You’ve ordered 12 ton but do you have the means to haul it?
About 5.5 ton of hay, about 200 bales.
TWO more VERY important items. Strapping for your load is very important. We have had people come with a flatbed trailer and two straps. It is always better to overstrap and have to take the time to remove it at the other end than have to pick it all up from the middle of the road with half the bales broken. Try to make your appointment on time. And, yes, we do understand that sometimes the stars don’t line up. We space our clients out to give each adequate time to load and leave before another customer arrives. And, of course, bring your pals.
It’s easy to calculate your needs based on how much your horse needs per day. But have you ever weighed how much you feed at each meal? Have you ever noticed when you buy hay at different places that some flakes are heavier than others, and some bales are heavier than others? A ton is 2000 pounds or approximately 36 bales at 55 pounds a piece, You’ll have 33 bales if they are 60 pounds. We weigh our bales for consistency. But do you know what it takes to haul the tonnage you need?
This is about two ton of hay in this four-horse gooseneck trailer.
Between the flatbed and dump trailer there is exactly 2 tons of hay
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This pickup flatbed shown below is fairly well loaded with 32 bales. But he had 88 to go.