Best flat eight grab

[Devil's advocate]

So what is the best flat eight bale grab , thinking for the future can it do midi sized bales too?

 

[Chieftain]

So what is the best flat eight bale grab , thinking for the future can it do midi sized bales too?

All much of a muchness no? Some, such as Albutt, do a heavy duty version that should be fairly future proof. Depends if you want a side bar as well because I don't know as they all are designed to have one.

 

[Flat 10]

They need good hooks. Most modern ones are ok.

 

[oilcan]

Had a Brown from the 1960s , don't use it now but the Cook looks far superior with opposing tines so bales don't slip off on rough ground.

 

[Devil's advocate]

Had a Brown from the 1960s , don't use it now but the Cook looks far superior with opposing tines so bales don't slip off on rough ground.

I've had both, Browns suited me better, less bales slipping, also shallower back plate so less soil contamination.

I accept may be some hook wear in my cooks. Dealer advice in 1986 was Cooks sledge & Browns grab, I'd say that was good advice.

That was 40 years ago the newer ones should be better Cherry, Allbut & Kuhns. Will choose one over the winter. Invested in 2 nd loader tractor so would like one for the barn & one for the field.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Am I being thick or are we talking about grabs designed for a tractor-loader or a telehandler? In my tiny mind the respective grabs for these are often rather different?

 

[Will 1594]

Am I being thick or are we talking about grabs designed for a tractor-loader or a telehandler? In my tiny mind the respective grabs for these are often rather different?

olly grab to pick bales up 4 side by side 2 long 8 bales
browns cooks or farmhand superior
will take you a pic of the heavy duty bale loader in yard if field smooth little massey is far better than jcb
40 year ago ford 7000 and cameron gardner loader and cooks grab was the king

 

[deleted user 837354]

olly grab to pick bales up 4 side by side 2 long 8 bales
browns cooks or farmhand superior
will take you a pic of the heavy duty bale loader in yard

Oh cripes, you guys are on about little bales?

 

[L P]

Moulton would be my choice

 

[Gordon Geko]

Moulton would be my choice

If picking Welgar bales up grab needs to be slightly longer if you want to pick any cross way to load trailer

 

[Boohoo]

I'm told that grabs with opposing tines are better. We have a Cooks but I haven't used it yet, I'm told the Tanco is better.

 

[L P]

If picking Welgar bales up grab needs to be slightly longer if you want to pick any cross way to load trailer

Yep, Moulton do one. They very rarely slip a bale. Just have to be a little bit careful on the cut tines rather than cast ones as they can cut strings if you're not lined up right. Will happily run 3 4 stringers or two six stringers all day too.

 

[Will 1594]

Oh cripes, you guys are on about little bales?

ollie @sjt01 is the man to ask about small bales he has seen a few hundreds of thousands . he may have some pics of 3 welgar and think they used to use around 5 ton of string a year

 

[sjt01]

ollie @sjt01 is the man to ask about small bales he has seen a few hundreds of thousands . he may have some pics of 3 welgar and think they used to use around 5 ton of string a year

The only pictures of the Welger were at the farm sale after my father died

We used Claas before that

 

[mobileweld]

Those two photos are brilliant. The last one especially. Worthy of having it printed and framed I would say. All the best

 

[sjt01]

Those two photos are brilliant. The last one especially. Worthy of having it printed and framed I would say. All the best

The lad on the stack in the last photo is now carting 80x90 bales today, having baled them yesterday. He is not that far off retirement now!

 

[bobajob]

I'm told that grabs with opposing tines are better. We have a Cooks but I haven't used it yet, I'm told the Tanco is better.

We had a tanco grab back when we used to make small bales.

It seemed to work ok, it was happier when you lifted the 8 the same way as they came out of the sledge, ie 2 bales pushing against each other. When you tried to cross them it didn't seem so good, you could occasionally loose a bale or 2 when going over a bump.!