Bag lifter steel thickness

[chickens and wheat]

merlo have a hole halfway along the tines, I simply bolt a length of box across the holes and carry the bags around with the tines fully back, this keeps them inline . and also means you dont hit the back wall of shed with tip of tine. Also simplifies lifting out of curtainsiders.

 

[Hilti]

Bag lifter would be very handy around here & is on the " I want " list . Currently just turn pallet forks upside down , bit of a faff but does the job .

 

[Dman2]

had a bag slide down a fork when unloading a curtain sider one day.
Ended up in a heap on the floor after cutting through the loop on the bag.
Will only us bag lifter now, although need to make a new one as old one was made to lift 500kg bage not 1000kgs

 

[quattro]

This is one we made for 6 bags also use it at 3bags for filling spreader it fills hopper easier

 

[Dman2]

Must have a bit bigger spreader than me

 

[Nearly]

Ok why do you need a bag lifter just use the forks

You know how the wagon drivers whinge when you tap the top rail of the curtain.

 

[jonnieboy]

You know how the wagon drivers whinge when you tap the top rail of the curtain.

Tapping I used to allow , but trying to lift the trailer up by the top rail used to be a "would you like me to have a go" moment

 

[SilliamWhale]

Bag lifter would be very handy around here & is on the " I want " list . Currently just turn pallet forks upside down , bit of a faff but does the job .

Maybe take the forks off and use hooks or can you use pallet fork extenders to avoid the curtain side. Inverting pallet forks sounds a pita

 

[SilliamWhale]

Would it be a really stupid idea to sink some new bushings in the top of my double bale spike and use this as a bag lifter - it would strain it wouldn't it with four bags?

 

[mo!]

Would it be a really stupid idea to sink some new bushings in the top of my double bale spike and use this as a bag lifter - it would strain it wouldn't it with four bags?

Please post the aftermath in wreckers so we can all have a laugh. Unless you're in jail for killing the lorry driver.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

I used 100 X 100 X 10 mm box to make ours as the thick box section has nice rounded edges

 

[Nearly]

@DieselRob I've some 150 x 60 x 6 box from town if it's any good?

 

[DieselRob]

@DieselRob I've some 150 x 60 x 6 box from town if it's any good?

If I'm going box then I've got some of that lying around already I just thought tube would do the job nicely

 

[Nearly]

I prefer playing with box, easier to make support strut from below.
Oblong should be stronger vertically [] than round?
Mine fits into the bags nicely and carries 4x600kg easily.
I just used what KAA had.

 

[DieselRob]

@Nearly I've got some 80x120x6 which I normally use for pallet time sleeves could use this?

 

[Nearly]

@Nearly I've got some 80x120x6 which I normally use for pallet time sleeves could use this?

Put it long side up and look at it end on, in comparison to the tube you have. As long as it slides into the bag which would you prefer holding up 1.2t?
With Keith's steel price why be tight?
I cut the end at 45 degrees and put a 10mm plate on the end, extended 50mm above the top of the oblong and with the plate shoulders removed at 30 degrees. Pictures later.
As long as the pointed plate goes through the loop the rest will follow. 50mm above the oblong will stop the bag sliding off forwards.
The only downside I've found is I have to unload wagons with them parked across top of my yard to keep back end of loadall on floor though.

 

[roscoe erf]

You know how the wagon drivers whinge when you tap the top rail of the curtain.

I can see why some farmers need one

 

[General-Lee]

How do you think it got on the lorry

Bag lifter

Nope

Guess depends on machine and carriage/knuckle?!

If I recall long time ago now our matbro pivot was doable unloading curtain siders where as our current JCB(rigid) has a very high knuckle which you have to pay attention too.

 

[ewald]

I can see why some farmers need one

600 kg urea bags are tall - combined with a low curtainsider it makes getting the far side bag off tricky. (It can be done, but why not spend a wet day in the workshop making something to do the job easier, quicker and safer?)

 

[Dave W]

I can see why some farmers need one

I think that translates to
"Some farmers could feck things up if they had every tool going yet others could do a better job with no tools at all"