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1、13Handling,transportationandstorageWherecanyoubuystrawbales?Agoodplacetostartisstockandstationagents.Oftentheywillknowoffarmerswhosellstrawbales.Generallyharvestingwilltakeplaceinearlysummer,sothatisthebesttimeofyeartolookforstrawbales.Balescanbepurchasedfromstockfeedsuppliers,butnormallytheywillbem
2、uchcheaperdirectfromfarmers,preferablydirectfromthefieldafterharvestingandbaling.Beforebuyingstrawbales,checkthattheyarereasonablytightlybound,haveagenerallygoodappearance,arenotdistorted,aredryanddonotshowsignsofhavingpreviouslybeenwet—e.g.signsofmildeworrottenstraw.Checkthecutfaces—theyshouldbecle
3、anlycutwithoutfoldedorlooseareas.Thetypeofstrawseemsnottobeveryimportant,butstrawthatiscomposedofstiff,ratherthansoft,stalksandhasmainlylongstalksisprobablybetter.Somesuggestthatthehighersilicacontentinricestrawisdesirable,thoughoatenstraw,forexample,hasstifferstrawsthanricestrawandcanproduceabetter
4、faceforplasteringwhenwelltrimmed.Onecouldanalysethefinerpointsofthedifferentstraws,buttherearemuchmoresignificantissuestoconsider.Usuallythestrawthatismostreadilyavailableisthemostappropriate,becausethecost,particularlythetransportcost,probablywillbesubstantiallylowerthanforotheroptions.Handlingandt
5、ransportingbalesHandlingandtransportofstrawbalescanbeamajoreffortandsignificantexpense,anditcanpresentsubstantialhealthandsafetyhazards;sohowandhowfartotransport,andwhodoesthetransporting,shouldbecarefullyconsideredatanearlystage.Standardstrawbalesarequiteheavy—typicallyabaleweighsabout20kg—buttheyc
6、anbeconsiderablylighterorheavier,dependingonhowtightlythey94Practicalstrawbalebuildinghavebeenboundandtheirlength.Theyarealsoanawkwardsizetohandle.Therefore,oneshouldbefullyconversantwiththetheoryandpracticeofsafemanualhandlingbeforeattemptingtoloadatruck,buildawall,ordoanyhandlingofstrawbales.Thiss
7、ubjectiscoveredexhaustivelyinsafetypublications.Transportingstrawbalesisnottrivial.Exceptperhapsfortheverysmallestofjobs,anexperiencedcarriershouldbeengagedtocollectandtransportthebales,andtostackthem
