Double bale handler

the Cashel ducks feet double bale lifter is a great one but just have a standard one but they do have a double pick and stack be a good job. Best lifters to not damage a bales aswel

Would a 100hp tractor be big enough to use a double bale handler?

Always liked the look of these 2 bale lifters as they lift one bale up and you can also tilt the bales if you are standing them on their ends. But they are wide so narrow gaps may result in a burst bale.

https://www.donedeal.ie/otherfarmmachinery-for-sale/hagan-side-lift-bale-lifters/34179628?campaign=6

4mm….that's why he didn't know....or did you tell him about competition

Don't know, but I'd say €2100 or thereabouts.

https://www.donedeal.ie/otherfarmmachinery-for-sale/low-loader-7t-new/39925473

We already have the soft hands for the front loader so ended up buying a low loader similar to the above that came of for sale locally. Kinda needed it for our small track machine but it can bring 8 wrapped bales comfortably.

I'd say you're adding a fair bit of weight with that especially when bales are lifted high enough for stacking. Do lads really find it that hard to drop 1 bale beside the other before picking them up, literally takes seconds.

I just get the contractor to let off two bales together so they're much easier to back into and no issues with dragging anything.

It is, it just takes too much time because they have to stop and wrap the second bale after dropping out the first one. I'd imagine there isn't too many fellas that would do it

in fairness he’s being paid to do a job and while some don’t some contractors do. It might just be the difference of who gets the call back next year.

I didn’t ask the lad that done mine here and he done it. Some lads do and some don’t but I wouldn’t say any contractor worth his salt because he makes a savage bale and tries leave it handy for me ( I didn’t ask him to) but I appreciated it .

tr3 bale handler.
grab the bale on the round part. Drop the bale. Reverse back around and into the bales. Very quick

Not really tbh. Frame of bale handler is 8ft4. Most tractors are around the 8ft make. So the bales sit within the width of the handler.

The handler was designed to carry the bales very close together when lifted.

Even the father used to hate having wide implements behind the tractor has no issue with it

I know ifarmwefarm has a trip nugent I think, he has said tgat carrys the 2 bales with a big space between them, so much so that when he trips tgem he can walk between the bales.

The fleming one which tilts the bale up and in so you can pick the other one , by design has to have a decent space between them

Very tidy work, did you buy the paddles or make? It was more the factory made handlers that the bales seem further apart when raised compared to yours