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Really tired of chopping straw
    #6750667 - 04/05/07 01:20 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

My attitude in the past was that there's no way I'm paying for straw. I bought a bale for 5 dollars, and still have some of it left.

But I'm tired as hell of chopping that crap up! I've been using a paper cutter, but it's not that much faster than scissors. So, I'm either going to buy straw, or buy a shredder.

I looked at the tennstud website, and they sell 10 lbs. for 25 dollars. I'm curious how much a bale of straw weighs, that way I could have a good idea of how much 10 lbs is.

I would also be intrested in knowing how cheap I could get a straw shredder, OR, what type of business would have a straw shredder available for me to use.

All I know is that I ain't chopping no more straw;)


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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: Rahz]
    #6750681 - 04/05/07 01:25 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

You can get an electric weed eater for thirty bucks that will chop a whole bale of straw in about ten minutes.
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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6750706 - 04/05/07 01:31 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

link? :smile:

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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: mattymonkey] * 1
    #6750725 - 04/05/07 01:36 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Lowes, Ace Hardware, Home Depot, etc. The cheap ones do just fine. You can even put the straw into a tote, and put the lid on with a hole for the weed eater to slip through so you don't make a mess. I chop straw in the living room, and my wife hasn't even divorced me yet.
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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6750778 - 04/05/07 01:51 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

LoL RR, you must have a really nice setup to chop straw in the living room without guaranteeing divorce, or a VERY forgiving wife!


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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: Frosty_Storm]
    #6751023 - 04/05/07 03:06 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

weed eater in garbage can, with weed wacker, outside.

works pretty good

If you dont wanna do that, WE also carry straw
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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6751975 - 04/05/07 07:38 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Ok, I have a weed eater, I just assumed it would be a messy affair with so so results. I guess I'll plan on doing something like that over Easter, do a whole bale so I don't have to worry about it for a while.

Straw
Weed eater
Dust mask
Goggles
Trash can
Large bag

Looks like I'm good.


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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: Rahz]
    #6752408 - 04/05/07 09:26 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

If you're going to use a bag over the top of a trash can to hold the dust down, it helps to have a second person to manipulate the bag that you wrap around the weed eater shaft. Get creative. Don't dump the whole bale in at once. Do a small section at a time.
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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6752424 - 04/05/07 09:31 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

If you have a riding mower that mulches & bags.
On a dry day, mow lawn short first.
Spread bale out in thin rows.
In LOW/SLOW gear, mulch & bag. :tongue:


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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: Rahz]
    #6752814 - 04/05/07 11:35 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

this is the best tool for cutting up your straw...



bar none!~




and yes RR's wife is one in a billion!~

Mrs. Rabbit is absolutely the best!~

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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6754120 - 04/06/07 12:53 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Thanks Roger, that did the trick. I managed to shread about 1/2 a bale of hay in around 20 minutes. I can't believe I spent the last year cutting the stuff up with a paper cutter.:crazy:


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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: Rahz]
    #6754480 - 04/06/07 02:20 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

I hope you meant to say 'straw'. Don't use hay. It has lots of grains in it that will lead to contamination.
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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6755548 - 04/06/07 08:24 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Yea, I ment straw. I use the term out of ignorance. I don't think I've ever seen a bale of hay. I will try to watch that.


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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: Roadkill]
    #6756891 - 04/07/07 05:55 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

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Roadkill said:
this is the best tool for cutting up your straw...



bar none!~







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Do you just take slices off the whole bale with that thing or do you use it like the weedeater in the garbage can?

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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: Braeden]
    #6756912 - 04/07/07 06:08 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

If you have a chain binder.
Take a wrap around the end of the bale.
To hold it tightly together.
Then use trimmer like a chain saw to cut the bale end off.
Move chain binder back a few inch's & repeat.
It's work.


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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: agar]
    #6756916 - 04/07/07 06:11 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Thanks Agar

Didn't think a bale would be tied up tight enough to just hack away at it.

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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: Braeden]
    #6756937 - 04/07/07 06:35 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

If you have a mulching bagging lawn mower.
Spread out a trail of straw & follow trail with the mower.:grin:


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Re: Really tired of chopping straw [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6756954 - 04/07/07 06:55 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

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I chop straw in the living room, and my wife hasn't even divorced me yet.





You got a real keeper on your hands there sir :smile:

I bought a push mulcher few years back at Ace during the winter months for $20 with the intention to use it for leaves.... Needless to say it has never seen a leaf hehe


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