Picking up chaff and silage

[Stenleh44]

I’m about to start getting into working with chaff and silage as I will soon have enough to buy the Biogas Plant.

I was looking at ways of doing the work and saw that the milling machine can be used to pick up the grass and put into my trailer.

Is that something that would be done in real life?

I thought of using a trailer that picks it up as well. Keeping in mind this is purely just to sell. I have no animals yet.

Thanks again!

[tango777]

Yes a forage harvester is used in real life. Both are true to life. You may also like a ferminting silo instead of the BGA. Its a little easier and faster.

[Stenleh44]

Thanks. What abut the milling machine is that true to life?

[tango777]

Are you talking about the mod?

https://www.farming-simulator.com/mod.php?mod_id=131643

If so I have never seen one in real life, but it could be. There is a milling machine in the hame. Its for creating cow food.

[Stenleh44]

Yep that very one. It worked very nicely for handling the grass and then silage. But it guess not used in real life.

What’s a good way of gathering up silage in the bunker ? I had a real hard time with the forage trailer ( I think that’s what it’s called). I used the leveler...not easy to use. Made things worse I think for the trailer.

I’m testing this all out on another saved game to get ready for my primary farm.

I do have to say I thought it was going to be a huge money maker but doesn’t seem like it. Maybe less work than wrapping bales I guess.

Thanks

[Ultum]

Couple of options for working silage besides the milling machine:

1. Wheel loader into wagon (effective)
2. The self propelled tmr verti mix vehicle (a little slow but easy)
3. Ropa machine under misc (pricey)
4. Belt system into wagons (nice, afffordable, but have to reposition every so often)

[tango777]

Originally posted by Stenleh44:

Yep that very one. It worked very nicely for handling the grass and then silage. But it guess not used in real life.

What’s a good way of gathering up silage in the bunker ? I had a real hard time with the forage trailer ( I think that’s what it’s called). I used the leveler...not easy to use. Made things worse I think for the trailer.

I’m testing this all out on another saved game to get ready for my primary farm.

I do have to say I thought it was going to be a huge money maker but doesn’t seem like it. Maybe less work than wrapping bales I guess.

Thanks

Yeah using the BGA is slow to make money. Thats why I use a ferminting silo. It does the same thing as a BGA but simple and you just put chaff/grass/woodchips/hay/straw and in no time silage. Then I sell it on a modded sellpoint *found all over).

[magicISO Sweden]

i dont use BGA any more i can get faster money with silage bales

[Stenleh44]

Round or square ? I’ve been making round wrapped bales but the process is torturous even using the Kuhn 3135. I was thinking square snd then using a separate wrapper might be quicker.

What you think?

Thanks again

[Merck]

The main advantage to some of the round balers is that they have the option to wrap at the same time. Most other balers (round & square) require a separate trip to wrap the bales.

Personally I like the BGA. I set up a Krone chopper with a pull behind forage loading trailer (the Krone I use is a mod with trailer hitch option). I also like the modular BGA plant, which allows me to set up the plant any way I desire. I also tend to use the drive through silage bunkers, so that I can drive up & through for all dumping, compacting, & unloading processes. A couple large bunkers will usually keep you busy. Once you dump the silage into the BGA plant, it does all the rest of the work. Plus, you can dump manure or slurry in the plant also.

You get paid once per day, plus you get digestate as a byproduct. I use this digestate to fertilize my fields or to make dry fertilizer with.