Self-Loading Bale Hauler Built From Old School Bus

Self-Loading Bale Hauler Built From Old School Bus SCHOOLBUS CONVERSIONS Schoolbus Conversions 25-6-13 the highway. But the highway miles were hard on tractor tires. He solved the problem by mounting the bale trailer on back of an International school bus. "It lets me load and haul up to seven round bales at a time. I can go down the highway at speeds up to 40 mph or more," says Watson. He cut off the bus body behind the driver's seat and used a sheet of plywood, with a big window in it, to close in the "cab". He removed the axles from the Highline trailer and bolted the remaining framework to the bus chassis. He used 3-in. dia. steel pipe to build a rocker arm on one side of the trailer, which stops the bale as it's loaded onto the trailer. The trailer is equipped with its original loading arm. The trailer bed tips up to unload. All operations are hydraulically-powered off the bus. Watson removed a belt-driven, 110-amp alternator from under the hood and installed a hydraulic pump in its place. The pump is belt-driven off a pair of pulleys that mount on the engine crankshaft. He remounted the alternator under the pump. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ron Watson, Box 100, Rt. 5, Saskatoon, Sask. Canada (ph 306 374-3412).

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