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ray

02-16-2004 16:13:29

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city boy relocated to rural, need info on older tractor w/ loader to handle round hay bails,,,,800-1000# i,d guess,,,,, ,,,what brands/models to look for, any info appreciated, ray

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JD MAN ( junk deere)

02-20-2004 12:34:37

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Re: handling round bails in reply to ray, 02-16-2004 16:13:29

BUY YOURSELF A 8N FORD & HOPE IT GROWS UP IN FEW YEARS TO BE A TRACTOR

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Bill Smith

02-17-2004 11:37:19

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Re: handling round bails in reply to ray, 02-16-2004 16:13:29

Depending on type of hay, my big bails can weigh as much as 1300 lbs. There can be as much as 500 lbs difference in weight on big bailes depending on just how big they are and what type of hay. 500 lbs difference in weight makes a big difference on the tractor/loader or 3 point hay fork. How many bailes you will be handling, and the distance you will be moveing them is very important in determining just what you need. If you will be transporting bails by way of trailor, you will most certainly need a loader tractor to load and unload. If you will be moving numerous bailes a short distance you will probably want a loader tractor with 3-point bale fork so you can move 2 bales at one time. If just plane moveing a single bail at a time, you will most likely want to carry the bail on rear of tractor instead of on a loader. You really only need a loader on a tractor to move 2 bails at one time, loading bails, or stacking bails. Lighter, smaller tractors can be weighted and what not to handle big bails, but you would be better advised to get a bigger tractor that can deal with the weight. As far as the loader, as long as it is rated to lift the amount of weight of the bails is the only thing on that. Carrying big bails on a loader with a trycicle tractor is bad idea. Other alternatives would be a bail spear on the back of a pick-up. And they do make bail carts. Carts can be made to pull with pick-up or tractor. Avoid carts with hand crank winch system. I move bails with a cart pulled by a tractor that is to small to carry the weight of a bail. It pulls the weight just fine, it just can't carry it. My cart has a hydraulic cylinder that does the work of picking up the bail and dumping it off, best system to have on a cart, but cart won't work on pick-up unless pick-up is equiped with hydraulics.

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Mark in MO

02-17-2004 08:04:47

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Re: handling round bails in reply to ray, 02-16-2004 16:13:29

Ray, I have a Bale Spike on my Oliver 1850, but I also built one for my Dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 pickup.
I bought an old spike at a auction for $25 and
a new Electric wench for $450. I had some channel iron which I made a frame that bolts through the frame to attach it to. I've been using this for 5 years and it works very well, and is allot warmer that the Oliver.
Mark Hill
Dearborn,MO

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Road Warrior

02-16-2004 20:34:53

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Re: handling round bails in reply to ray, 02-16-2004 16:13:29

I use my Farmall H with 3 point hitch to haul bales for my horses. The bales weigh around 1300 lbs., too much for the tractor without some extra weight on the front. I had some old brackets and 1 weight left over from a 4020 JD we owned. Lucky for me they bolted right on to the H. It's still kind of light on the front end, so I have to tap the brakes a little to keep her headed the right direction. hehe.
BTW - I haul my bales almost a mile from the barn where they are stored. I've got about $900 in this tractor, counting the 3 point hitch.

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Nebraska Cowman

02-16-2004 17:30:10

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Re: handling round bails in reply to ray, 02-16-2004 16:13:29

lots of tactors can handle round bales. so can a pickup with a bale mover on the back. just what amount of bales do you need to move, why, how far, etc.?

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