Truckbine Big Bale Handler
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"I wanted something that would get through snow and over rough terrain. I don't own a tractor with a cab," says J.C. Long, Warrensburg, Mo., who fitted an old 1¢-ton Chevrolet truck with big 14 by 26 combine tires and a bale spear. "It'll go anywhere my 450 IH tractor will go. It's great to ride in a heated cab when feeding cattle on a winter day.
Long took the original duals off the truck, removed the tires and then welded the truck rims into the center of combine wheel rims. He then mounted the oversize wheels and put 8-in. metal blocks between the front axle and spring to level the truck. The final step was to make a bale stabber and mount it at the back of the truck along with a heavy-duty electric winch on the frame behind the cab.
"I've used this truck for two years and have never been stuck, although I've decided to mount a second transmission behind the original to give me greater variation of ground speed," says Long, who says he might also add a bale unroller.
Total cost of the "truckbine" was $500, including the cost of the winch.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, J.C. Long, Rt. 2, Box 600, Warrensburg, Mo. 64093 (ph 816 747-3489).
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Truckbine big bale handler BALE HANDLING Bale Handling (31B) 10-1-10 "I wanted something that would get through snow and over rough terrain. I don't own a tractor with a cab," says J.C. Long, Warrensburg, Mo., who fitted an old 1¢-ton Chevrolet truck with big 14 by 26 combine tires and a bale spear. "It'll go anywhere my 450 IH tractor will go. It's great to ride in a heated cab when feeding cattle on a winter day.
Long took the original duals off the truck, removed the tires and then welded the truck rims into the center of combine wheel rims. He then mounted the oversize wheels and put 8-in. metal blocks between the front axle and spring to level the truck. The final step was to make a bale stabber and mount it at the back of the truck along with a heavy-duty electric winch on the frame behind the cab.
"I've used this truck for two years and have never been stuck, although I've decided to mount a second transmission behind the original to give me greater variation of ground speed," says Long, who says he might also add a bale unroller.
Total cost of the "truckbine" was $500, including the cost of the winch.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, J.C. Long, Rt. 2, Box 600, Warrensburg, Mo. 64093 (ph 816 747-3489).
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