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HAULING A SQUARE BALER

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DONALD G HAWKS

10-21-1998 09:28:18




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HELP! I HAVE BOUGHT A SQUARE BALER AND NEED TO HAUL IT ABOUT 75 MILES TO THE FARM. I HAVE A 2 AXLE EQUIPMENT TRAILER THAT IS 16 FEET LONG AND 6 FEET WIDE. THE FENDERS ARE ABOUT 10 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE BED. THE BALER IS AN IH 435, IT IS 8.5 FEET WIDE PER THE BOOK. HAS ANYONE OUT THERE ANY EXPERIENCE HAULING ONE OF THESE THINGS. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SIDE LOADING IT, IN WHICH CASE I WILL NEED TO FABRICATE SOME RAMPS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
THANKS , DON

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orangeman

11-09-1998 11:38:11




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 Re: HAULING A SQUARE BALER in reply to DONALD G HAWKS, 10-21-1998 09:28:18  
I hauled my New Holland 273 about 70 miles on my 16ft roll back flat bed. Worked very well. Used 4x4's under the axles to take weight off of aluminum side rails on the flat bed. Just backed up to it and winched it on. the problem with trailers are the fenders, of course. It would fit on a deck over or a combine trailer. I have built make shift ramp/spacers out of scrap lumber to haul wider tractors on a trailer to roll the rear tires up and over the fenders. The baler presents a new problem because the wheels are spaced about 7'6" apart which puts the tires just on the edge of most smaller trailers. It has been my experience, however that if you can get it loaded with a loader tractor for instances you can usually unload using a tractor, jacks, makes shift ramps a log chain and plenty of patience. Just don't let anyone get hurt.HELP! I HAVE BOUGHT A SQUARE BALER AND NEED TO HAUL IT ABOUT 75 MILES TO THE FARM. I HAVE A 2 AXLE EQUIPMENT TRAILER THAT IS 16 FEET LONG AND 6 FEET WIDE. THE FENDERS ARE ABOUT 10 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE BED. THE BALER IS AN IH 435, IT IS 8.5 FEET WIDE PER THE BOOK. HAS ANYONE OUT THERE ANY EXPERIENCE HAULING ONE OF THESE THINGS. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SIDE LOADING IT, IN WHICH CASE I WILL NEED TO FABRICATE SOME RAMPS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
: THANKS , DON

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Dan

10-28-1998 09:38:12




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 Re: HAULING A SQUARE BALER in reply to DONALD G HAWKS, 10-21-1998 09:28:18  
: HELP! I HAVE BOUGHT A SQUARE BALER AND NEED TO HAUL IT ABOUT 75 MILES TO THE FARM. I HAVE A 2 AXLE EQUIPMENT TRAILER THAT IS 16 FEET LONG AND 6 FEET WIDE. THE FENDERS ARE ABOUT 10 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE BED. THE BALER IS AN IH 435, IT IS 8.5 FEET WIDE PER THE BOOK. HAS ANYONE OUT THERE ANY EXPERIENCE HAULING ONE OF THESE THINGS. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SIDE LOADING IT, IN WHICH CASE I WILL NEED TO FABRICATE SOME RAMPS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
: THANKS , DON
Don; I hauled an IH 46 2500 pounds worth 200 miles on a 5 ton trailer. We lifted it on with a loader, with the light side over the fender. Then unloaded it by backing into a 2 foot ditch with easy slopes. We used the steel ramps on the trailer as ramps jacked the light side up enough to clear and pulled it off worked very well. Good luck Dan

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Milan D. Radakovic

10-25-1998 18:43:59




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 Re: HAULING A SQUARE BALER in reply to DONALD G HAWKS, 10-21-1998 09:28:18  
: HELP! I HAVE BOUGHT A SQUARE BALER AND NEED TO HAUL IT ABOUT 75 MILES TO THE FARM. I HAVE A 2 AXLE EQUIPMENT TRAILER THAT IS 16 FEET LONG AND 6 FEET WIDE. THE FENDERS ARE ABOUT 10 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE BED. THE BALER IS AN IH 435, IT IS 8.5 FEET WIDE PER THE BOOK. HAS ANYONE OUT THERE ANY EXPERIENCE HAULING ONE OF THESE THINGS. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SIDE LOADING IT, IN WHICH CASE I WILL NEED TO FABRICATE SOME RAMPS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
: THANKS , DON

Tricky situation, I found a great 24T bailer at a great price, but it was 175 miles from home, too far to pull, the guy could have lifted it on top of a trailer, but I would have had no way to get it off the trailer, we were going to block the axle up higher than the fenders with railroad ties. The other alternative was to rent a 102" flat bed trailer and tractor (semi) from Ryder ( I have a CDL ). But that would of doubled the cost of the bailer, and still no way to unload, and I would have needed permits from DOT for a wide load.... more $$$$$.. You could hire someone to haul it for you, still costly. Your best bet would be to pull it behind a pick-up, and pray for no flat tires....

