Posted by Determined on December 01, 2018 at 05:56:12 from (216.130.212.201):
In Reply to: Question about a Joe Dog posted by Bruce from Can. on November 30, 2018 at 18:09:24:
I have gone through the same dilemma and thought about doing what you are describing.
Which way to go depends on how far you are hauling your bales and how many you have to haul.
Self load self dump wagons are great for short hauls but if you need to to move the bales more than a few miles behind a tractor the time saved loading and unloading gets eaten up by the slow tractor speed.
Using an old trailer with a converter dolly like you describe will haul more bales at a time but then you need a tractor at each end for loading/unloading and another to pull it with.
Inline wagons behind a pick up work well for longer hauls, the self unloading ones make for a quick trip turnaround time.
Myself I use an old Louisville with an over sized rack on the deck. 2 rows of 4 on the bottom front to back like a tube and another row on top.
Real heavy silage bales I only take 8 at a time.
I only need 1 tractor in the field for loading.
Hauling 12 bales at a time and using the hoist it unloads a nice row in less than a minute.
On a 9 mile (each way) haul I average a load of 12 in 50 minutes.
Even with a tractor and wagon doing 10 mph a trip is going to take you an hour each way plus at least half an hour each to load/unload so probably 3 1/2 hours per trip.
In 3 1/2 hours I do 4 trips which means you would need to haul 48 bales in one trip with a wagon to move the same number a day as a truck can.
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