Quick Way To Handle Big Round Bales

Quick Way To Handle Big Round Bales BALE HANDLING The bale accumulator Dan Monahan designed to pull behind his baler saves time limits field compaction and makes hay hauling safer The Plainview Minn hay farmer calls it a BPS Bale Positioning System and sells it through his business Ag Iron Concepts Thanks to rear swivel wheels the patented BPS follows directly behind the baler and catches two big round bales as they’re released from the baler “It functions independently of the round baler and allows the operator to unload bales on the go so any bales on the BPS can be added to any existing group in the field ” Monahan says “It lets you group bales together so you aren’t running over the whole field And if you have steep hills you can carry bales to a level spot ” The BPS comes standard with a CabCam video system which allows the driver to monitor baling Broken bales can be left at an out-of-the-way location Monahan has been thinking about the BPS for a decade and teamed up with Paul Wingert owner of Wingert Sales and Service in Plainview to develop it “We worked with the prototype last summer testing it in extreme conditions ” Monahan says “Our machine was always in the right position to receive the next bale It’s very user friendly ” The BPS hitches to any brand or model round baler and uses electric over hydraulics with a wire to a control box in the tractor cab The BPS can be painted to match any tractor color Though the BPS is geared to custom balers farmers who put up a lot of hay or bale in hilly areas will appreciate it too Monahan says he has a smaller version that holds one bale on the BPS and one in the baler Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dan Monahan Ag Iron Concepts 24415 Co Rd 27 Plainview Minn 55964 ph 507 272-3447; balepositioningsystem2012@gmail com or Wingert Sales & Service ph 507 534-2285; www wingertsales com

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