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Clyde

10-22-1998 01:00:04




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 Re: HAULING A SQUARE BALER in reply to DONALD G HAWKS, 10-21-1998 09:28:18  

: HELP! I HAVE BOUGHT A SQUARE BALER AND NEED TO HAUL IT ABOUT 75 MILES TO THE FARM. I HAVE A 2 AXLE EQUIPMENT TRAILER THAT IS 16 FEET LONG AND 6 FEET WIDE. THE FENDERS ARE ABOUT 10 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE BED. THE BALER IS AN IH 435, IT IS 8.5 FEET WIDE PER THE BOOK. HAS ANYONE OUT THERE ANY EXPERIENCE HAULING ONE OF THESE THINGS. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SIDE LOADING IT, IN WHICH CASE I WILL NEED TO FABRICATE SOME RAMPS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
: THANKS , DON

Make sure tires are good and repack wheel bearings.

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Mike Huber

10-21-1998 12:37:00




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 Re: HAULING A SQUARE BALER in reply to DONALD G HAWKS, 10-21-1998 09:28:18  

: HELP! I HAVE BOUGHT A SQUARE BALER AND NEED TO HAUL IT ABOUT 75 MILES TO THE FARM. I HAVE A 2 AXLE EQUIPMENT TRAILER THAT IS 16 FEET LONG AND 6 FEET WIDE. THE FENDERS ARE ABOUT 10 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE BED. THE BALER IS AN IH 435, IT IS 8.5 FEET WIDE PER THE BOOK. HAS ANYONE OUT THERE ANY EXPERIENCE HAULING ONE OF THESE THINGS. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SIDE LOADING IT, IN WHICH CASE I WILL NEED TO FABRICATE SOME RAMPS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
: THANKS , DON
Hello Don I had the same experance this spring I bought a MF #9 baler about 45 miles from where I live after all was done the best way I got it home was to just pull it behind my truck,the baler has two postions in the tounge one for balling the other for transport,Mine also was 8 1/2 feet wide had no proplem at 40 miles per hour on the side roads, make sure you have a slow moving sign or some one following you with there 4 ways on and stop & look over every thing on the baller & feel the bearings on the whell rims make sure there are not gettin hot every once and awhile, Good luck Mike Huber

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lee peagler

11-08-1998 19:56:46




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 Re: Re: HAULING A SQUARE BALER in reply to Mike Huber, 10-21-1998 12:37:00  
you might consider to case it and stand it on it side in the trailer with the heavy side down. You could build a 2 x 4 case around the baler and place extra supports where baler will be supported once you turn it over. You would want to remove the tongue pto shaft and the top tire or tire that will be up in the air. Removing the tire would reduce the chance of it being top heavy. You would want to totally surround the bailer wfith a structural frame. This is the way trucking companies handle heavy equipment. You would want to put some long cross member on the bottom to reduce the chance from turning over. This box could be loaded by simply throwing chain over a low hanging strong limb and backing the trailer under the box. The box could be unloaded in a similiar way. You might think this is a little extreme but the lumber could be used for other projects once you get home. You would want the baler to fit tight in the lumber container to do this simply place supports where they are needed.
You will want to secure the baler several ways to keep it upright.

lee


: : : HELP! I HAVE BOUGHT A SQUARE BALER AND NEED TO HAUL IT ABOUT 75 MILES TO THE FARM. I HAVE A 2 AXLE EQUIPMENT TRAILER THAT IS 16 FEET LONG AND 6 FEET WIDE. THE FENDERS ARE ABOUT 10 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE BED. THE BALER IS AN IH 435, IT IS 8.5 FEET WIDE PER THE BOOK. HAS ANYONE OUT THERE ANY EXPERIENCE HAULING ONE OF THESE THINGS. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SIDE LOADING IT, IN WHICH CASE I WILL NEED TO FABRICATE SOME RAMPS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
: : THANKS , DON
: Hello Don I had the same experance this spring I bought a MF #9 baler about 45 miles from where I live after all was done the best way I got it home was to just pull it behind my truck,the baler has two postions in the tounge one for balling the other for transport,Mine also was 8 1/2 feet wide had no proplem at 40 miles per hour on the side roads, make sure you have a slow moving sign or some one following you with there 4 ways on and stop & look over every thing on the baller & feel the bearings on the whell rims make sure there are not gettin hot every once and awhile, Good luck Mike Huber

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