Great system! And may I say how you raise your cattle shows in how relaxed and calm they are❤ Love what your doing and showing the world a better way!!!!
Greg you are the man! I am rotating my sheep now because of you! I could watch animals move to grass all day! I guess I’ll have to settle for hay being rolled out for a few months!
Thanks, Greg. I've been following you for several years. I just started here on the Tube and just subscribed this morning. I'm looking forward to some more good tips. You've got some great content. I've got a little suggestion for you that will improve your bale unrolling. We unroll lots of them up here in Montana. If you'll hook up to the bale so that you unroll it the way it was rolled up (with the stems going down in the front) they will unroll better. You hooked up to this one backwards. It works that way, but the other way works better. Thanks again. Keep up the good work.
Hi Greg … it's just me again. I've been thinking about something, and may have misled you. We ALWAYS unroll alfalfa bales in the way they were rolled up, but in the case of grass hay (like the one you're feeding), we ALWAYS unroll them opposite from the way they were rolled (as you did). Sometimes nice fluffy grass bales will lay the hay down waaaaay too thick if they're unrolled the way they were baled ... about four turns of the bale and it's already gone, and all the cattle can't even get on it. I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know, but just thought I should make myself a little clearer. Thanks again for all the good info.
@@kenovercast3335 He said this was alfalfa, but it was going backwards. Like you say grass or straw bales are much better rolled off backwards and if you need to, for the last half of the bale, you can turn around and re-position and feed the other direction to finish feeding. I realize this easier done with a Hydra bed than a four-wheeler feeder, but you wouldn't wear your hay out just dragging it around.
Genius! Love your videos. Thanks for all you do. I literally know less than zero but you’ve saved me tens of thousands of dollars by convincing me I don’t need equipment.
I just started farming two years ago. The first year I used bale rings and I started to this year and after a month of it I said forget this and bought a hay unroller for my tractor and I will not be going back to rings. The cows are happier and so am I. I don’t have enough cows to clean up a bale in a day so I unroll half a bale a day. Seeing the cows spread their own poop and pee while trampling grass and clover seed is a beautiful thing. Lol. People talk about the waste with unrolling. First off, once I figure out how much I need to feed daily, I have less waste and I am able to extend my hay vs giving them all the hay they can possibly eat. My cows are in good condition too. Secondly, what’s left over is not waste as it builds up the soil and it’s no more then what they would pick out and drop outside of the ring or leave in the ring. If you have 10 cows and unroll an entire 1000 pound bale at once, yes they are going to waste a bunch and your probably going to have some dead spots for awhile in your pastures. Figure out what they should have in a day and only feed that.
@@codyandbarbarakillingswort5546 When I have unrolled enough I just lift the bale up with the 3 pt hitch. I have fairly tight bales and it almost always just tears off when I lift it. The bale just sort of floats in position and doesn’t continue to spin anymore. With that being said, one time last winter my bull decided he was going to run behind the tractor and head butt the bale and he got it spinning and almost spun it all off. Lol. While only unrolling a half a bale at a time works and will be something I keep in the “toolbox”, I will probably now just go ahead and unroll the entire bale and just run electric polybraid over it halfway and just move the wire the next day so it’s just one trip with the tractor per bale instead of two.
I could see that paying for itself for small operations, maybe a few head of cattle, sheep or horses, that have been feeding squares. They could unroll bits at a time, then reel it back up and put it under cover. With squares running 4 or 5 times the cost of rounds, that could be a real $$ saver. Good luck!
If you made a spot on the trailer tongue that could hold a sledgehammer to hammer the spikes in and make the winch mounting spot so it could accommodate an electric winch then you could open your market to elderly folks or people with younger children
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher I have a farm but it was retired 20+ years ago and I didn’t want to restore it because I remember how the whole place was nothing but a slop-hole 9 months out of the year. Between watching you and @justafewacresfarm, I think I am going to try regenerative farming in the very near future. Is there any likelihood of making a substantial living from it?
Question about backing that unroller. I can back a trailer just fine but Ive got a small 4x5 2w trailer that I cannot back to save my life. No rhyme or reason to the direction the backend of thing goes no matter what I'm doing w the steering. Are these unrollers the same, since it's short wheel base also?
How do you get the bale into the field? When you buy the bale does the farmer drop it in the field for you? I'm assuming you're storing them somewhere until you need it. Does the roller carry from the storage to the field?
