Spear “Add-On” Helps Handle Bales
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Stacking big round bales with his Bobcat 753 skid loader was a hassle for Richard Zigler, Charles Town, W. Va. When stacking bales 3 high, the skid loader was just about tall enough to stack the top bale. But when he tried to back away from the bale, more often than not the bale came with him.
That’s why he came up with the idea of slipping half of a pto shield over the spear, bell end out. It lets him pull the spear out without messing up the stack.
“It was a quick and easy solution that also makes stacking bales a safer job,” says Zigler. “The pto shield is about 18 in. long. It keeps the spear from going all the way through the bale and provides 18 in. of extra reach, as well as about 12 in. of additional height when stacking. Because less of the spear goes into the bale, the spear is easier to disengage which reduces the chances of the bale toppling unto the skid loader.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Richard Zigler, 1083 Roper North Fork Road, Charles Town, W. Va. 25414 (ph 304 283-6799; rzigler01@gmail.com).
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Spear “Add-On” Helps Handle Bales BALE HANDLING Stacking big round bales with his Bobcat 753 skid loader was a hassle for Richard Zigler Charles Town W Va When stacking bales 3 high the skid loader was just about tall enough to stack the top bale But when he tried to back away from the bale more often than not the bale came with him That’s why he came up with the idea of slipping half of a pto shield over the spear bell end out It lets him pull the spear out without messing up the stack “It was a quick and easy solution that also makes stacking bales a safer job ” says Zigler “The pto shield is about 18 in long It keeps the spear from going all the way through the bale and provides 18 in of extra reach as well as about 12 in of additional height when stacking Because less of the spear goes into the bale the spear is easier to disengage which reduces the chances of the bale toppling unto the skid loader ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Richard Zigler 1083 Roper North Fork Road Charles Town W Va 25414 ph 304 283-6799; rzigler01@gmail com
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