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Top Link Bracket Moves Big Bale Feeders
Stanley Carpenter, Lewisville, Ohio, got tired of trying to wrestle hay feeder racks from one place to another. He solved the problem by mounting an 18-in. (more or less) length of 2 1/2 by 2 1/2-in. angle iron on the top link pin of his bale fork.
One end of the angle iron already had a hole in it just the ri
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Top Link Bracket Moves Big Bale Feeders BALE HANDLING Bale Handling (31B) 25-6-7 Stanley Carpenter, Lewisville, Ohio, got tired of trying to wrestle hay feeder racks from one place to another. He solved the problem by mounting an 18-in. (more or less) length of 2 1/2 by 2 1/2-in. angle iron on the top link pin of his bale fork.
One end of the angle iron already had a hole in it just the right size to fit the top link pin. He cut a notch in the angle iron at the other end so it would fit down over the top rail on his hay racks.
"I use forks instead of a prong to move big bales. To pick up a rack and move it, I just back up until the forks are tight against the bottom of the rack. Then I reach back from the tractor seat and flip the angle iron over the top of the rack. I use a hydraulic cylinder for a top link with the fork, so I can adjust it to make sure the notch catches on the rack. Then I just raise the 3-point and pick up the rack. I can either pick it up and set it over a new bale, or haul it to another pasture or lot," Carpenter says.
"It was really simple to make and it's saved me a lot of work," he adds.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Stanley Carpenter, Route #2, Box 136, Lewisville, Ohio 43754 (ph 740 567-3469; E-mail: src3824@1st.net).
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