Roll Stand Reduces Plastic Waste

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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