Shaftsbury, Vermont (SW VT) | Anyone with sheep doesn't want poly twine on the place. They dock the wool value a lot if there is any contamination. Other than that, poly has many advantages in terms of strength and durability (some would say it's too durable!).
I spent too much time on my neighbor's 273 NH baler this weekend, trying to get it to tie even halfway reliably. The first problem; NEVER USE LAST YEAR'S TWINE!!!!! At the end of the season, when you clean out the baler, take the twine to the local recycle center for them to tie up papers and such. They will be glad to have it, and you'll be glad it's gone. He monkeyed around with everything before he called me, and it was all because the old twine had too many bad spots. Baler saw it's better days years ago, and sits out all year. Surprising that it ties at all; I got it to the point it misses about one in 40 or 50. He's happy, and I'm glad he's happy. Maybe I ought to have him try some poly twine. Then if he saves his twine, we won't go through this again. He said he put it inside last fall; yeah, on the dirt floor in the woodshed!
Oliver Durand
"Never wrestle with a pig; you both get all dirty, and the pig likes it!" ( thanks, Jeannie.)
Edited by Oliver 7/11/2006 20:59
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Anybody else seeing quality problems with sisal twine?
