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Nifty Way To Mount Heavy-Duty Bale Spears
“It’s built heavier than most commercial bale spears and is also much more versatile to use,” says Glen Schweppe, Syracuse, Neb., who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a skid loader-mounted bale spear system that he built.
He started with a heavy-duty, skid loader-mounted attachment plate and welded lengths of
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Nifty Way To Mount Heavy-Duty Bale Spears BALE HANDLING “It’s built heavier than most commercial bale spears and is also much more versatile to use ” says Glen Schweppe Syracuse Neb who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a skid loader-mounted bale spear system that he built He started with a heavy-duty skid loader-mounted attachment plate and welded lengths of 2 by 5 steel tubing onto the perimeter and across the middle He used a hole saw to cut 3 holes into the tubing both on the top and bottom Then he welded six 6-in long bushings into the holes Each bushing extends out the back side of the attachment plate To mount the 3 bale spears he bought Schweppe pushes the spears through the bushing and out the back then inserts a 1/2-in bolt through the holes already in each bushing “It’s really handy to use I can quickly change the position of the spears anywhere I want depending on my bale loading needs by removing the spear from its bushing and inserting it into a different one ” says Schweppe “I can use the 3 spears in any configuration that I want I can put all 3 spears at the bottom or use 2 spears either on the top or bottom to form a triangle that will keep the bale very stable Or I can use only 2 spears My bolt-on spears work a lot better than commercial screw-on bale spears because if you change the spears on them too often the threads will give out “Another advantage is that the welded-on tubing gives the attachment plate a lot of strength which allows me to use spears rated at 3 200 lbs It’s strong enough to use on my loader tractor which is equipped with a conversion plate that lets me use skid loader attachments on my tractor ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Glen Schweppe 13555 S 32nd Rd Syracuse Neb 68446 ph 402 269-2602; gs85827@yahoo com
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