Ritchie traileyre

j6891 · May 15, 2023

Opinions from anyone that has or used one. Presume since they are not manufactured anymore they aren't a success? I imagine they put a lot of pressure on the arms driving into bales etc. How are they controlled? Is there a electronic box in cab? Think something like this could speed up hauling bales. Or should I stick to front and rear double lifters? Short hauls but even 4 at a time feels slow

Pan mixer · May 15, 2023

j6891 said:
Opinions from anyone that has or used one. Presume since they are not manufactured anymore they aren't a success? I imagine they put a lot of pressure on the arms driving into bales etc. How are they controlled? Is there a electronic box in cab? Think something like this could speed up hauling bales. Or should I stick to front and rear double lifters? Short hauls but even 4 at a time feels slow

@KJR he has 2.

Hilly · May 15, 2023

j6891 said:
Opinions from anyone that has or used one. Presume since they are not manufactured anymore they aren't a success? I imagine they put a lot of pressure on the arms driving into bales etc. How are they controlled? Is there a electronic box in cab? Think something like this could speed up hauling bales. Or should I stick to front and rear double lifters? Short hauls but even 4 at a time feels slow

Used one years ago , absolutely fantastic , if buying id buy the other make that no spike

benny6910 · May 15, 2023

I’ve used one and you have an electric switch box in the cab to turn on or off each arm so you use 1 spool valve on the tractor. Good thing with the right operator on it but you can soon damage bales if you rough with them. You need a big area to unload the bales unless you are going to stack each load up before you tip another.

KJR · May 15, 2023

Brilliant machines in the right circumstances, pm me your number if you want because it's probably quicker to have a conversation about it!

j6891 · May 15, 2023

Hilly said:
Used one years ago , absolutely fantastic , if buying id buy the other make that no spike

What make is that? Or do you just mean the ones that lift "tubes" of wrapped bales each side?

Hilly · May 15, 2023

j6891 said:
What make is that? Or do you just mean the ones that lift "tubes" of wrapped bales each side?

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Tha Ulsterscot · May 15, 2023

We built this one a few years ago. it still works well, average loading time is 2.5 mins, and they slide off when tipped. I can keep the wrapper man busy up to about 1 mile cart.

Grassman · May 15, 2023

They were very good but times move on.
When farms were smaller with land close to home and wrapping at the stack they took some beating.
But now a lot of wrapping is done in the field and farms tend to be bigger with land all over so they just don't fit in now.

KJR · May 15, 2023

This video was taken in 2021 carting quadrant bales. The field was combined across the tramlines, hence the slow forward speed.

Hilly · May 15, 2023

Grassman said:
They were very good but times move on.
When farms were smaller with land close to home and wrapping at the stack they took some beating.
But now a lot of wrapping is done in the field and farms tend to be bigger with land all over so they just don't fit in now.

A keltec following a fusion would be good set up no ?

jamie · May 15, 2023

We have one and I like it. Better than using a trailer even a big one unless it's a very long lead. Much quicker than bale lifters. I think keltec would be better, but the trailyre was a lot cheaper.

j6891 · May 15, 2023

jamie said:
We have one and I like it. Better than using a trailer even a big one unless it's a very long lead. Much quicker than bale lifters. I think keltec would be better, but the trailyre was a lot cheaper.

How many bales does your one take? Any issues with weight of silage bales now? Do you notice the bale spike hole spoiling at all?

jamie · May 15, 2023

8. Seems to manage OK so far. We make 5ft bales of silage and it copes. Haven't noticed any waste but we spike them on to the wrapper anyway.

bovrill · May 16, 2023

Pan mixer said:
@KJR he has 2.

One and a borrow!

Brilliant machines. If you're moving bales to a headland or very short haul, there's nothing else that will keep up with them.

Avenubee · May 16, 2023

Tha Ulsterscot said:
We built this one a few years ago. it still works well, average loading time is 2.5 mins, and they slide off when tipped. I can keep the wrapper man busy up to about 1 mile cart a small world cup

That's great; a Kubota collects the bales on my farm.

KJR · May 16, 2023

bovrill said:
One and a borrow!

Brilliant machines. If you're moving bales to a headland or very short haul, there's nothing else that will keep up with them.

It's a great arrangement, it's being well looked after!

j6891 · May 16, 2023

KJR said:
It's a great arrangement, it's being well looked after!

Any action pics?

KJR · May 16, 2023

j6891 said:
Any action pics?

The forklift is only moving them round the yard!

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