Nifty Way To Provide Remote Power For Square Bale-Making Business

Nifty Way To Provide Remote Power For Square Bale-Making Business BALE HANDLING A few years ago Tim Gogerty started an off-season square bale-making business Vol 32 No 6 He makes big round bales in the summer and turns them into more marketable small square bales in the winter working inside a 36 by 80-ft hoop building At first he used a vintage Deere 4230 tractor to power the baler However diesel fumes and noise inside the hoop building were a problem So he recently replaced the tractor with a used 75 hp diesel combine engine that’s located outside the building The engine is housed inside a separate enclosure It drives a hydraulic pump that powers a motor attached to the baler which is located inside the hoop barn Gogerty’s neighbor Randy Funke retrofitted the engine to operate the motor Hydraulic hoses run through a length of 10-in dia drain tile that goes through the hoop building’s sidewall During rebaling a conveyor carries shredded big round bales to the baler pickup A short elevator located nearby can be used to provide additives A control booth is located next to the unroller where an operator regulates both the diesel engine and the hydraulics “It’s cheaper and safer to have the power source outside the building ” says Tim Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tim Gogerty 33094 K Ave Hubbard Iowa 50122 ph 641 487-7825

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