Self-Loading Big Bale Flaker Mounts On Pickup

Self-Loading Big Bale Flaker Mounts On Pickup LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 24-3-19 If you're looking for a way to feed big square bales, you'll want to take a close look at this new self-loading big bale flaker invented by Kenny Grellner of Hennessey, Okla. "It eliminates the need for another tractor and operator, allowing one person to both load and feed bales," says Grellner. His hydraulic-powered "Hay Flak'r" mounts on any 8-ft. pickup flatbed. It holds two 3 by 3 big square bales or one 4 by 4 bale. It's equipped with safety arms on front and movable forks on back. The entire unit is designed to be tilted 90 degrees onto the ground in order to load the bale. To load two bales they first have to be stacked one on top of the other (the forks can be used to do the stacking, if necessary). Once the bales have been loaded the unit is tilted back onto the flatbed. Then the forks are used to move the bottom bale forward and onto a conveyor. To feed a bale, you take all the strings off the bale and then use the conveyor to push the bale off one side of the truck so that hay flakes off onto the ground. A pair of motorized rotating forks are used to pull the flakes off. Power is provided by a self-contained electric-hydraulic power pack that mounts on the flatbed. All controls are operated from the cab. Sells for $7,460 plus S&H. A model that mounts on a front-end loader is also available. It sells for $3,760 plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kenny Grellner, Rt. 1, Box 37, Hennessey, Okla. 73742 (ph 405 853-6032 or 405 833-0720).

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