Uses for baler/baling twine

[DabDab]

Inspired by this article on H&H today: https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/new...finitive-number-of-uses-of-baler-twine-820580

What has been your most creative use of the mighty baling twine (or baler twine if you're that way inclined)?

Mine was Christmas day 2014 when I was driving down to my parents house in Sussex. While cruising along the M25 in my decidedly cheap and plasticy Renault clio there was a sudden noise and distinct resistance. I pulled into the hard shoulder and found the external underfloor plastic tray, grill and bumper had broken free of a good number of their plastic clips and cantilevered themselves merrily onto the road. Luckily I had some particularly fetching pink baling twine in the car that I managed to re-hang the pitiful assembly back in the right position with.

This left the (black) car sporting a particularly fetching pink twine zig zag along the length of the grill, which I of course continued to drive around with for a lot of months.

 

[MyBoyChe]

Im afraid Ive never done anything exciting with it but Im a firm believer in always having a bit handy. Im currently propping up a fence post with some until I can get a quad across the soggy ground to replace it, it often holds my yard trousers up when I forget my belt and I have ridden a horse halfway round a hack with 1 rein replaced by a length of baler twine.

 

[Ratface]

I, too have used baler twine to hold together tack, clothes, cars, motorcycles, fencing, and bits of barges, dinghies and yachts.
I have assorted stashes of it in all the places that I'm likely to use it.

 

[Snow Falcon]

Holding the back part of the exhaust onto the car as I needed to get to my parents pdq and it broke. Drove down the motorway (very loudly) with it attached.

 

[Jenko109]

Built a conservatory.

 

[little_critter]

Inspired by this article on H&H today: https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/new...finitive-number-of-uses-of-baler-twine-820580

What has been your most creative use of the mighty baling twine (or baler twine if you're that way inclined)?

Mine was Christmas day 2014 when I was driving down to my parents house in Sussex. While cruising along the M25 in my decidedly cheap and plasticy Renault clio there was a sudden noise and distinct resistance. I pulled into the hard shoulder and found the external underfloor plastic tray, grill and bumper had broken free of a good number of their plastic clips and cantilevered themselves merrily onto the road. Luckily I had some particularly fetching pink baling twine in the car that I managed to re-hang the pitiful assembly back in the right position with.

This left the (black) car sporting a particularly fetching pink twine zig zag along the length of the grill, which I of course continued to drive around with for a lot of months.

Well once the bailer twine has hoiked it up it’s fixed isn’t it? No further action required.

 

[Gloi]

My fishing net on the fancy dress costume.

 

[The Bouncing Bog Trotter]

Check out the Bailer Twine Appreciation Group on Facebook, almost as good are the Gate Appreciation Society and the Bathtubs in Fields Appreciation Group.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I used a bit as a neck strap for a while.

 

[ycbm]

I've just worked out the date

 

[PurBee]

I used it to construct a temporary 6 foot deer fence by lashing electric fence posts and bamboo together, then fixing mesh to the sticks with more baler twine - it’s still working 15yrs later, with annual repairs needed as deer and wind throw themselves at it.
I’ve mended it with baler twine so many times, it‘s practically made from baler twine at this point!

It’s a godsend in the garden hoisting plants up, making climbing trellises for peas etc.

I practically salivate when i order in the larger hay bales as they use extra thick heavy-duty baler twine on those size bales. Its so much stronger and is used for heavy duty repair jobs.

 

[PurBee]

I've just worked out the date

‘Project leader Ivar Peter St Ring’ - from the article, made me think hmmmm for real?

 

[ycbm]

If you untwist it you eventually get to a bit thin enough to use as emergency tooth floss after your ham sandwich.
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[PinkvSantaboots]

When our bathroom windows wouldn't close properly I used it to tie the handles together then put duct tape around the edges as the draught was lethal.

Lovely pink twine and silver duct tape all retrieved from outside and given a second job.

I used it to make rug hangers in my stables just threaded it through old guttering pipes and then suspended it from the rafters it's been there years.

 

[Tiddlypom]

April Fool or not, I never venture out in a vehicle without a stash of baler twine plus duct tape. With those two to hand, you can take on, and bodge a repair on, the world

 

[Gloi]

April Fool or not, I never venture out in a vehicle without a stash of baler twine plus duct tape. With those two to hand, you can take on, and bodge a repair on, the world

Add wd40 and some cable ties and you're superwoman.

 

[SilverLinings]

‘Project leader Ivar Peter St Ring’ - from the article, made me think hmmmm for real?

That, and the research grant apparently coming from Funding Of Our Laboratories...

 

[DabDab]

I've just worked out the date

Yep

 

[DabDab]

Built a conservatory.

This needs far more explanation....

 

[FestiveG]

An elderly and sadly now late, friend of ours allegedly used it as a form of sealing wax for important letters!

 

[thefarsideofthefield]

It's really good for tying loads of dried grass together into one handy compressed brick .

 

[Jenko109]

This needs far more explanation....

My answer is in keeping with the April 1st festivities

 

[Ratface]

Add wd40 and some cable ties and you're superwoman.

Definitely always have WD40 to hand wherever you may roam!

 

[SilverLinings]

Definitely always have WD40 to hand wherever you may roam!

I did get questioned a couple of years ago by the garage that did my car's MOT; they wanted to know why I had plastic sheeting, a knife, duct tape and WD40 in the spare wheel-well. They seemed to accept my answer that those items can fix almost any (car or other) mechanical problem...

 

[Blanche]

I used it to tie the drivers door on. It was back in the early eighties and was an old mini, older than me, and one of the hinges had gone. I climbed in through the passenger side. It remained like that until it was sold.

 

[Lady Jane]

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My fishing net on the fancy dress costume.

Fab photo - all dressed up not a hat in sight - and I bet you all lived to tell the tale! I love these old photos

 

[Cowpony]

Used it to create a headcollar and lead rope on more than one occasion when my mare has taken her fieldsafe one off and I couldn't find it. Also used it to "lock" one of the doors on an old lorry when the lock failed. Wrapped it round the handle and the handbrake, then slid out the other side. Some also holds the door open between the cab and the horse area on my current lorry. I've had a new hook ready to put on for years, but you know..........

 

[Merry neddy man]

Plait it for haynet rope, plait and plait it again to make a whisper for removing winter coat from the horse, plait it with a ring on one end and a hand loop on the other and you've always got a spare dog lead in the car. If you plaited 3 long lengths of a roll and then planted 3 (9strands) together it is strong enough to tow a car. A length hung over the centre of the stable, then the clippers cable is hung over it and out of the way.

 

[DSB]

"Crackers" for stockwhips.

 

[Keith_Beef]

‘Project leader Ivar Peter St Ring’ - from the article, made me think hmmmm for real?

I had to read that several times, then check the article to see if there was a mistake in your post, because it just isn't funny.

Calling him Dr St Ring is nearly funny.

But I think that his name IRL is Ivor Peecer St Ring.