Round Bale feeders

Jayus that looks much work than throwing in a bale with a spike let them ate it, and spike another bale and push in what's left with that. When did farming gets so complicated

For wetter bales I use front loader in my trusty 995 which had barely enough hp to lift them 6 inches off ground. Then I do be shouting cattle to get back from the barrier as do be clean mad for fresh bales every few days.. Must have smart cattle as they do take notice of my constant shouting during feeding time 😂😂😂

I know a few fellas locally that have bought bale unroller, and they all say they are a great job. But each to their own, if pushing in a bale with the spike works for you there's nothing wrong with that.

The bale unroller has been a good buy for our farm and there's great satisfaction seeing the round bale turned into the neat row of fresh silage laid out in front of the cattle with little or no graping to be done

I have a keenan diet feeder and it is terrible at bales and as far as I know there is no diet feeders much good at bales. Is there any easy way to feed bales into troughs like in the picture below? (Picture for an example from google, it is not my farm). Would any of the bale unwinders do it or any other ideas other than knock down the walls?

Mchale combination straw blower/silage feeder would work, expensive though

This kind of bale unroller would suit your set up nicely, as far as I know blaney agi are the only manufacturer that has a side extension option for a bale unroller.

Have a Hustler bale unroller and i wouldn't be without it

It is still some saving if you can manage away without one. I use a two prong spike and split the bales in two using it. Easy enough do it. Spile at bottom to take off plastic and net and respike 1/2 of the way up to split the bale in two.

I am lucky as I only need feed one side of central passage as the north side if the shed is open that side of shed is fed from there

Passage is 13-14 feet wide so that makes it easier. The spike I use cost 250 euro about 6-7 years ago. It's a spareX one.

Anything with moving parts will require maintenance. However I would not want to be piking bales.

Long time ago when the uncle was farming he has a 3pt linkage mast and tine grab, when I took over farm in 2014 it was parked up 10years at that stage I converted it to front loader, I've 2 x3bay sheds and I've bales but in and spread out in no time, only thing I've to do is cut bales and move plastic unless the young lad is around. Don't see myself investing in the modern machine, wouldn't be enough of a gain I feel