"Hay Hook" Unplugs Baler

Hay Hook Unplugs Baler BALERS Balers After reading about a hay anchor designed to unplug round balers in a recent issue of FARM SHOW Vol 33 No 6 Al Cartwright Rock Glen Sask called to tell us about an unplugger he came up with years ago
The hay hook is made from sucker rod bent into the shape of a giant fish hook The hook is sharpened to a point at one end with a 12-ft long 3/4-in dia poly rope attached to the other end
Cartwright pushes the hook into the blockage of hay in the pickup making sure the hook won t grab any part of the baler and drops the rope on the ground under one of the tractor s rear tires Then he puts the tractor in reverse and backs up so the tire is over the rope As he backs up the baler moves back but the hook can t move pulling the slug out
The slug comes right out of the baler I can pull the most stubborn clumps of hay out of my baler in less than 5 minutes says Cartwright On a slick or wet ground it ll help if you make knots on the rope
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Al Cartwright Rock Glen Sask S0H 3R0 Canada ph 306 476-2681; aljmcartwright@sasktel net

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