New Trailer Drops Bales Side-By-Side
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Most bale haulers carry and drop round bales end to end. That requires cattlemen like Jim Hertzog and Jerry Page, who use a bale bed to feed hay, to reset bales side-by-side before they can use them. To save time and labor, the two came up with the Hayroll hay trailer that lets you haul bales both ways.
"We designed the trailer so bales can be loaded side-by-side from either side or end-to-end from the end," says Hertzog, Mo-Kan Livestock Market. "It holds up to 9, 4 by 6-ft. bales side-by-side or 7 end-to-end."
There are 42, 6-in. dia. rollers on the bed that let the bales slide into place and slide off, not roll. The portion of the roller bed behind the tipping point is 6 in. longer than the forward portion. Fully loaded or with more bales to the rear, the weighted balance design tips the bed when unlatched. Pull the trailer ahead, and bales slide off. Once unloaded, the bed tips back into place and latches under hand pressure alone.
As bales sit, they settle. If set on the Hayroll wide bottom down, the bales slide off to return to the ground wide bottom down. Because the bales don't roll off, nor are they dumped to the side like some trailers, original shape and placement are retained.
With the Hayroll, bales unloaded end-to-end or side-by-side are left with spaces between them. Hertzog argues that 95 percent of spoilage is on the bottom of a bale, and his trailer ensures that occurs on only one side.
"Returning the bale to the same position it had in the field reduces spoilage and loss," says Hertzog. "Hay bales form a protective crust, and the Hayroll maintains it."
With no hydraulics and no electronics, the gooseneck trailer is low maintenance and low cost at only $7,500. Hertzog says the Hayroll trails as smoothly down the road at 70 mph as it does through the field.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mo-Kan Livestock Market, RR 2, Box 152, Butler, Mo. 64730 (ph 660 679-6535; toll free 800 887-8156; mokanlivestock@yahoo.com; www.mokanlivestock.com).
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New Trailer Drops Bales Side-By-Side BALE HANDLING Bale Handling 31B Most bale haulers carry and drop round bales end to end That requires cattlemen like Jim Hertzog and Jerry Page who use a bale bed to feed hay to reset bales side-by-side before they can use them To save time and labor the two came up with the Hayroll hay trailer that lets you haul bales both ways We designed the trailer so bales can be loaded side-by-side from either side or end-to-end from the end says Hertzog Mo-Kan Livestock Market It holds up to 9 4 by 6-ft bales side-by-side or 7 end-to-end There are 42 6-in dia rollers on the bed that let the bales slide into place and slide off not roll The portion of the roller bed behind the tipping point is 6 in longer than the forward portion Fully loaded or with more bales to the rear the weighted balance design tips the bed when unlatched Pull the trailer ahead and bales slide off Once unloaded the bed tips back into place and latches under hand pressure alone As bales sit they settle If set on the Hayroll wide bottom down the bales slide off to return to the ground wide bottom down Because the bales don t roll off nor are they dumped to the side like some trailers original shape and placement are retained With the Hayroll bales unloaded end-to-end or side-by-side are left with spaces between them Hertzog argues that 95 percent of spoilage is on the bottom of a bale and his trailer ensures that occurs on only one side Returning the bale to the same position it had in the field reduces spoilage and loss says Hertzog Hay bales form a protective crust and the Hayroll maintains it With no hydraulics and no electronics the gooseneck trailer is low maintenance and low cost at only $7 500 Hertzog says the Hayroll trails as smoothly down the road at 70 mph as it does through the field Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mo-Kan Livestock Market RR 2 Box 152 Butler Mo 64730 ph 660 679-6535; toll free 800 887-8156; mokanlivestock@yahoo com; www mokanlivestock com
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