If u have front linkage on a tractor, could u put a double bale handler on front and back, big tractor
Elephant or swan neck is all I can ever remember seeing in this part of south Kerry. That's going back to the time of the RP12. Took long enough for the rest of the country to catch up.
Just got a TR3 for the first time last weekend. I only stacked a few bales with it as I was too busy on the baler. A neighbour drew home all his own bales with it and then some of mine. We were a bit skeptical at first looking at it and weren’t sure what way it would work for unloading from the trailer. He rang me after the first load to tell me it’s a super job and the only way to move bales.
He had a little over a mile of a draw from field to stacking in the yard, with a trailer bringing 14 bales, and he was doing it in 40 mins a load.
We have all the other handlers here, static handler, hydraulic handler and soft hands but there’s none of them could match the TR3 for speed anyway and we’re only getting used to it yet.
Couldn't be easier, reverse and pull back and up all in one motion. Drive in then to pick up your bale. You have a great view and it's next to impossible to damage one.
Is it easy to flip bales into their ends?
Have the tr3 for the past 5 years. Used most of the others over the years. Couldn't speak highly enough of it. Quick,easy to use and very few bales damaged. Really comes into its own with loading, unloading trailers and stacking
Anybody got any experience of the TR-4 bale handlers?
I didnt, was considering but big investment in the unknown
I have heard of two that over heated between 5th & 6th cylinder (nearest cab) gasket blew. Both tractors had engine side covers off and were agitating slurry when it happened. I think it’s important to keep the side cover on because it gives more air flow to cool the cylinders further from the radiator.
Did you get the wagon Kev?
Have a 50k box now, case 200
I’ll second that. Fiats here that have a lot of hard work done over the years and no matter what pressure they’re under or for what length of time they just don’t overheat.
Ya sold both separate, miss the fiat for spraying and stakedriving with the front loader. But happy I sold it, was talking to new owner the other day and she's going well
Did you sell your Fiat with the loader, Kev?
Fiat's don't overheat in general
If it's shooting up and down like that, it sounds more like a faulty sender or gauge
Could be the water pump? Dangerous that way.
Stupid question time but what are the tell tale signs I should look for? It can shoot up all of a sudden then back down just as fast. Heater is working in the cab whenever I check that
If there are no tell tale signs of the tractor actually overheating it might be the temp sender on the way out going haywire.
Last one we changed started reading very high before it stopped working completely.
Nope, not on a Fiat.
For all their faults, the gauges worked.
Have a look on done deal. Hard to get one with good chrome though.
Or the thermostat stuck open
Either that or the gauge is broke
Fiats here and they all run at exactly half way on the temp gauge
I can never get the Fiat out of the white part of the temperature gauge, which is about 25% of the temperature gauge range.
Even with an agitator on that had a huge flow rate, mixing pig slurry, it didn't move much.
Those Fiats seem to have a fantastic cooling system, with a lot of cooling capacity
Blew out rad was fairly clean but will give it another go. Have it 5 years and never budged from middle of the dial before.
Get yourself a pistol grip air nozzle, they’d be around €15-€20 and blow out all the radiators.
New Holland’s and Fiats here and they all run at exactly half way on the temp gauge. As soon as the gauge starts rising above that we know the radiators need cleaning. Straight after blowing out the radiator the temp gauge drops back to the middle.
They were at the limits for cooling at the best of times.
Check that the radiators are clean before checking the water pump
Yes snoopy nosed one
Has it a sloped bonnet?
Have mf4355 here and she's started to run hot the last few weeks. Got the thermostat changed and improved a bit but still running hot some days others it's fine. Could it be the water pump. Lad coming to look at again next week
Anyone have a cheap shear grab for sale?
Looking for a pair of short strong rams, so the rest really isn't important.
