Bale shears go on test

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Bruce Lett and David Kincaid report from the Irish Farmers Journal shear group test, where they looked at four load-mounted silage bale shear devices which incorporate plastic and net-retaining devices.

[@sandersfarmvids]

i could have put out 5 bales in the time that driver does one with the tanco. i put out over 5000 a year with one. really strongly built and far more simple than the other brands and have no problems with losing plastic

[@micpotato8158]

Seems like wind direction is everything

[@Captbilly1000]

Slower than Molasses in January.

[@goldfire1676]

Any of them would drive me to drink

[@stephenkelly2067]

He says sitting at the bar whilst the ones at home are feeding

[@jamesmcguire1178]

We Have a Tanco 170 Have Put Longer Tines on it Use it as Shear Grab

[@BOGANGUS]

I have a Cashels bale slice for last four years on manitou loader . Great piece of kit.

[@craigboyd6462]

How do you find it works as a shear grab? Is it a bit lighter than the normal grabs I presume?

[@JNClaffey]

keltic is the only one suitable for a diet feeder, tanco didn't even hold onto it all

[@eoinmurphy1496]

ye never used the same tractor for all the shearers So its not a fair test

[@paddyboy557]

Tanco slicer was the worst the two from Lk were the best Keltic and Rohans

[@mattafakkah]

Bullshit!

[@gregmulhall2043]

The lad with the tractor was slow

[@cvpcvp3663]

I would call that lazy

[@paulmiller8886]

Awwww no results k

[@danielmeyer5398]

Les 3/4 du plastic sont dans la remorque...!!!! Nul...

[@jimbobsgardeningandfarming80]

Its an absolutely useless product, and when you go to send the wrap off you end up getting fined for not keeping the wrap and the net separate, you also get bits of wrap in the silage

[@DamienNestor]

I disagree, ive used them, if your worried about keeping net and wrap separate get the film layer on the bale instead of the net

[@jimbobsgardeningandfarming80]

@@DamienNestor but isn't the film more expensive

[@johngodley9885]

Jimbobs Gardening and Farming generally adds an extra euro per bale