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Modified Stacker Works Great For Big Bales
When Garry Brown switched from small square bales to 3 by 3-ft., half-ton bales, he modified his self-propelled small bale stacker wagon to haul and stack up to 10 big bales at a time.
“I only need one loader in the field. It’s really efficient,” says the Genola, Utah, hay producer. “While one person gathers th
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Modified Stacker Works Great For Big Bales BALE HANDLING When Garry Brown switched from small square bales to 3 by 3-ft half-ton bales he modified his self-propelled small bale stacker wagon to haul and stack up to 10 big bales at a time “I only need one loader in the field It’s really efficient ” says the Genola Utah hay producer “While one person gathers the bales to one area in the field the hauler takes the load and unloads them in a stack ” Brown modified the wagon by removing the bale pickup In the field the stacker bed is raised up so a loader can stack 2 piles of bales 5-high 4-high if he uses a skidsteer Then the bed is lowered to transport and tipped back up against the stack to unload If he has another loader where he is unloading he has the option to stack bales on the front table as well Brown adds that a 2-bale side-by-side stacker wagon can also be modified for 3 by 3 bales by removing the sides “The New Holland stacker has a big motor and is more maneuverable than using a pickup with a gooseneck trailer to pick up bales It’s much handier and the stacker was something I already had and could convert ” he says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Garry Brown 177 N 400 W Genola Utah 84655 ph 801 754-3403; wilgerbin@aol com
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