Wagon Cradle Round Bale Hauler

Wagon Cradle Round Bale Hauler HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Bale Handling (5) 21-1-11 Jerry Dick, Millville, Minn., came up with a low-cost round bale hauler by building a wooden "cradle" and mounting it on the bed of an old hoist-operated wagon. The 10-ft. wide, 16-ft. long cradle, which is 2 ft. wider and 4 ft. longer than the wagon's original deck, simply mounts on top of the original flatbed. It'll hold six 6 by 5-ft. bales weighing 1,500 lbs. apiece. Dick built it by laying four 4 by 4's across the frame and then running six 4 by 4's on top of them that run the length of the wagon. A pair of log chains and load binders secure the cradle to the wagon frame. "It's a fast, easy, and inexpensive way to haul and unload bales," says Dick. "Without the cradle the wagon would hold only two bales. I dump bales on-the-go without even stopping. I just slow down a little and raise the hoist until the bales roll off. I use a front-end loader to mount the cradle in place and to take it off. It takes only about 5 minutes. When I'm done hauling bales I can use the wagon to haul firewood." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jerry Dick, Millville, Minn. 55957 (ph 507 798-2349).

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