Square bale trailer

[Downton_shep]

Has anyone made a self loading bale trailer for taking bales out with atv/utv?
If I load my trailer with a jcb I can fit a whole bale in easy but if I load it by hand I can only get half-three quarters in, the loads fall out along the way because it’s piled up so high!
Was thinking of making something like I use for the combi clamp that winches it up onto a chassis.
just wondered if anyone has already made something?

 

[Purli R]

Get a bigger trailer?

 

[Purli R]

Or another trailer like this sort of idea?

 

[HarryB97]

A trailer the size of the bale when its laid down on its largest side then load it with the JCB and remove the strings at the field and chuck the wedges out? Could also carry two bales at a time if needed. Or conventional bales...?

 

[Downton_shep]

A trailer the size of the bale when its laid down on its largest side then load it with the JCB and remove the strings at the field and chuck the wedges out? Could also carry two bales at a time if needed. Or conventional bales...?

I can already fit a whole bale in with the jcb. Trouble is, jcb gets tied up doing other jobs or bales are at a different part of the farm. If I could go and set the bales out once or twice a week with the jcb and load them daily by myself it would be a dream!

 

[Boydvalley]

 

[Downton_shep]

Brilliant! Didn’t know they already made them.

 

[michael N123]

Take the sections out and you should be able to drop a whole bale in

 

[Al R]

What about putting the bale’s upright once a week against a wall so all you have to do is reverse up to it and push it in? Sod’s law they’d bend like a banana before you get there?

 

[Chae1]

What about putting the bale’s upright once a week against a wall so all you have to do is reverse up to it and push it in? Sod’s law they’d bend like a banana before you get there?

When we had outdoor pigs thats how they did it. Was mini hesstons.

 

[Downton_shep]

Not sure about leaving them on there ends. It’s dog walkers paradise up there and they’d probably end up getting themselves or the dogs trapped underneath!!

 

[Fendt516profi]

Or another trailer like this sort of idea?

 

[Skintagain]

He won’t know whether he’s coming or going with that set up

 

[Fendt516profi]

Good for making a corner in middle of field to catch sheep

 

[cotswoldcs]

Why do you need a trailer with sides? We use a Logic low sided trailer (XT?) We can carry an 8' 6 string bale with the tailboard removed. We chuck it in racks by hand.

 

[Gulli]

Just need a spike you can hit into the bale and ramp and a winch
12v winch preferable but you could easily do it with a hand winch

 

[tr250]

Sounds like it might be better to buy a second loader and that will be able to do anything rather than just one thing

 

[Downton_shep]

Why do you need a trailer with sides? We use a Logic low sided trailer (XT?) We can carry an 8' 6 string bale with the tailboard removed. We chuck it in racks by hand.

It doesn’t need sides, just need to get the bale up onto it.

 

[TL100]

Have you seen these.

JBBT Ltd| ATV Trailers - Daventry

JBBT Ltd - Daventry | Selling ATV/UTV bale transporters designed to move large round and square bales around the farm without the need of a tractor or forklift reducing ground compaction and disruption.

www.jbbtltd.co.uk

I'd rather put the money towards a loader for a tractor though if the handler is regularly tied up.

 

[Nithsdale]

Sounds like it might be better to buy a second loader and that will be able to do anything rather than just one thing

Have you seen these.

JBBT Ltd| ATV Trailers - Daventry

JBBT Ltd - Daventry | Selling ATV/UTV bale transporters designed to move large round and square bales around the farm without the need of a tractor or forklift reducing ground compaction and disruption.

www.jbbtltd.co.uk

I'd rather put the money towards a loader for a tractor though if the handler is regularly tied up.

I would say another loader, which sounds like it's only needed for 1 job, is a very expensive way to go (especially if there isn't a spare tractor already) compared to the basic trailer/chassis Shep is wanting, which will get used plenty taking bales out...