Why I Finally Bought a Round Bale Cutter

If you've spent any amount of time feeding livestock in the winter, you know that a round bale cutter is one of those tools that sounds like a luxury until you actually use one. I spent years doing things the hard way, hopping out of the tractor cab in the freezing wind, fumbling with a pocket knife, and trying to yank frozen net wrap off a five-hundred-pound bale. It's the kind of work that makes your back ache just thinking about it. But once I saw a neighbor using a dedicated cutter on his skid steer, I realized I was working way harder than I needed to. ...

May 11, 2026 · 6 min · Valerie Hyun