TiltSpear Speeds Up Bale Retrieval

TiltSpear Speeds Up Bale Retrieval BALE HANDLING With his patented TiltSpear double bale spear Kyle Meyer says he can move bales 25 percent faster than with a conventional double spear “I don’t have to stop set one bale down and stab both bales at the same time ” explains the Holstein Iowa inventor The hydraulic tilt on his loader allows him to pick up a bale drive to the next bale tilt the bale in the air to lower the other spear and stab a second bale “It makes a huge difference It’s one of those things that is hard to explain how much time it saves you ” he says “But once someone tries it they won’t give it up ” He sells the unit for $3 990 Built with 1/4-in 4-in tubing for the frame the standard size tines are rated at 3 800 lbs The TiltSpear weighs about 600 lbs and will accept any style loader coupler “Making the front and back frames rotate was a little challenging so that they would tilt and still have support They needed to be both strong and capable of rotating ” he says After working with his invention for a few years he started marketing it seriously last year through AgVentive an Iowa company he cofounded that offers innovative equipment solutions Information and a video is available on the business’s website Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Kyle Meyer 5433 130th St Holstein Iowa 51025 ph 712 830-7448; www agventive com; kyle@agventive com

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