new big bale grab

[trook135]

been having a look at a few new big bale grabs for picking up bale baron packs or 800s, looking at Flat 8 style grabs as I prefer them stacked across the trailers, not totally sure which is best, had a quote for albutt, browns and cherry, the albutt and browns grabs are SUBSTANTIALLY more expensive, just wondered if there was a reason for this, does anyone use any of the above??

 

[Surgery]

Moulton grab here , lifts small and 2 half ton bales , brilliant

 

[trook135]

moulton is also expensive, used their smaller grab to get all the bales in this year which while a good grab it was a bit soul destroying only moving one 1200 wide pack at a time though, need all 3 rows of tines in the bale pack or bales start dropping out!

 

[Andrew]

If it's any help we have two Browns grabs here, one 1996 and one 1997. For the first 10 years of their life they probably handled 10-15,000 mini hesstons each per year, we don't do as many mini straw bales now, but they still get used a a good bit. Both on 3t telehandlers. Think I've welded about 2 cracks up and one ram seal so quite well built (or they were!).

 

[trook135]

We always had browns grabs for the little flat 8s and they were ace for that but they just can’t handle big bales

 

[Andrew]

We always had browns grabs for the little flat 8s and they were ace for that but they just can’t handle big bales

Like I said we've never had any problems with them. You'd never pick little bales up with ours, the hooks are too high above the bottom of the back rest,

 

[Surgery]

moulton is also expensive, used their smaller grab to get all the bales in this year which while a good grab it was a bit soul destroying only moving one 1200 wide pack at a time though, need all 3 rows of tines in the bale pack or bales start dropping out!

You surprise me , I would have thought the one like ours would be a lot cheaper , I think it's the second least expensive model they do. Might be worth giving them a ring direct.

 

[trook135]

http://www.moultonfarmmachinery.co.uk/bale-grab-range 3800 for the bb2 on their website!

 

[Surgery]

F8 bb would be the model we have

 

[Surgery]

That would also be pre any discount

 

[puntabrava]

http://www.moultonfarmmachinery.co.uk/bale-grab-range 3800 for the bb2 on their website!

I will sell you one for 2k, hardly used, had three of them, some as spares to leave on farms, would be 10 years old tho.

 

[trook135]

Borrowed an f8BB to put them all in the shed this year and was plenty strong enough just not wide enough

 

[trook135]