Self-Load Big Bale Hauling Trailer

Self-load big bale hauling trailer HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Bale Handling (5) 13-1-16 "We've had tremendous interest in this new bale handler. It's the most efficient and economical bale hauling trailer on the market," says John Crowley, manufacturer of the new "Hay Rider" that makes it possible for one man working alone to pick up and transport big round bales. Priced at $3,995 for the 5-bale model and $6,295 for the 10-bale model, Crowley says his new hay handler makes big bale retrieval less expensive than any other method. "One man can go to thefieldalone. No need for a tractor to load bales in the field and one to unload back at the farm. And no need to pay extra help," he says, noting that the bale hauler can also be used to feed bales out one at a time. The bale hauler is fitted with a hydraulically-controlled swing away tongue that swings out to the side of the tractor to pick up bales and then swings back behind the tractor for transport. An up-front bale fork slips under the bale and lifts it onto the trailer bed which is permanently tilted to the rear. Wien the fork gets it onto the table, the bale rolls back to either the rear gate or against already loaded bales. To unload, the rear gate is released and the operator simply raises the tractor draw-bar, which increases the slant of the trailer just enough so that bales roll off the rear as the tractor drives forward. Bales can be rolled off one at a time for feeding or all in a row for storage. "It's less complicated than any other bale hauler on the market because there are no chains or other devices to move the bales back and forth on the bed of the trailer," says Crowley. One control is used to control the swing-away tongue and the other to control the lift fork. The width of the lift arms can be adjusted to varying size bales. The bale hauler handles five 1,500-lb. bales, four 2,000-lb. bales and six 1,000-lb. bales. The 10-bale model has two lift forks and loads bales onto the trailer in two rows. It's fitted with a hydraulic tongue that swings out to both sides of the tractor to retrieve bales. As it swings out to the right side of the tractor, the left lift fork is deactivated. When it swings to the left side, the right fork is deactivated. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Crowley, Hoover Farm Shop, 1793 Ridge Rd., Penn Yan, N.Y. 14527 (ph 315 536-7208 or 595-2271).

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