Round Bale unroller

Water John

I think the loader would have different fittings on the tractor side of things, specific to the tractor model. The brackets are not generic TMK.
Bought an old tractor but not the loader on it, seller took off €2K. Now the loader would have required him to repair a number of rams, so that may not be a guide.

funkey_monkey

You will need a weight block too in order to balance the weight on the tractor. Plenty folk make these at home with a large drum filled with concrete.
We have a loader on an old jd 1950 two wheel drive. It needs the weight block, in fact most tractors do.
I'm not sure of the prices second hand.

Water John

Moving square silage bales today for a fella. 4 Wheel drive tractor and the bale on the back was nearly lifting the front.

curiousinvestor

I had a loader on a mf690T 2wd for a few years, mainly for silage.
Absolutely need a weight on d back, . Id imagine front Bearings will be a problem. I cracked a fair few front rims too. So did my neighbour with a 698t. But if pushing silage like to OP photo a 2wd is a pain, what I ended up doing was lifting the silage as I was pushing to d barrier it so no bit accurate or tasty. ( d tractor wanted to continue straight not push to d barrier)
I'd be very careful with overloading such a 2wd tractor , I.e. a bale front and back.
I also broke a kingpin pushing silage.
D 690T was totally useless in any kind of slippery wet or sticky ground with the loader on it and no weight. I did 1 bog run with the loader on, never again.
The 4wd is simply a different beast altogether.

funkey_monkey

OP - not sure if you are still interested in a loader, but just spotted this on another thread:
http://www.gribbentractors.com/products/mx-u312-loader/index.html

tractorporn

Saw this on donedeal and said I would throw it up here. Looks like a lad who has progressed on the design. I think the squeeze bars could do with some spikes for grip myself.

https://www.donedeal.ie/feedingequipment-for-sale/bale-feeder/26570301

SuperTortoise

I don't see the befefit of having the squeeze bars instead of detachable spikes?

49801

SuperTortoise wrote: »

I don't see the befefit of having the squeeze bars instead of detachable spikes?

Less tractor moves I’d imagine

Be interesting to see it in action

obi604

funkey_monkey wrote: »

OP - not sure if you are still interested in a loader, but just spotted this on another thread:
http://www.gribbentractors.com/products/mx-u312-loader/index.html

Thanks for this. But a non runner now

49801

Doubt small beer but an interesting little loader for tight spots

https://www.donedeal.ie/horseboxes-for-sale/cast-work-quads-for-sale-hire/20696754?campaign=6

emaherx

tractorporn wrote: »

Saw this on donedeal and said I would throw it up here. Looks like a lad who has progressed on the design. I think the squeeze bars could do with some spikes for grip myself.

https://www.donedeal.ie/feedingequipment-for-sale/bale-feeder/26570301

So, you'd need to fully remove net and plastic before trying to grip the bale, could get a bit messy with finely chopped bales.

obi604

emaherx wrote: »

So, you'd need to fully remove net and plastic before trying to grip the bale, could get a bit messy with finely chopped bales.

Yeah, was thinking this too.

twin_beacon

SuperTortoise wrote: »

I don't see the befefit of having the squeeze bars instead of detachable spikes?

exactly. We only have the "cradle" that holds the bale coupled to the spike when we are actually feeding out bales, the rest of the time its off the tractor as its very heavy, and has a big tail swing. Also, for that machine above, you would need a loader to position the bale before it grabs it.