I have a hay unroller that I use on the tractor and would not use anything else. I would like to have one of these for a 4 wheeler when it gets muddy but they are kind of pricey. I plan ahead now for wet weather and as I unroll I will leave a fourth or so of a roll and will put it on a small trailer that I pull with a four wheeler and take it to the cows. I then unroll by hand. This works well on smaller groups but kind of hard on larger groups.
I don't have enough animals to need one yet, but I'm gonna get my local fabricator to build one for next winter. I'll probably show him this video. He built a smoker trailer for the local tavern for 300$. I bet he could do one of these almost as nice, and a lot cheaper than Greg could ship one to Massachusetts.
Greg can you do a video or about free choice minerals? What you have in that awesome mineral feeder on skids please? I have jersey and angus and jerseys suffer from copper toxicity in their livers- making it extremely difficult to find mineral supplements I can safely use. Also where can we purchase loose minerals with out having to sell the farm to pay for shipping costs. Thank you !
I have 35 acres so not many animals. My question is can I only unroll part of a bale and then drive off without the rest of the bale just falling apart? I would only put out part of the bake for 3 days. Thank you.
I using the bail unroller every day cow's don't push each other out of the way to eat hay. Spreading manure all over so in the spring i won't have to do it . Don't think I'll ever brake it well made.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thanks Greg. Great information. I have been thinking of doing this already and this video just validates what I was thinking.
I need such a gadget to move hay bales in the winter for my horses. Just drop them on a pallet, not unroll them....and pull the equipment with a Polaris. I don't have a big enough tractor to do the job
Just curious if you ever buy soft core bales like from a claas baler? We have unrolled some by hand and after a couple rolls they just seem to fall apart in a big clump.
1200 lbs for 292 heads is approximately 4lbs per head, that's not much and I know he stockpiled and rotates his cattle. A cow needs approximately 3% of body weight daily to maintain body weight and they have calves on them , it's questionable and I don't believe he's only feeding a bale in conjunction with pile stocking.
Anyone keep hay like Greg does outdoors on logs with just the netting in a 50 inch rainfall region? It has been a very wet fall and winter here, I had some bales stacked on logs like Greg, and lost a lot of hay. I didnt realize how bad a little rip in the netting can be. The guy I bought it from said he loaded his truck with pallet forks. A good neighbor put me in touch with a nice old hay farmer who has hundreds of bales left that are higher quality and 5$ cheaper. He's bringing them by four at a time and I'm keeping them under a tarp until I use them.
If the netting gets torn, the bale will really spoil quickly. The other thing on the logs, we started using bigger diameter 8-9". Also putting the logs closer together. This keeps the entire bottom of the bale off the ground.
What is the feed loss when you are feeding your cows like that. Wont they stump on most of it and let it go to waste? I myself use circle feeders, but cows still pull out so much hay. It is sad to see it go to waste after so much work is put in producing the hay bales.
Mine usually stand on each side and eat it. Of course they crap on and tromp some but it really isn't too bad. They can waste hay with circle feeders too.
Great system! And may I say how you raise your cattle shows in how relaxed and calm they are❤
Love what your doing and showing the world a better way!!!!
Thanks Kimberly.
Greg you are the man! I am rotating my sheep now because of you! I could watch animals move to grass all day! I guess I’ll have to settle for hay being rolled out for a few months!
I've read both you books and was also still unsure of exactly how spikes and chains interacted. Thanks from Texas! God bless you.
Greg I really appreciate all of your knowledge and ideas you have . I always learn a lot from you r videos. Thank you!! Thank you!!
Almost 20,000 subscribers! Way to go Greg! Teaching them the good stuff.
WOW! Changemaking. And both cast and crew appeared healthy and happy. Thank you.
Thanks, Greg. I've been following you for several years. I just started here on the Tube and just subscribed this morning. I'm looking forward to some more good tips. You've got some great content.
I've got a little suggestion for you that will improve your bale unrolling. We unroll lots of them up here in Montana. If you'll hook up to the bale so that you unroll it the way it was rolled up (with the stems going down in the front) they will unroll better. You hooked up to this one backwards. It works that way, but the other way works better. Thanks again. Keep up the good work.
