Round Bale Decks Built For Semi-Trucks

Round Bale Decks Built For Semi-Trucks HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Bale Handling (5) 19-2-4 "We've been building round bale decks for semi trucks for six years to use in our custom hauling business. We think they're the best on the market so we've decided to start building them for sale," says Shane Pallesen, Strathmore, Alberta. The self-loading and unloading deck loads 17 bales in 12 minutes and unloads them in only one minute. "I've hauled as many as 900 bales to the side of the field in one day," says Pallesen. "The bales stay in a very neat stack. The decks are virtually maintenance-free. We have one truck that has hauled more than 500,000 bales with very little maintenance. The decks sell for $23,500 Canadian (about $18,500 U.S.) Your truck has to have a hoist, oil tank, hydraulic pump, wide load mirrDr, and rotating lights which we can also supply. We also build a smaller deck for single axle 3 or 5-ton trucks that can even be used on grain trucks by removing the box. It hauls 8 to 10 bales depending on weight and sells for $15,000 Canadian ($11,850 U.S.)." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Shane Pallesen, Box 40, Site 23, RR 2, Strathmore, Alberta, Canada TIP 1K5 (ph 403 934-3275) or Mike Ellingson, Precision Farm Parts, Box 220, Sherwood, N. Dak. 58782 (ph 701459-2228).

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