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Feed Round Or Square Bales With One Machine
The Giltrap RS2 trailed feeder handles round bales up to 6 ft. or square bales up to 8 ft. It self-loads a bale, picks up a second, and feeds out the first before reloading the outfeed table. The 2-stage hydraulic lift controls bale handling without dropping. A bale can be held within inches of the outfeed table. Once twine, netting, or plastic wrap is removed and stored in an on-board hinged box, the bale is lowered to the bed and fed out.
“Ranchers like the ability to feed either type of bale without stopping to adjust the machine,” says Clair Ellis, Ellis Equipment. “A bale processor chews through twine and plastic, and then you have to remove it from the rotor. The RS2 lets you remove wraps first and doesn’t over process the hay, which can lose leaves and nutrients.”
Ellis began importing Giltrap feeders from New Zealand about a year ago. “We’d sold another brand of feeders and felt Giltrap would be a good fit for the market,” says Ellis. “People see the strength and the simple design right away and appreciate the build quality, fit, and finish.”
Feeding out the hay is accomplished by a large displacement motor that keeps heavy bales turning on the out-feed table. High tensile, 6 mm, folded channel tine bars with super aggressive, tapered teeth tear and release even tightly baled material. Fully enclosed shafts reduce the potential for wrapping.
The design of the RS2 uses gravity to keep the bales centered for easy and even feeding. The outfeed works equally well with square or round bales. The optional extended table for handling square bales folds up for transport.
The RS2 is priced at $24,900. Giltrap also makes a 3-pt. mounted, big round bale feeder. The G2 can be loaded from either side and feeds out in either direction from its stainless-steel bed. The G2X2 is a trailed round-bale-only feeder. Like the RS2, it’s self-loading and can carry a second bale. However, like the G2, it feeds out to either side. The G2 is priced at $9,850, and the G2X2 is priced at $19,800.
Ellis Equipment will sell the bale feeders direct; however, they prefer to work through local equipment dealers. “We’ve distributed mostly in the West but are building a national network of dealers,” says Ellis.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ellis Equipment Company, 2759 S. Hwy. 89, Wellsville, Utah 84339 (ph 800-949-2336; contact@ellisequipment.com; www.ellisequipment.com).


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