2013 - Volume #37, Issue #6, Page #05
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Do You Know This Twine Tie Knot
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“All the baler manufacturers tell you to tie square knots when adding a new roll of twine,” he says. “Unless you really cinch it tight, it bounces in the baler a long time and often comes undone. What I suggest is using a tapered overhand knot.”
The Genola, Utah, farmer has had plenty of practice since he puts up 3,000 big 3 by 3 square bales a year.
Brown overlaps the ends of the twine strings and ties them to each other with a single overhand knot.
“You pull the two knots together and you rotate them so they nest nicely together,” he explains. “It makes a beautiful knot sloped on the ends. It won’t come undone, and it’ll go through the baler smoothly.”
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