Semi-Mounted Big Bale Hauler
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"Most truck-mounted big bale haulers mount permanently on the truck frame, limiting the truck to one use. Our new `Hay Horse' is a fifth wheel deck that you can quickly disconnect, allowing you to use the semi tractor as a multipurpose vehicle the year around. You can even use it separately as a loader to stack bales," says R.L. Wilson, Wilson Mfg., Cherokee, Okla.
The innovative bale hauler mounts on the frame of a 1995 Ford F 800 2 1/2-ton semi-truck that's powered by a 250 hp diesel engine coupled with an Allison automatic transmission. The tandem axle trailer is designed to load in the field at speeds of 6 to 8 mph and can haul eight 4 by 8-ft. big square bales or seven 5-ft. round bales.
The hydraulically-powered unit consists of an up-front bale fork, an inclined plat-form that extends up over the cab, and an unloading rear platform. You spear a bale and set it on the platform over the cab while the truck is in motion. When you retract the bale fork, the bale slides by gravity to the back of the front deck. The entire process - from the time the front tines strike the bale until it's in place on the flatbed - takes only 12 seconds.
After the fourth bale is loaded onto the front deck, a hydraulic bale stop is lowered, allowing the load to slide onto the rear deck. Then, you can load four more bales onto the front deck. Once all 8 bales are in place, the back deck raises up 90? to unload in a single 4-bale stack. Then the front 4 bales are allowed to slide onto the rear deck to unload. Round bales are simply unloaded in a horizontal line.
"The bale handling decks can be disconnected in only 30 to 45 minutes. When used alone, the tractor and front forks can be used to load bales into tub grinders or to load both sides of a semi trailer from one side. To use just the tractor and front lift, the rear bumper is outfitted with a pair of 48-in. spikes that hold a bale. It serves as a counterweight to stabilize the tractor during loading operations. The front lift has a maximum lift height of 16 ft. and capacity of 2,500 lbs.
"The lift and tilt functions of the front lift are operated by a joystick in the cab. Four toggle switches run various functions of the trailer. When traveling on the high-way, the front deck can be lowered to legal height."
Sells for $85,000.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wilson Mfg., Inc., 312 W. 5th, Cherokee, Okla. 73728 (ph 800 259-1281 or 405 596-3381).
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Semi-Mounted Big Bale Hauler HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Bale Handling (5) 19-6-27 "Most truck-mounted big bale haulers mount permanently on the truck frame, limiting the truck to one use. Our new `Hay Horse' is a fifth wheel deck that you can quickly disconnect, allowing you to use the semi tractor as a multipurpose vehicle the year around. You can even use it separately as a loader to stack bales," says R.L. Wilson, Wilson Mfg., Cherokee, Okla.
The innovative bale hauler mounts on the frame of a 1995 Ford F 800 2 1/2-ton semi-truck that's powered by a 250 hp diesel engine coupled with an Allison automatic transmission. The tandem axle trailer is designed to load in the field at speeds of 6 to 8 mph and can haul eight 4 by 8-ft. big square bales or seven 5-ft. round bales.
The hydraulically-powered unit consists of an up-front bale fork, an inclined plat-form that extends up over the cab, and an unloading rear platform. You spear a bale and set it on the platform over the cab while the truck is in motion. When you retract the bale fork, the bale slides by gravity to the back of the front deck. The entire process - from the time the front tines strike the bale until it's in place on the flatbed - takes only 12 seconds.
After the fourth bale is loaded onto the front deck, a hydraulic bale stop is lowered, allowing the load to slide onto the rear deck. Then, you can load four more bales onto the front deck. Once all 8 bales are in place, the back deck raises up 90? to unload in a single 4-bale stack. Then the front 4 bales are allowed to slide onto the rear deck to unload. Round bales are simply unloaded in a horizontal line.
"The bale handling decks can be disconnected in only 30 to 45 minutes. When used alone, the tractor and front forks can be used to load bales into tub grinders or to load both sides of a semi trailer from one side. To use just the tractor and front lift, the rear bumper is outfitted with a pair of 48-in. spikes that hold a bale. It serves as a counterweight to stabilize the tractor during loading operations. The front lift has a maximum lift height of 16 ft. and capacity of 2,500 lbs.
"The lift and tilt functions of the front lift are operated by a joystick in the cab. Four toggle switches run various functions of the trailer. When traveling on the high-way, the front deck can be lowered to legal height."
Sells for $85,000.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wilson Mfg., Inc., 312 W. 5th, Cherokee, Okla. 73728 (ph 800 259-1281 or 405 596-3381).
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