Bale Grab

[Skimmer]

Unable to find a grab the suited to tightly stacking mini Hesston haylage I had a go at making one, after 75000 bales it is now showing signs of wear this is its replacement.

 

[Skimmer]

Taking Shape.

 

[Skimmer]

Just the paint & pipework to go

 

[Deutzdx3]

Did you make the original one?

 

[Skimmer]

Did you make the original one?

Yes

 

[Deutzdx3]

Yes

Nice compact design. Looks well!

 

[Skimmer]

It's worked really well I wanted a grab that would stack bales tightly together and unstack without puncturing them all the grabs on the market have big paddles making it difficult to stack without gaps.

 

[charliem]

you'll have to get a patent!! Looks good

 

[Skimmer]

you'll have to get a patent!! Looks good

A few have said that but it costs a fortune to do it and even more to fight an infringement, I'm happy it works well for me.

 

[Skimmer]

Did you make the original one?

I did cheat a bit with this one I ordered the steel ready cut to size of the net.

 

[Farmer_Joe]

exactly im happy to share something that works well if it helps some one else, we not all heartless capitalists!!

 

[Devil's advocate]

So envy your talent. Enjoyed those photos.

 

[Skimmer]

Undercoat, paint, hydraulics

 

[v8willy]

I have a backplate works kinda like that I bought for £100, think it was used for waste paper but the arms are bolted on so I had planed to make something kinder to bales, but I never got that far.

 

[Simmy]

This is for paper bales

 

[v8willy]

This is for paper bales

Mine is kinda the same but the legs are bolted on.
Must get a pic.

 

[Skimmer]

A little disappointed today as paint wasn't on my new one had to make do with the mk 1 version.

 

[Skimmer]

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