Hay baling twine is a packaging material that is widely used at the final stage of baling by balers. While hay baling net is used exclusively for bale baling, hay baling twine can be purchased for different types of balers (conventional, big balers, bale balers). There are different names for this packaging material – hay tying thread, hay baling rope, bale cord or bale twine, but all of them reflect its purpose – tying bales to maintain shape, volume, ease of transportation and storage.
What bale twine looks like and how it is used
Hay bale twine is a long, high-strength polypropylene bale twine. The finished hay bale twine is coiled with special equipment into large bobbins without a chuck, the length of the bale twine in each Piippo bobbin is strictly controlled. The packaging is labeled with information that is important for someone who plans to buy baling twine and selects the right products. The price of hay twine depends on a number of characteristics, one of the most important is its thickness, which determines the ultimate breaking load (the number of meters in 1 kg is indicated, the greater the number, the thinner the hay twine).
Before use, the bobbins are freed from their packaging and placed in a special compartment of the baler, from where the hay baling yarn is fed to the binder. Depending on the design and settings of the baler and the size of the bale, single or double tying (with separate twine feeding from the top and bottom) can be carried out. When the hay baling cord wraps around the bale from all sides, the knotter connects the working branch of the twine, which extends from the bobbin, with the free end, forms and tightens the knot. In double tying, the upper and lower strands of the hay bale are tied into a knot twice, at the beginning and at the end of the working cycle.
Why buy Piippo hay baling twine
Agrarians, farmers, who decide which hay twine to buy, often opt for the products of the Finnish company Piippo Oyj. It has been producing agricultural and household packaging materials for 80 years (since 1942). An important place in its assortment is occupied by polypropylene hay twine, which has many advantages:
- only virgin polypropylene is used for production;
- baling twine combines strength with softness, withstands heavy mechanical loads and is resistant to the most unfavorable weather conditions (high humidity, temperature fluctuations, bright sunlight);
- if you buy hay twine of this brand, you can save on equipment repair. The threads are soft, smooth, lint-free, the impact on the knitting machine is as gentle as possible. According to the manufacturer, such features of twine allow doubling the service life of the binder;
- caring farmers try to buy hay bale twine, which even in prolonged contact with the forage mass will not emit harmful substances dangerous to animal health. Piippo baling twine is an environmentally friendly, safe packaging material;
- Piippo considers it a matter of honor to produce hay baling twine with a guaranteed bale length. Thanks to strict production standards, the actual number of meters in each bobbin corresponds to the nominal number stated in the specification. This makes it possible to accurately calculate consumption, avoid the fear of prematurely running out of yarn and avoid waste;
- the twine has the same thickness and strength in all sections, is evenly wound and smoothly unwound, and does not get tangled in the baler equipment;
- patented technology of twine production on the basis of polypropylene film provides increased tensile strength and allows to reduce the thickness of the thread without reducing the strength characteristics;
- quality hay twine forms strong, reliable knots that can withstand both rough transportation and harsh weather conditions during winter storage.
Importantly, the manufacturer offers to buy bale twine for different purposes.
What kind of hay twine to buy?
Piippo offers:
- hay twine for large balers, which is available in massive bobbins, characterized by maximum thickness and strength, ensuring reliable tying of large format bales;
- twine for hay baling by traditional balers, with an optimal ratio of price and operational reliability;
- twine for hay bales, with a smaller thickness and increased bobbin length (+25% compared to bobbins of similar weight from other manufacturers). Since the price of baling twine is usually based on the weight of the bobbin, the benefit is obvious. In addition, the bobbins have to be changed less often, thus saving working time. This series of twine contains special additives for maximum softness and flexibility, straightens perfectly after long storage in the bobbin, perfectly follows the curve of the surface of cylindrical bales.
Bale twine | Spool weight, kg | Meterage | Diameter/height of bobbin, cm | Tensile strength, kgf | Assignment |
Extreme Super 110 | 10,5 | 1155 | 295/342 | 422 | For large balers |
Extreme 115 | 9 | 1035 | 295/265 | 410 | |
Magnum 122 | 9 | 1100 | 370 | ||
Big Square 130 | 9 | 1170 | 360 | ||
Original 145 | 9 | 1300 | 310 | ||
Traditional 400 | 5 | 2000 | 245/265 | 120 | For conventional balers |
Round Bale 600 | 5 | 3000 | 83 | For round balers |
Produced by the Finnish company Piippo hay twine to buy in Ukraine on favorable terms offers FarmyLand LLC, the official distributor of the manufacturer.