Square bale trailer

Downton_shep

Member

Location

Leintwardine

• Nov 27, 2019

• #1

Has anyone made a self loading bale trailer for taking bales out with atv/utv?
If I load my trailer with a jcb I can fit a whole bale in easy but if I load it by hand I can only get half-three quarters in, the loads fall out along the way because it’s piled up so high!
Was thinking of making something like I use for the combi clamp that winches it up onto a chassis.
just wondered if anyone has already made something?

 

Last edited: Nov 27, 2019

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Purli R

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• Nov 27, 2019

• #2

Get a bigger trailer?

 

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Purli R

Member

• Nov 27, 2019

• #3

Or another trailer like this sort of idea?

 

HarryB97

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Mixed Farmer

• Nov 27, 2019

• #4

A trailer the size of the bale when its laid down on its largest side then load it with the JCB and remove the strings at the field and chuck the wedges out? Could also carry two bales at a time if needed. Or conventional bales...?

 

Downton_shep

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Location

Leintwardine

• Nov 27, 2019

• #5

HarryB97 said:

A trailer the size of the bale when its laid down on its largest side then load it with the JCB and remove the strings at the field and chuck the wedges out? Could also carry two bales at a time if needed. Or conventional bales...?

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I can already fit a whole bale in with the jcb. Trouble is, jcb gets tied up doing other jobs or bales are at a different part of the farm. If I could go and set the bales out once or twice a week with the jcb and load them daily by myself it would be a dream!

 

Boydvalley

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Location

Bath

• Nov 27, 2019

• #6

 

Downton_shep

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Location

Leintwardine

• Nov 27, 2019

• #7

Boydvalley said:

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Brilliant! Didn’t know they already made them.

 

michael N123

Member

• Nov 27, 2019

• #8

Take the sections out and you should be able to drop a whole bale in

 

Al R

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Livestock Farmer

Location

West Wales

• Nov 27, 2019

• #9

What about putting the bale’s upright once a week against a wall so all you have to do is reverse up to it and push it in? Sod’s law they’d bend like a banana before you get there?

 

Chae1

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Location

Aberdeenshire

• Nov 27, 2019

• #10

Al R said:

What about putting the bale’s upright once a week against a wall so all you have to do is reverse up to it and push it in? Sod’s law they’d bend like a banana before you get there?

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When we had outdoor pigs thats how they did it. Was mini hesstons.

 

Downton_shep

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Location

Leintwardine

• Nov 27, 2019

• #11

Not sure about leaving them on there ends. It’s dog walkers paradise up there and they’d probably end up getting themselves or the dogs trapped underneath!!

 

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Fendt516profi

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Yorkshire

• Nov 28, 2019

• #12

Purli R said:

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Or another trailer like this sort of idea?

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Skintagain

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Location

Perched on the Pennines

• Nov 28, 2019

• #13

Fendt516profi said:

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He won’t know whether he’s coming or going with that set up

 

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Fendt516profi

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Yorkshire

• Nov 28, 2019

• #14

Good for making a corner in middle of field to catch sheep

 

cotswoldcs

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Location

Bang In the heart of the Cotswolds

• Nov 28, 2019

• #15

Why do you need a trailer with sides? We use a Logic low sided trailer (XT?) We can carry an 8' 6 string bale with the tailboard removed. We chuck it in racks by hand.

 

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Gulli

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Somerset

• Nov 28, 2019

• #16

Just need a spike you can hit into the bale and ramp and a winch
12v winch preferable but you could easily do it with a hand winch

 

tr250

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Location

Northants

• Nov 28, 2019

• #17

Sounds like it might be better to buy a second loader and that will be able to do anything rather than just one thing

 

Downton_shep

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Location

Leintwardine

• Nov 28, 2019

• #18

cotswoldcs said:

Why do you need a trailer with sides? We use a Logic low sided trailer (XT?) We can carry an 8' 6 string bale with the tailboard removed. We chuck it in racks by hand.

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It doesn’t need sides, just need to get the bale up onto it.

 

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TL100

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Wales

• Nov 28, 2019

• #19

Have you seen these.

JBBT Ltd| ATV Trailers - Daventry

JBBT Ltd - Daventry | Selling ATV/UTV bale transporters designed to move large round and square bales around the farm without the need of a tractor or forklift reducing ground compaction and disruption.

www.jbbtltd.co.uk

I'd rather put the money towards a loader for a tractor though if the handler is regularly tied up.

 

Nithsdale

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Dumfries & Galloway

• Nov 28, 2019

• #20

tr250 said:

Sounds like it might be better to buy a second loader and that will be able to do anything rather than just one thing

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TL. said:

Have you seen these.

JBBT Ltd| ATV Trailers - Daventry

JBBT Ltd - Daventry | Selling ATV/UTV bale transporters designed to move large round and square bales around the farm without the need of a tractor or forklift reducing ground compaction and disruption.

www.jbbtltd.co.uk

I'd rather put the money towards a loader for a tractor though if the handler is regularly tied up.

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I would say another loader, which sounds like it's only needed for 1 job, is a very expensive way to go (especially if there isn't a spare tractor already) compared to the basic trailer/chassis Shep is wanting, which will get used plenty taking bales out...