Tie-Grabber Stacks Bales Better

Tie-Grabber Stacks Bales Better BALE HANDLING Whether stacking bales in the field or for storage a single strand of twine tied around them makes them more stable The single strand and limited compression let them continue to breathe and cure down The Norden Tie-Grabber does the job It was a natural next step for the company that started selling mechanical accumulators in 2005 according to Glen Kuhns     “My dad built a mechanical small bale accumulator for our farm to automate the bale-making process ” says Kuhn “At the time all the accumulators used hydraulics and my dad’s tractor didn’t produce enough flow ”     Soon after starting to sell the mechanical accumulators the company developed the hydraulic-powered Tie-Grabber Since then they’ve sold both accumulators and matched-for-size Tie-Grabbers throughout North America and some internationally     “The Tie-Grabber picks up a group of bales and ties it off before setting it on a transport ” says Kuhns “It makes the tied groups more stable for vertical stacks that won’t fall over ”     Tie-Grabbers are available in multiple configurations The smallest is the KN408F requiring a loader with a 1 700-lb lift capacity It picks up and ties a group of eight flat small square bales 2 long and 4 wide The largest is the KN618 with a 2 600-lb loader lift capacity It grabs 18 on-edge bales and ties them off in a 6-wide and 3-long configuration Other units include 10 and 15-bale groups in either flat or on-edge configurations as well as a 12 flat bale unit     Prices range from $10 475 for the KN408F to $11 575 for the KN618 Multiple hose options are available with two hydraulic hoses for use with a splitter or four hoses for use without a splitter     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Norden Mfg 4210 Kinsman Rd NW North Bloomfield Ohio 44450 ph toll-free 877-296-5851; sales@www nordenmfg com; www nordenmfg com

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.