Hauling Big Round Bales
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We began making big round bales 15 years ago and have tried several methods of hauling them. Some worked and some didn't. For example, we found that a trailer made from a bus frame was too heavy and cumbersome. One of the best ideas we've tried is attaching wood racks to standard wagon frames, ganging a pair of wagons together. They're not fancy but you can haul 8 bales on each wagon and carry one on the rear of the tractor. We lay heavy 4 by 6-in. beams across the frame and tie them in place with baler twine. I used to lag-bolt them but it's impossible to load and unload bales without occasionally hooking the cross-beams and twine's much easier to replace.
We also converted a tandem axle house trailer into a handy, easy-to-load bale wagon. We cut 6 ft. off the 30-ft. frame and moved the axles ahead to balance it. Cross pipes - 2 1/2-in. dia. and 8 ft. long - weld to the frame, which is low to the ground for easy loading. I pull the trailer with a pickup but have thought about putting jack stands under the front end so I can pick it up with a tractor drawbar. (David S. Brown, Rt. 1, Sher-man, N.Y. 14781)
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Hauling big round bales HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Bale Handling (5) 14-4-27 We began making big round bales 15 years ago and have tried several methods of hauling them. Some worked and some didn't. For example, we found that a trailer made from a bus frame was too heavy and cumbersome. One of the best ideas we've tried is attaching wood racks to standard wagon frames, ganging a pair of wagons together. They're not fancy but you can haul 8 bales on each wagon and carry one on the rear of the tractor. We lay heavy 4 by 6-in. beams across the frame and tie them in place with baler twine. I used to lag-bolt them but it's impossible to load and unload bales without occasionally hooking the cross-beams and twine's much easier to replace.
We also converted a tandem axle house trailer into a handy, easy-to-load bale wagon. We cut 6 ft. off the 30-ft. frame and moved the axles ahead to balance it. Cross pipes - 2 1/2-in. dia. and 8 ft. long - weld to the frame, which is low to the ground for easy loading. I pull the trailer with a pickup but have thought about putting jack stands under the front end so I can pick it up with a tractor drawbar. (David S. Brown, Rt. 1, Sher-man, N.Y. 14781)
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