Used Bale Wagons Still In Demand

Used Bale Wagons Still In Demand BALE HANDLING Round hay bales may dominate but there’s still plenty of demand for small square bales particularly in the horse hay market That means there’s also a demand for bale wagons Harry and Tony Vanee who run a New Holland dealership in Ft Macleod Alta have been selling them since 1967 They usually have 25 to 30 used pull-type and self-propelled bale wagons on hand “We fix them up and go through them in our shop so they are guaranteed to work properly ” Tony Vanee says noting that they run ads to buy used equipment to keep plenty of used New Holland models on hand in addition to the new ones they sell “Our area is semi-desert so there’s very little rust on these machines ” Vanee adds “We have some 30-year-old machines for sale and the metal on them is in great shape ” Typical repairs include changing bearings and straightening bent parts as well as going through all the parts of the self-propelled models Price depends on age and condition Pull-type models range from $5 000 to $18 000 Most hold 105 bales but one model holds 160 bales The self-propelled bale wagons run between $20 000 and $90 000 and hold 160 bales With new self-propelled wagons selling for more than $125 000 U S the used wagons are sought after “We ship them all over the place ” Vanee says noting they have had buyers from Europe and the United Emirates They also have bale wagons in a warehouse in Ohio to ship to U S buyers Contact: FARM SHOW Followup MacLeod Farm Center P O Box 695 Ft Macleod Alta Canada T0L 0Z0 ph 800 552-8011; 403 308-9756

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