Hi Greg … it's just me again. I've been thinking about something, and may have misled you. We ALWAYS unroll alfalfa bales in the way they were rolled up, but in the case of grass hay (like the one you're feeding), we ALWAYS unroll them opposite from the way they were rolled (as you did). Sometimes nice fluffy grass bales will lay the hay down waaaaay too thick if they're unrolled the way they were baled ... about four turns of the bale and it's already gone, and all the cattle can't even get on it. I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know, but just thought I should make myself a little clearer. Thanks again for all the good info.
@@kenovercast3335 He said this was alfalfa, but it was going backwards. Like you say grass or straw bales are much better rolled off backwards and if you need to, for the last half of the bale, you can turn around and re-position and feed the other direction to finish feeding. I realize this easier done with a Hydra bed than a four-wheeler feeder, but you wouldn't wear your hay out just dragging it around.
Genius! Love your videos. Thanks for all you do. I literally know less than zero but you’ve saved me tens of thousands of dollars by convincing me I don’t need equipment.
This is just fantastic! Smartest thing I’ve seen in a long time!! Thanks for sharing ! And - super nice herd! Great job! 👍
The disposition of the cattle is amazing.
I love the way the cows “politely” waited for the removal of the netting before munching 😉
Your cows are well behaved.
I just started farming two years ago. The first year I used bale rings and I started to this year and after a month of it I said forget this and bought a hay unroller for my tractor and I will not be going back to rings. The cows are happier and so am I. I don’t have enough cows to clean up a bale in a day so I unroll half a bale a day. Seeing the cows spread their own poop and pee while trampling grass and clover seed is a beautiful thing. Lol.
People talk about the waste with unrolling. First off, once I figure out how much I need to feed daily, I have less waste and I am able to extend my hay vs giving them all the hay they can possibly eat. My cows are in good condition too. Secondly, what’s left over is not waste as it builds up the soil and it’s no more then what they would pick out and drop outside of the ring or leave in the ring.
If you have 10 cows and unroll an entire 1000 pound bale at once, yes they are going to waste a bunch and your probably going to have some dead spots for awhile in your pastures. Figure out what they should have in a day and only feed that.
Be careful your tractor might be killing your nutrients in Fido classes in the ground
Rich Ard Lee
How so?
@@chaddewitt2836 Rich Ard is another another know nothing assuming things
How do you keep the bale from unrolling once u have fed enough? Thanks in advance
@@codyandbarbarakillingswort5546
When I have unrolled enough I just lift the bale up with the 3 pt hitch. I have fairly tight bales and it almost always just tears off when I lift it. The bale just sort of floats in position and doesn’t continue to spin anymore. With that being said, one time last winter my bull decided he was going to run behind the tractor and head butt the bale and he got it spinning and almost spun it all off. Lol.
While only unrolling a half a bale at a time works and will be something I keep in the “toolbox”, I will probably now just go ahead and unroll the entire bale and just run electric polybraid over it halfway and just move the wire the next day so it’s just one trip with the tractor per bale instead of two.
7:20 👍 the only sales pitch you need is right there
Feed 20 in a ring or 200 on the ground whilst spreading seed and fertility around.
This is how it's done here in Montana but we use Bale Feeders mounted on trucks, they are about 10,000 installed so this is a great alternative
Cows are sure nice to be nice and quiet for the videos.
I love seeing what you're doing, just wish I could do it in the Arizona desert.
That might be where it needs to be done the most!
What a great setup. ❤️🌱
GREG JUDY IS ON A ROLL!!! cowabungah!
Those cows are so happy
Really nice clean herd, I like that unroller- we use wagon feeders here in pa.
I'm kinda surprised you are using a Honda four wheeler. Seems to me your four wheeler should be a Cowasaki. (Great content!)
Yeah, too bad Harley Davidson and Triumph don’t make an American made ATV and UTVs? Polaris maybe?
Great video and great bale mover/feeder.
It's a beautiful thang!
I could see that paying for itself for small operations, maybe a few head of cattle, sheep or horses, that have been feeding squares. They could unroll bits at a time, then reel it back up and put it under cover. With squares running 4 or 5 times the cost of rounds, that could be a real $$ saver. Good luck!
Very nice!!!
Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
thank you fer the video
Thanks Greg, I think I asked you what size ATC you used at one point, thanks for that as well.
The cows are so polite!
Cool set up .....nice
Very cool! Can't wait to get our four wheeler out on our farm!
I have a question about the mineral feeder! Can you talk more about the setup and the delivery process?
This is such a cool tool..
This is awesome!
