Changing from silage grab to bale spike

Tomjim

https://www.donedeal.ie/silagegrabs-for-sale/bale-spikes/17006148

I have a grab on the front loader, if I bought one of the spikes like the one in the link, would be there much adjustment or would it fit straight away without adjustment.

Attie

Tomjim as long as your loader takes euro brackets that bail spicke should fit it.

Tomjim

which is best for giving in silage in a passageway the grab or the spike

ie for shaking up silage with no forking in

Tomjim

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is this a euro bracket

Attie

Yes it's a euro bracket.
As for which is best ????? I'll let someone who has experience answer that question.

lakill Farm

Tomjim wrote: »

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is this a euro bracket

I think that’s MX head on that loader. The brackets are different.

I have an mx 75u loader. I changed the head to euro for e300 . Lad from Clare bought the old mx head and was putting it on another tractor so lads couldn’t borrow his implements. #clever

The mx brackets are about 90e on donedeal. Lad in Longford selling them.

Tomjim

ur right now when u say it. its an mx loader

lakill Farm

Tomjim wrote: »

ur right now when u say it. its an mx loader

Buy a spike without brackets , Get a set of mx brackets. Weld on. Job done

Or buy a spike with mx brackets

When I bought the loader 3 years ago there was 1 implement with mx on donedeal. It was a set of pallet forks in Clare. Imagine I remember that.

Got herself to drive up north and she got me the euro head for the loader and been that way sense

divillybit

I bought a 3 year old Huster round bale unroller feeder on done deal 2 months ago and it has replaced using a mchale bale splitter...the its a great job, takes a bit of getting used to but it has taken so much work out of pulling and dragging silage that its well worth it... but there aint many second hand ones on done deal... which speaks for itself.. guys that get them wont be without them after that..

lakill Farm

divillybit wrote: »

I bought a 3 year old Huster round bale unroller feeder on done deal 2 months ago and it has replaced using a mchale bale splitter...the its a great job, takes a bit of getting used to but it has taken so much work out of pulling and dragging silage that its well worth it... but there aint many second hand ones on done deal... which speaks for itself.. guys that get them wont be without them after that..

I think a good 4ft 6 shear grab on a front loader will split bales everybit as good and a 2nd loader is probably cheaper than a new bale unwinder

Tomjim

I see a bale spike to suit a MX loader in the UK, how much would it cost to transport it home to Ireland

Mooooo

Are you feeding in a passage or have you space to drive towards the barrier as in the barrier at side of shed? If you have the space a bale handler for the front loader would be better. Take the rollers off drive two spikes into bale take off plastic and open the bale handler and it will split the bale open

Tomjim

feeding in a passageway

lakill Farm

Tomjim wrote: »

I see a bale spike to suit a MX loader in the UK, how much would it cost to transport it home to Ireland

E100 approx with the right people

divillybit

Ive never seen a standard shear grab cutting a round bale so I cant comment on that. We have one slatted house where the tractor can back up at right angles to the barrier. In this shed we use the bale splitter and are able to push the bale in with the tractor.

Another shed we have has the feed barrier either side of the passageway and the hustler bale unroller is a great job in this instance. There are pros and cons to it of course...but new cheaper bale unrollers start from 5 grand I think and theres little to go wrong with them. They aint cheap I agree but they work out cheap in the long run. I find there is alot less waste silage using the unroller. The main thing though was it cut down on the pulling and dragging and graping out silage which is heavy work. My dad has had a hip operation and I didnt want him pulling and dragging silage every day for the 4 or 5 months the cattle are housed. He's very happy with the hustler bale unroller so thats worth it for me . Thats just my opinion

Who2

I just push in a bale and when they have the side eaten push it in the rest of the way. 5k could be used far more effectively around my place.

