He Hauls Livestock With His Round Bale Trailer

He hauls livestock with his round bale trailer HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Bale Handling (5) 15-5-29 A Canadian livestock producer has come up with an innovative new way to make one piece of equipment do the work of two. George Graden, who farms near Stony Plain, Alberta, built a cattle box that he can slip into his 4-bale Forester round bale retriever trailer (built in Airdrie, Alberta) whenever needed to haul as many as nine head at once. The trailer Graden used is a hydraulic-controlled rig that swings out to the side of the tractor and lowers to the ground to scoop up bales in it's bale-cradling arms, which are supported by overhead arches. "It works great for hauling cattle since it drops flat to the ground. No chute or ramp is needed and you can easily drag a sick or injured animal into the back of the box to transport it back to the farm," points out Graden, who uses the cattle box primarily to transport cattle to and from pasture. "It's particularly handy during calving season." Graden says he loads the box just like he would a bale, by lowering the trailer to the ground and pulling over it. The 20-ft. long, 6 1/2 ft. wide and 4 ft. high box is built out of plywood nailed to a 2 by 4 and 2 by 6 frame. Inside is divided into two parts, with a swinging door between the two sections. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, George Graden, Rt. 5, Stony Plain, Alberta TOE 2G0 Canada (ph 403 963-4760).

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