[plumseverywhere]

I love the stuff 

so far we have used it...

for tying bales
mending hay nets
anchoring sheep hurdles
as a loop to shut the chicken run 'door'
skipping ropes (plaited)
how about you? 

[Bionic]

around the waist of my overalls
as a temporary fix to stop a fence post from falling down
to measure the pigs (OH didn't want to get a tape measure dirty)
Sally

[ballingall]

Weave 3 strands into a rope to make a goat collar!


Have also tied up an exhaust with binder twine


Beth

[bangbang]

Always have some in the back of van, sooooooo many uses!
last use.. tying up sticks I'd gathered in the forest for kindling!

[jaykay]

All of the above (except pigs and skipping  ) plus:

a handle for a bucket
a belt for my trousers
to keep a door from opening too far, to let the breeze in but not the cats out
a loop to hold open the wide wooden gate on the drive
a major ingredient in my sheep race
a lead for the sheepdog
a way of hanging up the hazel tripods til I need them again next spring
many uses in the garage, including hanging up the extension leads and the jump lead
........

If all of a sudden, baler twine vanished, this spot (and most of my neighbours) would fall apart  It is a source of major consternation to me, and to my dad, if we ever find ourselves out and about in a tidy coat that has no 'string' in the pocket 

Oops, two more posts while I was typing

[nic99]

What a coincidence this thread came up, I have just this minute returned from using baling twine as a temporary latch on a kissing gate. There is a public footpath through one of our pig fields and Penelope, my kune kune gilt, is far too intelligent for her own good. Being the escape artist that she is, she has worked out how kissing gates work and has been escorted back to her rightful place 5 times today!

[deepinthewoods]

for tying up subcontracted lime renderers who decide after a bottle of whisky to go and ask the owner of the mansion he is working on, if it is ok to borrow one of the quads to get home as he is unable to stand up.
it is lucky i have had a good day today otherwise he would have found himself tied up with baling twine and down a mineshaft.,

[Ina]

for tying up subcontracted lime renderers who decide after a bottle of whisky to go and ask the owner of the mansion he is working on, if it is ok to borrow one of the quads to get home as he is unable to stand up.

Sure this is legal? 

I tied up the exhaust on my old Micra several times to enable me to get to the garage...

And lambing pens are always constructed with baler twine!

Even now, years after I stopped working on a farm, I always have a bit in my rucksack. And a penknife, of course. That was about the first thing I learned in my apprenticeship: a proper farmer has two things in the pocket - baler twine and a knife. (Hanky optional.)

[Sbom]

We use it for most of the above but it is also useful if used in a see saw action to cut the string on other bales  very handy if you can never find your knife    oh and for tying up the boot of the car when you buy something that clearly doesn't fit in!

[Anke]

Some of the above plus using it for my climbing tomatoes and cucumbers in the polytunnel.

[Ina]

Ah yes - I tied up my (container) trees in a storm last year, because they kept falling over.

[plumseverywhere]

for tying up subcontracted lime renderers who decide after a bottle of whisky to go and ask the owner of the mansion he is working on, if it is ok to borrow one of the quads to get home as he is unable to stand up.
it is lucky i have had a good day today otherwise he would have found himself tied up with baling twine and down a mineshaft.,

Seriously?  sorry, its not funny. Honest. I'm not laughing...

[Sbom]

It also makes a fine string for a homemade bow and arrow set 

[little blue]

belts, door openers/closures
plant ties
cat toys
bucket handles
tied round the handle of the wheelie bins, in a loop to hold the lids up (rubbish bin & feed bins)
round the torch, so you can hang it up

anything really...

[SallyintNorth]

Almost all of the above (tho' have never needed to dump drunken workmen down mineshaft) plus:

• handle to convert foot-driven gear shift on quad bike into hand-driven one (foot pedal is too much for dodgy ankle)
• pull cord for bale sledge door release so tractor driver can drop bales while in motion (^*)
• quick release leash for working collie (thanks Alan Bradley for that one)
• hobble for lamb to make adoptee behave like newborn to fool adoptive mum
• hobble for lamb to keep lambie in trailer so mum will jump in with him
• temporary replacement for pretty much every strap of harness you care to name (not the crupper! )
• assist with closing buttons and buckles that don't really want to reach - fat pony girth and fat girl washed jeans to name two
• tie naughty house cow's dirty tail to one side when she thought it was funny to slap my head with it
• plaited rope for hay net hanger
• tie for ponies' Rockies onto fence post out of reach of sheep
• split into two or three as shoe/bootlaces
• closers for sacks and bags

As well as the obligatory strings in pocket (yes always with penknife, feel naked without one now!), I also always have several pairs of strings hanging off the quad bike, ready for unexpected needs.  When we had our lodger, he was so tidy he was always taking them off and leaving me unable to close gates, mend fences, capture sheep... 

Definitely the single most useful item on the farm 


(^*)Never wrap a pull cord around your hand, especially if working with tractors or other powered machinery