Nifty Way To Mount Heavy-Duty Bale Spears

Nifty Way To Mount Heavy-Duty Bale Spears BALE HANDLING “It’s built heavier than most commercial bale spears and is also much more versatile to use ” says Glen Schweppe Syracuse Neb who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a skid loader-mounted bale spear system that he built He started with a heavy-duty skid loader-mounted attachment plate and welded lengths of 2 by 5 steel tubing onto the perimeter and across the middle He used a hole saw to cut 3 holes into the tubing both on the top and bottom Then he welded six 6-in long bushings into the holes Each bushing extends out the back side of the attachment plate To mount the 3 bale spears he bought Schweppe pushes the spears through the bushing and out the back then inserts a 1/2-in bolt through the holes already in each bushing “It’s really handy to use I can quickly change the position of the spears anywhere I want depending on my bale loading needs by removing the spear from its bushing and inserting it into a different one ” says Schweppe “I can use the 3 spears in any configuration that I want I can put all 3 spears at the bottom or use 2 spears either on the top or bottom to form a triangle that will keep the bale very stable Or I can use only 2 spears My bolt-on spears work a lot better than commercial screw-on bale spears because if you change the spears on them too often the threads will give out “Another advantage is that the welded-on tubing gives the attachment plate a lot of strength which allows me to use spears rated at 3 200 lbs It’s strong enough to use on my loader tractor which is equipped with a conversion plate that lets me use skid loader attachments on my tractor ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Glen Schweppe 13555 S 32nd Rd Syracuse Neb 68446 ph 402 269-2602; gs85827@yahoo com

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