Bag lifters

[Devon James]

Looking at bag lifters, predominantly for loading drills with 500kg bags. Unloading fertiliser second use.
What make gives the best use of getting the bars through the hoops, doesnt damage the bag hoops (cylindrical bars) and main aim in my mind is allows the bag to rest back against the frame of the lifter so it doesnt swing around? Some designs look like the bag will get damaged if rested against the frame.
Thanks in advance

 

[Chae1]

We have a GM agriculture one. It's been fine, a friend has onewhere the bars are on a ram. So can move them slightly to line them up with bags. Good idea. Never used it though.

Ours has thick rubber strip at bottom to stop bags getting damaged.

In my opinion they are one of those things on farm you wished you bought years ago. What price do you put on safety.

Sometimes wish I'd one with longer arms, so I could lift 6 bags at a time unloading lorries.

 

[An Gof]

Looking at bag lifters, predominantly for loading drills with 500kg bags. Unloading fertiliser second use.
What make gives the best use of getting the bars through the hoops, doesnt damage the bag hoops (cylindrical bars) and main aim in my mind is allows the bag to rest back against the frame of the lifter so it doesnt swing around? Some designs look like the bag will get damaged if rested against the frame.
Thanks in advance

I bought an Albutt bag lifter with hydraulic width adjustment. Makes it great for both 5/600kg bags and tonne bags. Not the cheapest option but very versatile and will last my farming career. Albutt stuff is all very well built. It’s rated up to 4tonnes so you know it’s up to the job

View attachment Bag-Lifters-Info-Sheet2019.pdf

 

[Rob Holmes]

We've got a cheap and cheerful Weaving one, made by Cherry.
So much easier and safer to unload lorries, especially seed deliveries which have seed stacked 2 high on curtainsiders.
Yes, you can rip bags with the lower crossbar when bags swing, but you soon realise that if you have it that the bars are level and not crowded right back that this nearly eliminates any rippages. Can very easily transport bags across a rough track without any rippage

 

[Jon 3085]

Got this,it doesn’t damage the bags and much easier to use than pallet forks.

 

[Devon James]

Brilliant, thanks for the replies and suggestions so far. Safety is the name of the game and it just isn't worth the risk. You won't believe what gets used to hoist a bag in the air and then for someone to go in under it. Please if you don't have something suitable give it some thought before you expect yourself, an employee or a contractor to use to fill drills. Just isn't worth it. Lecture over! Keep the suggestions coming..[emoji106]

 

[Shutesy]

Covenbrook engineering make a hyd adjustable version and a fixed width version. We get on well with our fixed width version.

 

[An Gof]

Built like a tank

 

[quattro]

We have a GM agriculture one. It's been fine, a friend has onewhere the bars are on a ram. So can move them slightly to line them up with bags. Good idea. Never used it though.

Ours has thick rubber strip at bottom to stop bags getting damaged.

In my opinion they are one of those things on farm you wished you bought years ago. What price do you put on safety.

Sometimes wish I'd one with longer arms, so I could lift 6 bags at a time unloading lorries.

Probably going to bet shot down in flames,but we made one takes 3bags wide and 2 deep
made it that way as it’s better for filling spreader 3 bags wide usually 3 at a time someone usually taking 3 bags with loader to the field
but if I take 6 at a time down a lane and it’s never cracked or bent I presume it’s strong enough
round pipe where the bags rest against

 

[Chae1]

Probably going to bet shot down in flames,but we made one takes 3bags wide and 2 deep
made it that way as it’s better for filling spreader 3 bags wide usually 3 at a time someone usually taking 3 bags with loader to the field
but if I take 6 at a time down a lane and it’s never cracked or bent I presume it’s strong enough
round pipe where the bags rest against

That's a good idea. Doesn't work putting 4 bags over top of my spreader. 3 wide would work better.

For unloading lorries it just feels like a pus about, going back for 2 on far side of trailer then lining them up with other 2 before going back into shed.

@melted welly handles a lot of bags of fert! How do you load and handle them?

 

[Steevo]

Some have a “nib” on the end to stop the bags sliding off. In theory this sounds a good idea, anyone have experience of them?

 

[quattro]

That's a good idea. Doesn't work putting 4 bags over top of my spreader. 3 wide would work better.

For unloading lorries it just feels like a pus about, going back for 2 on far side of trailer then lining them up with other 2 before going back into shed.

@melted welly handles a lot of bags of fert! How do you load and handle them?

When unloading lorry’s I take the 3 Nearest you and then move along and take another 3 and next time pick 6 at once ie the middle row and furthest away row
hope that makes sense

 

[quattro]

Some have a “nib” on the end to stop the bags sliding off. In theory this sounds a good idea, anyone have experience of them?

I’ve that on mine

 

[melted welly]

That's a good idea. Doesn't work putting 4 bags over top of my spreader. 3 wide would work better.

For unloading lorries it just feels like a pus about, going back for 2 on far side of trailer then lining them up with other 2 before going back into shed.

@melted welly handles a lot of bags of fert! How do you load and handle them?

6bags at a time on 845 manitou with either 6ft tines or poles. 2 bags wide, 3 bags deep, 8 lifts per load.

 

[Pigless]

Have you seen trenona bag lifters? neighbour designed them and safety is very good with them designed to roll back and cradle bags if traveling.

 

[Half Pipe]

3 wide be good for the walking floor trailers that often delivers our fert as all comes out back door

 

[newhollandcruzr]

We have got one of these really well made !

 

[quattro]

3 wide be good for the walking floor trailers that often delivers our fert as all comes out back door

Had stuff delivered by walking floor before, but never since we made ours

 

[bill and bens dad]

Concept engineering ones on ebay look good and reasonably priced,got a price for an Albutt one !! nearly twice as much !!Ebay item number 324 206 832 724

 

[Steevo]

Concept engineering ones on ebay look good and reasonably priced,got a price for an Albutt one !! nearly twice as much !!Ebay item number 324 206 832 724

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