I purchased three of these hay rings with net toppers and have used them now for a month. In general they are terrific and make feeding round bales much more efficient and easy. And I have some thoughts/advice I would like to share: 1.) I assembled the rings by myself, but if you are not tall (with long arms) this is probably better done by two people. I have read reviews where people drilled new holes to make up for the fact that the rings are somewhat flexible and the holes don't always line up easily. I do not recommend that approach even if it means doing a lot of jiggling/shimmying the pieces together because once you have the bolts in loosely, you can then tighten everything up and they will cause the grooves to align exactly. Those grooves greatly increase the stability and sturdiness of the rings. 2.) Weaving the net topper onto the tubing is easier done if you let the tubing stretch out (It is initially rolled up to fit in the package with the net). I just opened it up and allowed the tube to sit around the newly completed ring overnight. Then it is in the right shape for going in the ring. I found that attaching the tube with velcro straps really made it more secure (some of my zip ties were too brittle in the cold weather we've been having). 3.) The ring is easily moved out to the pasture or grazing area by rolling it. The hardest part is tipping it up and then it will almost roll itself. This is where I give a big CAUTION: all of our horses were TERRIFIED of the ring. I had three ponies run through a fence to get away from it. Once I had arranged it over the new round bale, I caught one of the ponies and bribed him with lots of treats to approach the ring. When he realized there was hay there, he quickly settled down to eat and his buddies joined him. But I'm on the third bale with this ring now and they still get nervous when I tip it up to put it over a new bale. 4.) I was curious to see how the horses would adjust to net feeding since almost half our herd had not been fed with a net before. But I supplemented with some loose hay for about the first week, and they seemed to adjust without any issues. Also, it was interesting that especially the bigger horses will eat the hay down to the ground! Pretty cool! But my little Welsh ponies can't reach the hay it when it is down that far, so I either move the ring so they can finish the hay (usually just a day's worth), or I add the next round bale on top of the residual hay, so they can reach again. 5.) I love that the rings protect my young horses from catching little hooves in the nets or my shod horses from catching a shoe. 6.) I love that the bales are being eaten way more efficiently and the hay is staying palatable now that it isn't just being trampled and pooped and slept on!

All in all, I highly recommend these hay rings!!