and is very popular with customers.

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

CLOSED END MANUAL TIE HORIZONTAL CARDBOARD BALER

  • Bales multiple materials (cardboard, plastic, plastic bottle, textile, etc.)
  • Bale size: 750 x 750mm to 1100 x 1250mm
  • Bale wt.: 200 to 1350kg (OCC)
  • 6 different models and sizes

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

AUTO-TIE / AUTOMATIC HORIZONTAL BALER

  • Bales multiple materials (cardboard, paper, soft plastic, etc.)
  • Bale size: 750 x 800mm to 1100 x 1100mm
  • Bale wt.: 100 to 1200kg (OCC)
  • 5 different models and sizes

Unchopped Straw Baler / Hay Baler / Alfalfa Baler Frequently Asked Questions

Can You Bale Alfalfa?

Yes, baling alfalfa is one of the key steps for farmers who harvest alfalfa, and an alfalfa baler is the equipment used to bale alfalfa. Baling is the next step after the alfalfa hay is dried out. Usually there are round alfalfa baler and square alfalfa baler for choice in the market.

How Do You Know when to Bale Alfalfa?

After alfalfa is cut down, you need to wait until it is dry before baling, but cannot too dry. The moisture rate of the alfalfa hay needs to be reach certain degree. When it is too dry, the leaves will fall off. One way is to grab a piece of the alfalfa and slide down your hand to check if the leaves fall off or not. Another way is to tear the middle of the alfalfa hay to see if it breaks or not. Farmers usually have their own experience and ways.

How to Choose the Best Suited Alfalfa Baler?

The main two types of alfalfa baler are round baler and square baler. Square alfalfa baler usually has below advantages compared to round alfalfa baler:

  • You can load more on a truck
  • You can stack more in a shed
  • You have less leaf loss than the round baler
  • Higher capacity and efficiency in baling and handling
  • You can bale without stopping to tie off the bale, continual baling process means more productivity, saving you labor and time
  • Much easier of handling, hauling, and stacking the square bales

Here are two recommended most popular square alfalfa baler series from Makabale:

Makabale’s auto-tie horizontal baler, the perfect solution for baling big square bales of alfalfa. The machine runs fully automatic, including automatic feeding and automatic tying, in a continuous process, so you do not need to stop to tie off the bale. You just witness the bales are extruded out one by one from the compressing channel. There are a few models in this series. With the big model of 120ton press force, you can get the standard bale size 1100mm x 1100mm (43” x 43”) and a bale weight up to about 1000kg (2,200lbs) depending on the bale length you make and material moisture rate.

If you want to just bag the bale, without tying, then you can go with the compression bagger series. This alfalfa baler can also run in a continuous baling and bagging process, the final compressed bale will be ejected into a bag. The bale weight made by this baler will be dozens of kilograms like 20 to 25kg (44 to 55lbs) per bale and the bale size is about 700mm x 400mm x 300mm (28” x 16” x 12”).

These two square alfalfa baler series are both high efficiency and capacity. Choose the one meets your particular baling needs on site or contact Makabale for a tailor-made machine.