double bale carrier

Dunedin

anyone one approx. cost of the double bale carriers for the back of the tractor?

As in a new one and not second hand.

and do people recommend them or is there anything in them that might say 'stay away'.....

cheers

CluanBomb

Dunedin wrote: »

anyone one approx. cost of the double bale carriers for the back of the tractor?

As in a new one and not second hand.

and do people recommend them or is there anything in them that might say 'stay away'.....

cheers

Have Nugent one on the hydraulics, €2100 iirc, good job for long draws and time saving,can bring 3 at a time, awkward enough in tight yards if your stacking at the front though!

vanderbadger

fleming side tilt model, 1000-1100 euros maybe. good tool to clear field quickly but tight yards and small gates dont suit

mf240

Great job. Standard fleming is 1000 side tilt is 1250. I bought the side tilt


A hydraulic top link makes them handier. The side tilt one lets you pick up the second bale without dropping the first one but they dont trip. Youd fly it with two on back and one on loader.

vanderbadger

mf240 wrote: »

Great job. Standard fleming is 1000 side tilt is 1250. I bought the side tilt


A hydraulic top link makes them handier. The side tilt one lets you pick up the second bale without dropping the first one but they dont trip. Youd fly it with two on back and one on loader.

the grease is still on the ram of my side tilt since last winter, never bother with it, easy to pick 2nd bale without moving the first one, they are a fair strong handler i reckon

just_did_it

Would a mf 390 4wd be fit to work a double bale handler with say two wet bales of silage on the back comfortly, with no weights or front loader?

moy83

just_did_it wrote: »

Would a mf 390 4wd be fit to work a double bale handler with say two wet bales of silage on the back comfortly, with no weights or front loader?

I would say it could be light enough for the two bales

John_F

CluanBomb wrote: »

Have Nugent one on the hydraulics, €2100 iirc, good job for long draws and time saving,can bring 3 at a time, awkward enough in tight yards if your stacking at the front though!

is that this type??

vanderbadger wrote: »

fleming side tilt model, 1000-1100 euros maybe. good tool to clear field quickly but tight yards and small gates dont suit

mf240 wrote: »

Great job. Standard fleming is 1000 side tilt is 1250. I bought the side tilt


A hydraulic top link makes them handier. The side tilt one lets you pick up the second bale without dropping the first one but they dont trip. Youd fly it with two on back and one on loader.

had a look at them a few weeks back, dose the bale you tilt not rub against the next bale??

i see rossmore have a different set up all together would be handy for getting under bales made a while

poor farmer

just_did_it wrote: »

Would a mf 390 4wd be fit to work a double bale handler with say two wet bales of silage on the back comfortly, with no weights or front loader?

No, you need a fair bit of weight and length ie. (a 6cyl tractor) for heavy silage bales.

just_did_it

poor farmer wrote: »

No, you need a fair bit of weight and length ie. (a 6cyl tractor) for heavy silage bales.

Cheers, will forget about one so :-)

Unless....If I had a loader on the 390 would it be fit to carry 2 bales on the back and one on the front ?

Or would that be horrid messing with it ?

mf240

had a look at them a few weeks back, dose the bale you tilt not rub against the next bale??
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It will if you tilt it fully but if you let it down a small bit but still of the ground it works perfect.

It works well when you get used to it.

agriman27

just_did_it wrote: »

Cheers, will forget about one so :-)

Unless....If I had a loader on the 390 would it be fit to carry 2 bales on the back and one on the front ?

Or would that be horrid messing with it ?

A 390 wouldn't be fit for that kind of a load. Maybe if you get a loader and maybe one on the front and one on the back but that would even be a tough enough for it. I carry one on the front loader and one on the back of my 4355 with fusion bales and they fairly stick it to the ground and slows me up headin up hills and stuff was baled dry. A front end loader is a nice little weight too

just_did_it

agriman27 wrote: »

A 390 wouldn't be fit for that kind of a load. Maybe if you get a loader and maybe one on the front and one on the back but that would even be a tough enough for it. I carry one on the front loader and one on the back of my 4355 with fusion bales and they fairly stick it to the ground and slows me up headin up hills and stuff was baled dry. A front end loader is a nice little weight too

Cheers, might consider a loader at some stage in the future.

ganmo

just_did_it wrote: »

Cheers, might consider a loader at some stage in the future.

