Which bale nipper

[Northeastfarmer]

Just sold 2 old bale nippers and now looking to buy a new one....have always used the type in the pic below but albutt ones not mchale

which type of bale nipper do people prefer? Soft hands or this type?

also which make
Cheers

 

[bobk]

Just sold 2 old bale nippers and now looking to buy a new one....have always used the type in the pic below but albutt ones not mchale

which type of bale nipper do people prefer? Soft hands or this type?

also which make
Cheers

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That type , 2 jobs .

 

[Northeastfarmer]

That type , 2 jobs .

Cheers but I never use them as a bale spike, only as a nipper....I have 2 bale spikes

 

[bobk]

Cheers but I never use them as a bale spike, only as a nipper....I have 2 bale spikes

Get you ..

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Get you ..

There’s nothing to get I have 2 twenty year old bale spikes I don’t need 3
I need a new bale nipper now though...

 

[bobk]

There’s nothing to get I have 2 twenty year old bale spikes I don’t need 3
I need a new bale nipper now though...

The ones in the photo are good for loading trailers , not so good making a stack .

 

[Northeastfarmer]

The ones in the photo are good for loading trailers , not so good making a stack .

It’s only stacking that I want it for...will load trailers with the bale spike

 

[bobk]

Do the rollers rotate on the Mchale ?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Do the rollers rotate on the Mchale ?

I’m not sure...been looking at the sgm engineering ones

 

[bobk]

I’m not sure...been looking at the sgm engineering ones

I've an old twose squezzer , the rolling tines make it .

 

[T7.wab]

Got one of these couple years ago. Very well made and was bout 900 quid

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Got one of these couple years ago. Very well made and was bout 900 quid

Is that for both round and square?
Don’t make square ones have a round baler

 

[T7.wab]

Yeah i only have rounds aswell i never bought the paddles. Has spikes on the inside aswell

 

[Farmer_Joe]

I’ve got a squeeze as i do mostly big square wrapped, works well on round too unless there ultra soft, good for stacking

think it twose got it from a sale years ago

 

[7610 super q]

Rollers rotate on the McCale, and annoyingly the tine holder assembly flaps about from side to side when going over bumpy ground ( tramlines collecting straw is a bugger ). I don't know if this is the same for other makes ?

 

[DieselRob]

I’m not sure...been looking at the sgm engineering ones

I’ve got a SGM here, well made and does what it’s expected to do. I use it for squares so have it with the paddles rather than rollers, prefer it with the paddles that can swing/rotate rather than the Albutt type

 

[michael N123]

The Mchales move side to side so you don’t rip the side of the bales if you don’t reverse back perfectly straight

 

[Bullring]

The nuts on the McHale have a habit of ripping bales, I’ve added extra washers on mine to stop the thread sticking out which helps but doesn’t stop it. If i was buying another I’d have a prodig but I use it in winter for ripping apart bales. The prodig has grease nipples on the rollers.

 

[Fendt516profi]

How do you want to stack your bales?

 

[livestock 1]

I have an SGM one what they called the contractor model. I’ve had it for god knows how long probably as far back as when he started if I’ve got my story right. It sort of swings if you are stacking on uneven ground and moves one way or the other rather than ripping the wrap. It’s seen a few tractors and loaders out but hard up itself now. Stacked thousands of bales. Worn where the rollers bolt onto the frame now but thats more the drivers than the machine to blame. Could be 20 year old