Loader Bucket Cuts Large Heavy Bales

Loader Bucket Cuts Large Heavy Bales HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Forage Handling Price Bros Equipment of Wichita Kan recognized a need for a bale-slicing loader bucket in their region but couldn’t find a suitable piece of equipment They eventually discovered Düvelsdorf a German company almost by accident and arranged to develop a North American version of the company’s European model After almost 3 years the resulting bucket is a double-cylinder hydraulically powered bale-slicer designed for large 5 by 6-ft heavy bales “It cuts through bales like butter ” says Trey Price co-owner “Düvelsdorf’s engineers made a few small tweaks we requested and it works like a charm ” The bucket measures 83 in wide and features a 4-ft wide rotating hook system and net wrap-grabbing design adjacent to the top jaw This feature secures and holds the waste wrap after the bale is cut With a cutting force of 8 tons hardened and replaceable serrated blades easily handle any bale The bucket can also be used to carry silage or other feed The prototype model has been successfully tested for durability and functionality on numerous Kansas feed yards “Everyone seemed to like how it worked ” Price says “It’s a useful tool for picking up the bales slicing them every time and hanging on to the wrap so it doesn’t have to be fished out of the wagon or feeder ” Price Bros is Düvelsdorf’s first and main North American distributor In mid-to-late fall 2024 it will receive its first batch of slicing buckets for commercial sale The list price for the German-made buckets will be approximately $14 500 plus S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Price Bros Equipment Co 619 S Washington Wichita Kan 67201 ph 316-265-9577; tprice@pricebroseq com; www pricebroseq com

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