“Made It Myself” Bale Carrier Handles Round, Square Bales

“Made It Myself” Bale Carrier Handles Round Square Bales BALE HANDLING Mark Majerus built a bale fork that works great on both round bales and big square bales He uses it on his Case 1835 B skid loader     The bale fork consists of four 3-ft long bale spears made from 1 1/4-in dia tapered shaft and mounted on a rectangular steel frame that quick-taches to the loader    There are 2 spears spaced 2 ft apart at the top of the frame and 2 spaced 4 ft apart at the bottom A large rectangular opening in the middle of the frame provides a good view for the operator The top part of the mounting plate is made from 2 by 6-in 3/8-in thick rectangular steel tubing and the bottom from 2 by 3-in tubing “It works great and cost very little to build “I paid $50 apiece for the spears I already had everything else that I needed ” says Majerus who keeps a few show horses on his place near Farmington Minn “I load the bales into a home-built covered bale feeder equipped with a drive-in gate Most commercial bale forks come with only one or two big spears but I went with four smaller spears and arranged them in such a way that round and square bales can be carried ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mark Majerus 1731 230th St E Farmington Minn 55024 ph 651 463-7084; markmajerus46@hotmail com

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