Tomjim

Mooooo wrote: »

Are you feeding in a passage or have you space to drive towards the barrier as in the barrier at side of shed? If you have the space a bale handler for the front loader would be better. Take the rollers off drive two spikes into bale take off plastic and open the bale handler and it will split the bale open

would you need much horsepower for this, I have an 80 horsepower tractor

is there any particular brand that is not of a good quality

Tomjim

http://www.sullivansengineering.co.uk/bale-stacker.php

After finding this on donedeal and then went to their website

How much would it cost for transport from Armagh to Midlands?

lakill Farm

Tomjim wrote: »

http://www.sullivansengineering.co.uk/bale-stacker.php

After finding this on donedeal and then went to their website

How much would it cost for transport from Armagh to Midlands?

E50. Pallet express.

Limestone Cowboy

lakill Farm wrote: »

I think that’s MX head on that loader. The brackets are different.

I have an mx 75u loader. I changed the head to euro for e300 . Lad from Clare bought the old mx head and was putting it on another tractor so lads couldn’t borrow his implements. #clever

The mx brackets are about 90e on donedeal. Lad in Longford selling them.

Definitely an mx headstock, have the same on my loader. 100e for the brackets.

lakill Farm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Definitely an mx headstock, have the same on my loader. 100e for the brackets.

I swapped mine for a euro head . and put soft ride on the loader .

Good loader in fairness. pity mine isn't self levelling

Limestone Cowboy

lakill Farm wrote: »

I swapped mine for a euro head . and put soft ride on the loader .

Good loader in fairness. pity mine isn't self levelling

Thought to do the same with mine but didn't in the end, glad I didn't actually because I manage to pick up a 5ft bucket for 200 with the brackets on it and had a bale spike and dung fork already so just welded brackets onto them. Mine has the hydraulic self levelling, got a soft ride kit aswell for 150 from Declan Hayes and it made an awful difference.

Mooooo

Tomjim wrote: »

would you need much horsepower for this, I have an 80 horsepower tractor

is there any particular brand that is not of a good quality

Bale handler I'm talking about is just a standard one you'd use for stacking bales basically two spikes with rollers on them that open and close hydraulically. Would be similar weight to the spikes in you op. It's what I use here but I just drop in the bale and push in when they have it half eaten later in the day

GrasstoMilk

lakill Farm wrote: »

I think a good 4ft 6 shear grab on a front loader will split bales everybit as good and a 2nd loader is probably cheaper than a new bale unwinder

Bought a shear grab this year. 600 bales 50 acres in the pit aswell as maize. Was always a tine grab before. It's a great job for splitting up bales and filling the diet feeder

lakill Farm

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Bought a shear grab this year. 600 bales 50 acres in the pit aswell as maize. Was always a tine grab before. It's a great job for splitting up bales and filling the diet feeder

Did you go New or 2nd hand ?

GrasstoMilk

lakill Farm wrote: »

Did you go New or 2nd hand ?

2nd hand. Neighbour had a 5 ft mckenna he bought new about 15 years ago and it only got 2 winters use. Not a thing wrong with it

Mooooo

Had a McKenna here for 18 years or so for serious use good grabs in fairness. Have a 6'6 jj Mahoney grab now. Serious weight in it going grand so far but wouldn't put one this size near a tractor

lakill Farm

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

2nd hand. Neighbour had a 5 ft mckenna he bought new about 15 years ago and it only got 2 winters use. Not a thing wrong with it

Absolutely not. Get years of work out of them. All that goes is ram seals and odd hydraulic pipe.

Odd rub of a file on the knifes

I’ll try pick up a 4ft 6 for sub 500e. Lease grape/fork work.

GrasstoMilk

lakill Farm wrote: »

Absolutely not. Get years of work out of them. All that goes is ram seals and odd hydraulic pipe.

Odd rub of a file on the knifes

I’ll try pick up a 4ft 6 for sub 500e. Lease grape/fork work.

I sharpened this up with the flappy disk on a grinder. Right or wrong I don't know but she's cutting well