I built one of these 15 years ago and still use it today. Unfortunately I never thought to patent it and 7 years ago someone did..
Good stuff - how does that bale weight compare to the rated payload for the ATV?
Nice system!
DEFINITELY on my equipment list!
Is there a way that you repurpose a bale net?
This thing is perfect for carrying hay
We have an area that dad and i was thinking about un rolling bales over that area for the winter. Trying to bring life to the soil.
Beautiful! Thank-you!
Мы вручную раскатываем рулон это тяжело а они молодцы хорошо придумали 👍 надо что-то вроде этого и самому тоже сделать спасибо за идею
If you have seed in your bales, the nutriens in the hay are mostly gone.
Feeding the soil is a good thing with unrolled hay that may be over mature
Nutriens for the animals. And the animals feeding the soil
If you made a spot on the trailer tongue that could hold a sledgehammer to hammer the spikes in and make the winch mounting spot so it could accommodate an electric winch then you could open your market to elderly folks or people with younger children
That’s a lotta cattle. Red angus too? How many acres and where does your hay bakes come from?
No they are the South Poll breed. We buy our hay from a trusted hay contractor that buy from every year.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher I have a farm but it was retired 20+ years ago and I didn’t want to restore it because I remember how the whole place was nothing but a slop-hole 9 months out of the year. Between watching you and @justafewacresfarm, I think I am going to try regenerative farming in the very near future. Is there any likelihood of making a substantial living from it?
Question about backing that unroller. I can back a trailer just fine but Ive got a small 4x5 2w trailer that I cannot back to save my life. No rhyme or reason to the direction the backend of thing goes no matter what I'm doing w the steering. Are these unrollers the same, since it's short wheel base also?
They are easy to back up with a little practice.
I like how the cow just walk on the hay
How do you get the bale into the field? When you buy the bale does the farmer drop it in the field for you? I'm assuming you're storing them somewhere until you need it. Does the roller carry from the storage to the field?
thats really cool!
Молодцы. 👍
Lol, they're just standing there waiting waiting ....:-)
I have a hay unroller that I use on the tractor and would not use anything else. I would like to have one of these for a 4 wheeler when it gets muddy but they are kind of pricey. I plan ahead now for wet weather and as I unroll I will leave a fourth or so of a roll and will put it on a small trailer that I pull with a four wheeler and take it to the cows. I then unroll by hand. This works well on smaller groups but kind of hard on larger groups.
I don't have enough animals to need one yet, but I'm gonna get my local fabricator to build one for next winter. I'll probably show him this video. He built a smoker trailer for the local tavern for 300$. I bet he could do one of these almost as nice, and a lot cheaper than Greg could ship one to Massachusetts.
Yea I think he is doubling his money easy
The only problem is that if you have too much weight on a tractor you killing in your ground
We're looking at getting a 4 wheeler and one of your unrollers. What size 4 wheeler do you think is the minimum?
500 cc 4 wheel drive
A bigger one then. I was looking at 300s, so I'm glad I asked. Thanks!
Been looking for this video
#naturalgramma RevHank & Laura Reid
Now i want one to do my hunting fields, up North.
We cannot bait, so this would solve 2 issues at once. Build up the fields and a food source.
can the unroller work using a small tractor since I do not have a 4-wheeler
We use a lot of baleage for finishing. Have you had experience using it with wet wrapped hay?
Greg can you do a video or about free choice minerals? What you have in that awesome mineral feeder on skids please? I have jersey and angus and jerseys suffer from copper toxicity in their livers- making it extremely difficult to find mineral supplements I can safely use. Also where can we purchase loose minerals with out having to sell the farm to pay for shipping costs. Thank you !
very informative great video
You can tell the cows would like to eat but they aren’t super hungry or they would be making a ton of noise
Is it just me or was there some bones on the ground at 4:16?
I have 35 acres so not many animals.
My question is can I only unroll part of a bale and then drive off without the rest of the bale just falling apart?
I would only put out part of the bake for 3 days.
Thank you.
Yes we have customers that do this every day during the winter with smaller herds
Works great.
I’m in Ireland. We get a lot of rain. Will the cattle eat wet hay?
Молодцы 👍👍👍👍
I using the bail unroller every day cow's don't push each other out of the way to eat hay. Spreading manure all over so in the spring i won't have to do it . Don't think I'll ever brake it well made.
Glad it is working well for you. Great natural fertilizer tool for your pastures!!
