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Baling twine or baler twine is a small diameter sisal or synthetic twine used to bind a quantity of fibrous material (notably hay or straw) into a more compact and easily stacked form. Tensile strengths of single-ply baling twine range from 95 psi (0.66 MPa) to 325 psi (2.24 MPa). [1] [2] Traditional sisal baler twine is naturally biodegradable.
Twine ball in Darwin, Minnesota (2021) Darwin, Minnesota, is the home of a ball of baler twine rolled by Francis A. Johnson. It is 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter and weighs 17,400 pounds (7,900 kg; 8.7 short tons). Johnson began rolling the twine in March 1950, and wrapped it for four hours daily for 29 years.
Bucher ultimately took the twine ball on tour to several east coast universities. As a follow up, I later "discovered" Francis Johnson at a "Steam Days" event in Minnesota while I was filming there. He was displaying a giant pair of scissors he had carved and invited me to film his "giant twine ball" At the time it was 12-feet in diameter.
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Twine showing component strands Twine is a strong thread , light string or cord composed of string in which two or more thinner strands are twisted, and then twisted together ( plied ). The strands are plied in the opposite direction to that of their twist, which adds torsional strength to the cord and keeps it from unravelling.
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