Heavy Duty Bale Splitter

Heavy Duty Bale Splitter HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Bale Handling (5) 21-2-27 You'll like this new-style heavy-duty bale splitter that has fewer moving parts and sells for about half the price of any comparably sized bale splitter on the market. The McHale 994 bale splitter is built in Ireland and is just being introduced in the U.S. by the Lely Corporation. It was on display at the recent Power Show Ohio in Columbus, Ohio. It consists of a 6-ft., 9-in. hardened steel blade that attaches to a tractor's 3-pt. to split hay, straw or silage bales. It's powered by a double-acting hydraulic cylinder and re-quires a hydraulic system with capacity of at least 1,500 psi's, notes Lely's Peter Langebeeke. Three bale forks on bottom of the 460-lb. attachment allow bales to be hauled from the stacking to the feeding area, then sliced up in a few seconds into as many sections as desired. The splitter adapts to front-end loaders with optional mounting brackets. Sells for $2,210. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, The Lely Corporation at office nearest you: Hwy. 301 S, P.O. Box 1060, Wilson, N.C. 27894-1060 (ph 919 291-7050; fax 6183). P.O. Box 961, Albany, Ore. 97321 (ph 541 926-7753; fax 967-1236). P.O. Box 1026, Temple, Texas 76501 (ph 817 938-2564; fax 7204).

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