Double Round Bale Handler

Greengrass1

Zr105 wrote: »

If your not worried about being able to lift individual bales there's an awful lot of lads on dd selling doubles for round the 8-900, they certainly look alright. So long as the box is 100*100 box with 10mm wall and welds are good should be alright,

Seen ones on it in Mayo and Limerick but they don't look that awfully strong. Only a piece of angle iron put down beside the tube.
Two brands I seen today and a pin in the middle off them which looked like the could handle more pressure

Zr105

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Seen ones on it in Mayo and Limerick but they don't look that awfully strong. Only a piece of angle iron put down beside the tube.
Two brands I seen today and a pin in the middle off them which looked like the could handle more pressure

This was the one i had in mind, id say its certainly as heavy as the Fleming one anyways,
http://www.donedeal.ie/view/6811249
double bale lifters for sale


I see the one in Mayo there and i would agree with you on that one alright,

Greengrass1

Zr105 wrote: »

This was the one i had in mind, id say its certainly as heavy as the Fleming one anyways,
http://www.donedeal.ie/view/6811249
double bale lifters for sale


I see the one in Mayo there and i would agree with you on that one alright,

Thanks for that. I missed that one
Father after seeing one in Fitzpatrick's in monastrevin for 750

td5man

Watch that the bales aren't touching each other, saw one being returned to dealer last year for this reason and it was made by a major manufacturer.

Greengrass1

td5man wrote: »

Watch that the bales aren't touching each other, saw one being returned to dealer last year for this reason and it was made by a major manufacturer.

Ye thatd be a big problem. May as well be a single

Zr105

td5man wrote: »

Watch that the bales aren't touching each other, saw one being returned to dealer last year for this reason and it was made by a major manufacturer.

Would it not be better if they were just barely touching? Id want it that way, otherwise if find id have to re shift them with front handler to have them tight in stack....

Odelay

Zr105 wrote: »

This was the one i had in mind, id say its certainly as heavy as the Fleming one anyways,
http://www.donedeal.ie/view/6811249
double bale lifters for sale


I see the one in Mayo there and i would agree with you on that one alright,

Where is the hydrolic tipping they advertised? No sign of ram or hoses. Assume it is either by top link or an extra to be paid for?

Greengrass1

Odelay wrote: »

Where is the hydrolic tipping they advertised? No sign of ram or hoses. Assume it is either by top link or an extra to be paid for?

I wouldn't need it any way. The one I borrowed last week I just dropped bales on the ground and picked up with stacker

Zr105

Odelay wrote: »

Where is the hydrolic tipping they advertised? No sign of ram or hoses. Assume it is either by top link or an extra to be paid for?

If you look at the pic of the back of it the linkage is there for it just the ram isn't attached!

maco2000

I see a Gleeson’s Double Hydraulic Bale handler with tilt advertised in the Co-op for €1250.

9935452

maco2000 wrote: »

I see a Gleeson’s Double Hydraulic Bale handler with tilt advertised in the Co-op for €1250.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5E1YWOex-c
Its enough for it isnt it? for whats esssentially a bale handler with pipes welder on, no trip. Also considering the engineering firm up the road has a new double with paddles for sale for 750 incl vat due to a cancelled order.

The bales look very close to each other in the video. You would also wonder ho it gets on when the bales get soft and thus wider.

maco2000

Ya tis pricey alright. You need to move them pretty much straight away after wrapping I'd say to avoid any tears. Not good when they're touching. Friend of mine got one made by a local welder and looks a great job, very strong and good gap between the bales but we line them up for him when bringing in bales using a tanco hydraulic front bale handler which I picked up second hand below in Abbey Retail for €500. Great job, he brings two in & we bring another two with front & rear bale handlers so makes short work of them.

Nekarsulm

A local engineering firm here in Cavan make these double handlers. The first bale is lifted on the orange lifter, and then it can be slid sideways and upwards until you lift the second one on the green side.

Edit, they are located in Co. Leitrim!

C0N0R

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A local engineering firm here in Cavan make these double handlers. The first bale is lifted on the orange lifter, and then it can be slid sideways and upwards until you lift the second one on the green side.

