Ground-Driven Buggy Feeds Big Bales

Ground-Driven Buggy Feeds Big Bales BALE HANDLING The Giltrap Bale Buggy can feed out big round bales with no auxiliary power needed Designed for use behind ATVs UTVs a pickup or even a horse bales are loaded with a winch and unrolled with a simple ground feed The simple but rugged design from New Zealand has surprised U S importer Ellis Equipment Company The Bale Buggy can handle any type of round bale It feeds the bale out to the rear at a rate three times slower than ground speed This prevents a continuous mat likely to get trampled It also reduces torque load on the ground drive wheel reducing potential slippage in wet conditions Loading the bale is accomplished with a hand-powered winch at the front of the Bale Buggy Back up to the bale tip the cradle to the ground insert two hooks into the bale and pull the bale aboard As the bale is pulled over-center the cradle tips into transit position putting the load on the drawbar This adds traction to the towing vehicle It also reduces the potential for the bale to roll out when going uphill Once the hooks have been stowed ground drive is initiated by lowering the drive wheel to the Bale Buggy’s right wheel This powers the drag line on the rear with its offset teeth that pull off material from the bale The teeth are tapered to release baleage as they carry it over the back of the Bale Buggy The Bale Buggy is 11 ft long 7 ft wide and just 59 in high Empty it weighs in at 950 lbs Clair Ellis Ellis Equipment points out that one of the advantages of the Bale Buggy is that a bale can be partially unrolled “Just put it away in the shed until you need to feed more ” he says “It’s ideal for small farms ” The Bale Buggy is priced at $11 900 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ellis Equipment Company 2759 S Hwy 89 Wellsville Utah 84339 ph 800-949-2336; contact@ellisequipment com; www ellisequipment com

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