Round Bale Mover for MF135

[George from SJM Planning]

Hi all,

Personally I have no idea on machinery so please treat me as an idiot.

My in-laws had 4ac baled about 10 days ago. Unfortunately the weather window curtailed the drying time and rather than small bale hay they normally have it was baled and wrapped as big bale haulage.

We now have 11 bales which we have no way of moving. The contactors tractor can't fit into the bale storage area and we only have a Massey 135 of our own.

Is there an inexpensive rear linkage attachment that the 135 can cope with that will be able to move the bales without damaging them. I tripped over a bale spike in the undergrowth but we'd have to patch the bales if we used that.

TIA George

 

[Lincs Lass]

Three point bale spike or a set of pallet forks on back frame

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Three point bale spike or a set of pallet forks on back frame

Thanks, we have a spike but was hoping not to pierce the bales. I'll look at forks.

 

[RH15LEW]

You need something like this

NUGENT Bale Lifter (Heavy Duty) - Multec Ltd

NUGENT Bale Lifter (Heavy Duty) - - (NOW BACK IN STOCK FOR FAST DISPATCH)

multec.co.uk

 

[George from SJM Planning]

You need something like this

NUGENT Bale Lifter (Heavy Duty) - Multec Ltd

NUGENT Bale Lifter (Heavy Duty) - - (NOW BACK IN STOCK FOR FAST DISPATCH)

multec.co.uk

That's more like what I was thinking but now @Lincs Lass has put forks in my mind I am thinking of other uses for them!

 

[RH15LEW]

That's more like what I was thinking but now @Lincs Lass has put forks in my mind I am thinking of other uses for them!

I would be a bit hesitant to use pallet forks, theres a reason bale handlers are made from a round tube

 

[Dry Rot]

Three point bale spike or a set of pallet forks on back frame

Use a bale spike and just stick some tape over the holes. Agritape is best.

 

[Highland Mule]

That's more like what I was thinking but now @Lincs Lass has put forks in my mind I am thinking of other uses for them!

Buy it. After you’ve used it you can probably sell for more at a collective. That’s a seriously good price. Last collective here fetched £360+vat for a similar Fleming one.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Is there not a local farmer that can shift them with a small forklift with bale squeezer for a few beer tokens, if not then your bale spike should do fine just buy a role of patches from local ag merchants and patch the holes

 

[George from SJM Planning]

The problem of anything larger is it needs to pass between the holiday cottages and down the stable yard, all have overhangs and telephone cables overhead. The contractors got to the fields via the neighbours land.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Are they mini hestons or round

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Are they mini hestons or round

Round

 

[Lincs Lass]

That's ok then ,,one of those bale lifters would be ideal

 

[Crex]

If you are wanting inexpensive, just use the spike and patch them. They'll be fine.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Expanding on the idea, would the 135 cope with a full ibc on the rear forks?

 

[Lincs Lass]

Its only a ton ,,might need some front end weight

 

[1594mac]

Morning I have to ask if they have been sitting in the field for 10/11 days? as they may have they settled and this would leave them difficult to move unless you have soft hands to shift them. I couldn't leave a bale wrapped and unattended for 30 minutes before the crows would have them pecked to pieces! I have two single lifters a standard duty and heavy duty which I'm going to move on but I think your a bit far unfortunately.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Morning I have to ask if they have been sitting in the field for 10/11 days? as they may have they settled and this would leave them difficult to move unless you have soft hands to shift them. I couldn't leave a bale wrapped and unattended for 30 minutes before the crows would have them pecked to pieces! I have two single lifters a standard duty and heavy duty which I'm going to move on but I think your a bit far unfortunately.

Afraid so.
There is very little bird activity in the fields and the bales don't seem to have sunk at all. Obviously they need moving asap but I am just the ideas guy, got to get my in-laws to actually do something!

 

[Dry Rot]

A couple of years ago I loaded a 16 foot trailer for a client with haylage bales (just one layer as it was behind a pick up) that had been in a stack for three years. They were all loaded with the muck fork with all but two tines removed. The holes were sealed with parcel tape. No problems.

 

[1594mac]

I'm not the fully educated in the process but I think the issue will be the fermentation process will have started in the bales if they are them spiked then the process is damaged, they will stand more handling later after the fermentation has completed. If it was my call and mine only seeing you don't have the crow problem could they stay in where they are at the moment and get hauled later in the year? Its too costly to end up with poor bales. Hopefully someone will give you a better steer than me.