Haylage Digger Saves Wear On Loader
"It saves a lot of wear and tear on my loader and gets the job done faster," says William Russ, Roscoe, Ill., who made his own telescoping "haylage digger" that rotates forward under the 8-ft. wide bucket on his International 4366 4-WD loader tractor.
The loader bucket and digger mount on back of the tractor, which Russ reversed by turning the steering wheel, seat, and controls around.
The "haylage digger" consists of 1 1/ 2-ft. long teeth welded to an 8-ft. long, 4-in. dia. pipe. The pipe attaches to a pair of 3-ft. long hinged "arms" that fasten on just behind the bucket. A hydraulic cylinder connected to a hinge point on the arms is used to rotate the digging teeth forward for use or backward out of the way under the loader.
To use the teeth, Russ tilts the bucket part way down, then rotates the arms for-ward until the teeth are tight against the bottom of the bucket. He pushes the bucket and teeth down into the haylage to tear off a chunk, then retracts the teeth so he can load the bucket.
"Haylage packs very tight in bunks which can put a lot of stress on a conventional loader and bucket. The teeth eliminate that stress and also make the haylage much easier to load," says Russ. "Another advantage is that the teeth tear off only a small amount of haylage without disturbing the rest of the pile and exposing it to air. It virtually eliminates spoilage. I used mostly scrap material and spent less than $100.
"I really like how the turned-around tractor handles. The loader is off an old Inter-national backhoe loader tractor which I al-ready had. The weight of the loader on back of the tractor counter balances the weight of the engine so it has great traction. I bolted the loader arms to tank mounting brackets on the frame above the rear wheels and mounted the loader lift cylinders onto the tractor frame."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, William E. Russ, 8309 Mitchell Road, Roscoe, Ill. 61073 (ph 815 885-3465).
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Haylage Digger Saves Wear On Loader CROP STORAGE Bunk Silos 21-2-9 "It saves a lot of wear and tear on my loader and gets the job done faster," says William Russ, Roscoe, Ill., who made his own telescoping "haylage digger" that rotates forward under the 8-ft. wide bucket on his International 4366 4-WD loader tractor.
The loader bucket and digger mount on back of the tractor, which Russ reversed by turning the steering wheel, seat, and controls around.
The "haylage digger" consists of 1 1/ 2-ft. long teeth welded to an 8-ft. long, 4-in. dia. pipe. The pipe attaches to a pair of 3-ft. long hinged "arms" that fasten on just behind the bucket. A hydraulic cylinder connected to a hinge point on the arms is used to rotate the digging teeth forward for use or backward out of the way under the loader.
To use the teeth, Russ tilts the bucket part way down, then rotates the arms for-ward until the teeth are tight against the bottom of the bucket. He pushes the bucket and teeth down into the haylage to tear off a chunk, then retracts the teeth so he can load the bucket.
"Haylage packs very tight in bunks which can put a lot of stress on a conventional loader and bucket. The teeth eliminate that stress and also make the haylage much easier to load," says Russ. "Another advantage is that the teeth tear off only a small amount of haylage without disturbing the rest of the pile and exposing it to air. It virtually eliminates spoilage. I used mostly scrap material and spent less than $100.
"I really like how the turned-around tractor handles. The loader is off an old Inter-national backhoe loader tractor which I al-ready had. The weight of the loader on back of the tractor counter balances the weight of the engine so it has great traction. I bolted the loader arms to tank mounting brackets on the frame above the rear wheels and mounted the loader lift cylinders onto the tractor frame."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, William E. Russ, 8309 Mitchell Road, Roscoe, Ill. 61073 (ph 815 885-3465).
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