"Stripper" Pulls Plastic, Netting Off Round Blaes

"Stripper" Pulls Plastic, Netting Off Round Blaes BALE HANDLING Bale Handling (31B) 33-5-33 A Norwegian company that manufactures a tool for removing net wraps from round bales and plastic from silage bales, is hoping to set up dealers in North America. The TKS Bale Stripper is an attachment for tractor front-end loaders that makes feeding these types of bales more efficient. "Farmers spend a lot of time handling round bales, especially when loading them into a mixer wagon. The Bale Stripper gets the job done in just a few minutes," says Geir Kyllingstad, marketing director of TKS Agri in Norway. "What we've seen when farmers are putting a round bale in a mixer wagon is that they often need to climb on the edge of the wagon to take off the net or plastic, which can be very dangerous." The TKS Bale Stripper can be used on front loaders with one or two double hydraulic outlets. When there's only one, it's sold with an electrical valve to change between the functions. The unit can handle 3-ft. to 6-ft. dia. round bales. "We have patents on this product in all the countries that use round bales, and so far, we've sold around 100 units worldwide, including in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Japan, and Iceland. We're just getting started with this product and we see big possibilities with it," Kyllingstad says. The price starts at around $5,000 (USD), according to Kyllingstad, and the connecting frame is extra, at $483 (USD). Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, TKS Agri, T Kverneland & Sonner, AS Kvernelandsveien 100 n-4355, Kverneland, Norway (ph 011 47 51 77 05 38; geirk@tks-as.no; www.tks-as.no).

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