"Poor Man's" Automatic Bale Kicker
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"Case IH never offered an automatic bale kicker for my 3650 round baler, so I always had to back up before I could eject the bale. Then I had to close the door before I could go ahead again. I don't like to shift gears on my tractor that much, so I built my own simple, low-cost bale kicker," says Buzz Kutzler, Huron, S. Dak.
The bale kicker consists of a 3-ft. wide, 4-ft. long metal bracket that bolts onto the baler's frame, under the door. The bracket is attached to three big springs off a spring tooth drag. When the bale falls onto the bracket, the bracket lowers to the ground. Once the bale rolls off the bracket, it automatically raises up off the ground again.
"It forces the bale to roll out of the way just far enough that I can close the door without having to back up," says Kutzler, who notes that he has units for sale.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Buzz Kutzler, 20499 399th Ave., Huron, S. Dak. 57350 (ph 605 352-8177).
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"Poor Man's" Automatic Bale Kicker BALE HANDLING Bale Handling (31B) 29-3-19
"Case IH never offered an automatic bale kicker for my 3650 round baler, so I always had to back up before I could eject the bale. Then I had to close the door before I could go ahead again. I don't like to shift gears on my tractor that much, so I built my own simple, low-cost bale kicker," says Buzz Kutzler, Huron, S. Dak.
The bale kicker consists of a 3-ft. wide, 4-ft. long metal bracket that bolts onto the baler's frame, under the door. The bracket is attached to three big springs off a spring tooth drag. When the bale falls onto the bracket, the bracket lowers to the ground. Once the bale rolls off the bracket, it automatically raises up off the ground again.
"It forces the bale to roll out of the way just far enough that I can close the door without having to back up," says Kutzler, who notes that he has units for sale.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Buzz Kutzler, 20499 399th Ave., Huron, S. Dak. 57350 (ph 605 352-8177).
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