Edit, they are located in Co. Leitrim!

Good job? Expensive?

Nekarsulm

Mucho buckos.
The local farm machinery dealer (where I photoed these) asked 1750 for this model. Ordinary tipping double was, I think, 850.

Topchar

Hi,could someone help me please,where can i get contact details for whoever sells the above handler? They look the part! thanks

Nekarsulm

I saw those in Sheridan Machinery, Arva. 049 4335247. Ask for Willie or Cyril

oxjkqg

any interest in this..

Topchar

I have made up my mind i need one that can lift the first bale off the ground and also tip them on their ends at the stack. Thanks anyway. Has anyone any experience with MDE engineering ones?

oxjkqg

Not trying to change your mind but i use that 1 to tip them no bother, the paddles cradle the bale as you lift and the paddle has more contact with the bale. i pick 1 bale, drive beside the 2nd, leave down first bale, pull out, reverse in, quicker than you think.but if you have your heart set thats A1.

The MDE, fleming, nugent etc are all pretty smilar and do what they say, 1100 will buy you any of them and all the northern stuff is well made.

Limestone Cowboy

Topchar wrote: »

I have made up my mind i need one that can lift the first bale off the ground and also tip them on their ends at the stack. Thanks anyway. Has anyone any experience with MDE engineering ones?

Buy a standard tipping one. It's simple to leave two bales beside each other in the field and pick them then. I'd have it done while you'd blink, no way would I be giving 800-1000 extra for the one that lifts the bale up and to the side.

9935452

oxjkqg wrote: »

any interest in this..

I made up one the same as that but is full height and probably a lot stronger than most ones that are available, as i used box iron with 10mm wall thickness.
One advantage to that design is it carries the bales as close to the tractor as physically possible allowing smalller tractors to use it

oxjkqg

i used 6mm, plenty strong, 10mm would be a bit 2 heavy. full height is a good job but i went for that size cuz we are getting 1 handler per length of box.
Thats for sure, its very well tucked into the tractor and not as severe on the backend..

9935452

oxjkqg wrote: »

i used 6mm, plenty strong, 10mm would be a bit 2 heavy. full height is a good job but i went for that size cuz we are getting 1 handler per length of box.
Thats for sure, its very well tucked into the tractor and not as severe on the backend..

Yeah 6mm seems to be the standard but i said i would make something more or less indestructible.My thinking is if someone was pulling bales from a stack in the winter with a 150hp tractor it would be awefully severe on the handler
I was able to get my lengths of 4 inch in 25ft so full height worked for me.
I welded a plate at the ends full length too as it gives savage support to the end tine and also splitting the middle upright left/right to support the middle tines.
One thing i cant see if you have or not is wear plates on the box iron under the tines. With a lot of use you would be surprised at how much it will wear .


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twin_beacon

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Buy a standard tipping one. It's simple to leave two bales beside each other in the field and pick them then. I'd have it done while you'd blink, no way would I be giving 800-1000 extra for the one that lifts the bale up and to the side.

they are also heavier, and the ones I have seen require at least 2 double acting spools on the tractor, 3 if you use a hydraulic top link. Most stock man tractors would only have the 2.

oxjkqg

ya welded on 3 bits of wear plate on the bottom.
draw bales from a stack during the winter with mine, she gets fair hardship..!!
Few pics attached, modified bits a pieces at times, now use curved brackets for the lower links and have the pin-holes moved outwards as some tractor wheels were too close to the handler frame the way i had it... next stop going making a keltec..

also used black end caps for the box on the last couple, welding on caps is grand but not 100% necessary..

Odelay

oxjkqg wrote: »

ya welded on 3 bits of wear plate on the bottom.
draw bales from a stack during the winter with mine, she gets fair hardship..!!
Few pics attached, modified bits a pieces at times, now use curved brackets for the lower links and have the pin-holes moved outwards as some tractor wheels were too close to the handler frame the way i had it... next stop going making a keltec..

also used black end caps for the box on the last couple, welding on caps is grand but not 100% necessary..

Excellent work! Erm, I would feel very nervous working in the same room as that compressor. Corrosion can cause the air receiver to explode........