The loader for the 390 is handy alright...but not standard brackets(i think) so you'd be stuck with what ever implement ya bought it with

vanderbadger

just_did_it wrote: »

Would a mf 390 4wd be fit to work a double bale handler with say two wet bales of silage on the back comfortly, with no weights or front loader?

no wouldnt recommend it

vanderbadger

had a look at them a few weeks back, dose the bale you tilt not rub against the next bale??

no the paws are pretty wide, i dont even line 2 bales together, just pick one bale the then move to next, you have to back first bale along ground to pick 2nd one but it doesnt do any harm, they dont touch each other as you are picking the 2nd one, if anything i find if you do tilt the first bale it brings it closer to the 2nd one so its kinda pointless

John_F

how about this type

http://www.donedeal.ie/silagegrabs-for-sale/bale-lifter/7063426

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/toplink/bale-handler-twin/13951

countryjimbo

You could also consider the Balecat, it carries the bales on wheels so tractor size isn't important and can stack as well, saving on needing a loader. No idea of the price though!

Balecat

Upstream

countryjimbo wrote: »

You could also consider the Balecat, it carries the bales on wheels so tractor size isn't important and can stack as well, saving on needing a loader. No idea of the price though!

Balecat

That looks like a good idea, I like the way it stacks them neatly on top of each other, so less chance of damage to the bale.
I wonder how closely it can stack the bales in the yard, the video just shoes it dropping then at the end of the row, would you need much room on either side

Zr105

Upstream wrote: »

That looks like a good idea, I like the way it stacks them neatly on top of each other, so less chance of damage to the bale.
I wonder how closely it can stack the bales in the yard, the video just shoes it dropping then at the end of the row, would you need much room on either side

Only ever saw that bale cat yoke at ploughing but in fairness it looked alright, cant say i studied it as id no real interest,

Id say you should have no problem stacking tight together with it, we have soft hands handler on the loader, which would be no different to the grab on that and can get the bales touching, when you squeeze the bales the bales go in a bit around the hands and then when you release they will expand out and be tight against the other bale,

PN14

Would the double bale handler & one bale on loader not be very hard on the tractor if you had a good bit of drawing to do. Its a fair weight up say 2tn at the rear incl lifter & over a ton + on front incl loader & bale. Thats a fair bit of weight on a tractor over rough fields & passageways etc.

We have single lifter & loader for short draws around yard for bales from overgrown paddocks (have a trailer for bales from outside block) often though a double lifter would be handy but I think it would be very hard on tractor MF 4345 (similar to 390).

Anyone with double bale handlers what size tractors are ye drawing in with?

tmboy95

Used them on 20 series john Deere and 40 series new holland. With no weights both handled it okay but could get a bit light on the front end sometimes.

vanderbadger

PN14 wrote: »

Would the double bale handler & one bale on loader not be very hard on the tractor if you had a good bit of drawing to do. Its a fair weight up say 2tn at the rear incl lifter & over a ton + on front incl loader & bale. Thats a fair bit of weight on a tractor over rough fields & passageways etc.

We have single lifter & loader for short draws around yard for bales from overgrown paddocks (have a trailer for bales from outside block) often though a double lifter would be handy but I think it would be very hard on tractor MF 4345 (similar to 390).

Anyone with double bale handlers what size tractors are ye drawing in with?

100hp

131spanner

A lad drew in bales for us recently with a double handler. He bought it from Conor Engineering in Tubber. Some lad who works there is making them and they're selling on his behalf. No brand-name on them, afaik.

A very strong and solid piece of equipment, impressive.

GrandSoftDay

131spanner wrote: »

A lad drew in bales for us recently with a double handler. He bought it from Conor Engineering in Tubber. Some lad who works there is making them and they're selling on his behalf. No brand-name on them, afaik.

A very strong and solid piece of equipment, impressive.

Is it a blue painted one. They are seriously heavy, at least twice the weight of a Nugent. He's not too dear for the either as far as I know!

131spanner

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Is it a blue painted one. They are seriously heavy, at least twice the weight of a Nugent. He's not too dear for the either as far as I know!

That's the very one! We couldn't get over the strength of it. €850 new or so we were told, sure that's great value for money if Nugents are going for over €1,000

GERMAN ROCKS

the massey will manage the two bales no bother but you will need at least 5 or 6 45kg weights up front

GrandSoftDay

131spanner wrote: »

That's the very one! We couldn't get over the strength of it. €850 new or so we were told, sure that's great value for money if Nugents are going for over €1,000

Ya fact, I was used to the Nugent and the first day I went hooking up the new one I got out and went dragging it to line it up with the back of the tractor..couldn't budge it though. Only fault I would have of them is the tipping mechanism is a bit crappy, the ram just bent the bar in it!