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Roll Stand Reduces Plastic Waste
At $3,000 for a 1,150-ft. roll of silage sheeting, farmers don’t want to waste it. So, Chris Kerfeld, who sells the sheeting, designed the E-Z Roll Stand to protect and roll out the plastic.
“With large rolls, you use just what you need, and what you’d lose on waste pays for the stand,” he says. “If you only us
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Roll Stand Reduces Plastic Waste LIVESTOCK Hogs 33 At $3 000 for a 1 150-ft roll of silage sheeting farmers don’t want to waste it So Chris Kerfeld who sells the sheeting designed the E-Z Roll Stand to protect and roll out the plastic “With large rolls you use just what you need and what you’d lose on waste pays for the stand ” he says “If you only use half of the plastic just park it in the shed Nothing’s going to damage it The frame of steel protects it ” He notes that farmers often use pipes spears and payloaders to move the plastic around and end up making holes or tears in the plastic The 500-lb heavy-duty stands are made by a local Sauk Centre Minn company out of powder-coated square tubing Stands come with a quick hitch for a skid loader and can be adapted for a 3-pt hitch Cost for the basic master roll unit is $895 but most customers buy the model with a top bar to hold the oxygen barrier wrap for $1 250 Kerfeld ships the E-Z Roll Stand on a pallet by freight He adds that in addition to plastics for agriculture use he sells plastic for ice rink liners – custom cut so there is no waste Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Blue Lake Plastics LLC 44567 421st St Sauk Centre Minn 56378 ph 320 333-9255; www bluelakeplastics com
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