Homemade Round Bale Hauler Mounts On Pickup Bed
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I made this round bale hauler to mount on my pickup's 8-ft. flatbed. It lets me haul two bales at a time and use ropes to unload the bales. The bale hauler consists of a pair of channel irons set on edge for the length of the bed to stand on top of a couple of wooden 4 by 4's. One rail is free to pivot down onto its side. A ratchet strap across the back keeps the pivoting rail in an upright position.
Before loading the bale, I tie one end of the rope to the right side of the flatbed and the other end to the left side. Once the bale is loaded on the rails, I throw the rope back over the bale and tie it down on the right side again for transport.
To unload the bales, I release the ratchet strap and push the pivoting rail down. Then I untie the rope and pull on the end that's over the bale to roll the bale off the right side of the flatbed. The entire structure is kept in place by a metal pin inserted through a hole drilled into the flatbed. (Perry Hathaway, 4238 W 625 South, Claypool, Ind. 46510 ph 574 491-3448)
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Homemade Round Bale Hauler Mounts On Pickup Bed BALE HANDLING Bale Handling (31B) 30-3-41 I made this round bale hauler to mount on my pickup's 8-ft. flatbed. It lets me haul two bales at a time and use ropes to unload the bales. The bale hauler consists of a pair of channel irons set on edge for the length of the bed to stand on top of a couple of wooden 4 by 4's. One rail is free to pivot down onto its side. A ratchet strap across the back keeps the pivoting rail in an upright position.
Before loading the bale, I tie one end of the rope to the right side of the flatbed and the other end to the left side. Once the bale is loaded on the rails, I throw the rope back over the bale and tie it down on the right side again for transport.
To unload the bales, I release the ratchet strap and push the pivoting rail down. Then I untie the rope and pull on the end that's over the bale to roll the bale off the right side of the flatbed. The entire structure is kept in place by a metal pin inserted through a hole drilled into the flatbed. (Perry Hathaway, 4238 W 625 South, Claypool, Ind. 46510 ph 574 491-3448)
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