Will this still help the soil if you just put in a field you cleared? No animals yet so I would be minus the nitrogen part(manure and urine).
Unrolling hay is a great source of carbon. You are feeding the billions of soil animals!!
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thanks Greg. Great information. I have been thinking of doing this already and this video just validates what I was thinking.
Will the bale unroller handle a one ton bale
1200-1500 lb net wrapped bales is what we recommend.
what breed of cattle do you have? Red angus?
Looking into buying an atv. What size atv do you use for unrolling your hay? What brand do you recommend? Thanks!
Honda Rubicon 500 cc
Genius!
Did you make this? What are the dimensions? I like it!
What brand is that feeder? Where can you buy them?
Check out our website greenpasturesfarm.net for more info
Great videos! Is the bale unroller more maneuverable with your 4-wheeler than with your side-by-side? Thank you.
We use the atv more than the side by side. Easier to maneuver.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thank you and Merry Christmas
It’s so hilly around here you just put out a bale at the top of a hill and let it roll down the hill.
Now I see why people are lining up to buy these things haha :)
great video Greg , is there a certain type of hay you buy ??
Most of our hay we purchase is a mixture of cool season grasses and legumes
5:43 is when the magic happens
I need such a gadget to move hay bales in the winter for my horses. Just drop them on a pallet, not unroll them....and pull the equipment with a Polaris. I don't have a big enough tractor to do the job
Hello! Very cool! Like!
That looks like a quality piece! Is there any benefits to unrolling hay in poor areas to help the land?
That is the prime reason to unroll hay. Getting some carbon, manure and urine on those areas, really jump starts the fertility.
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Can i find and buy this material in europe?I live in south France...Thank you very much
Super 👍
how do we get a bale unroller ?
Just curious if you ever buy soft core bales like from a claas baler? We have unrolled some by hand and after a couple rolls they just seem to fall apart in a big clump.
Nope never fed any bales like that before
The only thing that would improve this would be 6 inches of clean snow to feed on.
1200 lbs for 292 heads is approximately 4lbs per head, that's not much and I know he stockpiled and rotates his cattle. A cow needs approximately 3% of body weight daily to maintain body weight and they have calves on them , it's questionable and I don't believe he's only feeding a bale in conjunction with pile stocking.
If you have a bull and 20 heifers, how many calves can you expect the first year?
mpetrus100 none
Do you ever need the 4x4 on the Honda?
When it is muddy or going up a hill, the 4 wheel drive is needed.
What is a rut and why don’t you want ruts?
A rut is a indention in the ground surface caused by something heavy walking or driving on wet soil.
You should somehow retrofit a electric winch onto your setup. Could easily run the power from the quad and speed up the process.
Might work fine, but it is another thing that could break on a cold icy morning.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher yeah that's true, that's usually when stuff decides to break aswell. Nice design anyhow
So how much do these bale weigh
What kind of hay do you buy?
Do you have any dealers in Texas and what do these cost
We sell them from our farm. We also ship them. Cost before shipping is $3300.
Does the unroller work for a 5x6? Thanks Greg.
Anyone keep hay like Greg does outdoors on logs with just the netting in a 50 inch rainfall region?
It has been a very wet fall and winter here, I had some bales stacked on logs like Greg, and lost a lot of hay. I didnt realize how bad a little rip in the netting can be. The guy I bought it from said he loaded his truck with pallet forks. A good neighbor put me in touch with a nice old hay farmer who has hundreds of bales left that are higher quality and 5$ cheaper. He's bringing them by four at a time and I'm keeping them under a tarp until I use them.
If the netting gets torn, the bale will really spoil quickly. The other thing on the logs, we started using bigger diameter 8-9". Also putting the logs closer together.
This keeps the entire bottom of the bale off the ground.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thank you.
I have vetch the purple one in my hay... I need to find out if rabbits can eat it?
Just curious if anybody rolls hay out like this for horses?
What is the feed loss when you are feeding your cows like that. Wont they stump on most of it and let it go to waste?
I myself use circle feeders, but cows still pull out so much hay. It is sad to see it go to waste after so much work is put in producing the hay bales.
Every leaf they trample on the ground will grow you more grass this spring. It us not waste when your feeding your soil microbes.
Mine usually stand on each side and eat it. Of course they crap on and tromp some but it really isn't too bad. They can waste hay with circle feeders too.
What is your email to ask for prizing,buying and shipping?
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