Anybody own a Haybaby?

[Arkieman]

Nice little rig to move round bales w/ ATV.

http://www.fasthaymovers.com/

If so, how do you like it?

 

[rkm]

Looks like another way for a hobby farmer to waste money. jmo. My dad always said never send a boy to do a man's job.

 

[Arkieman]

With the rain we've had over the past year or so, I could see the value of it - if it worked.... The video is pretty impressive. Looks like a fella could rig up a home-made version fairly easy.

 

[dcara]

With those small tires and low ground clearance I think it would be useless in muddy areas where the mud is more than 3 or 4 inches deep.

 

[ga. prime]

Or you could loop a chain around a roll of hay and drag it with a four wheel drive pickup and go even faster. I've done it many times.

 

[backhoeboogie]

The video needs to show that rig going over one of my terraces. It might be a candidate for a Darwin Award afterwards.

 

[Jim62]

Wonder why come it don't lift up the back of that 4-wheeler? Are they that heavy? I know that picking up a roll with a small tractor makes the front end pretty light.

Seems like it would be very unstable at best.

 

[ga. prime]

Weight's on the haybaby tires. Have to have some really hard ground to pull that gizmo.

 

[1982vett]

Remember, the bales are SMALL and don't weigh much.

 

[Brute 23]

They want $2K for that thing. Why not just use a regular bail buggy for $400?

 

[ga. prime]

That's pretty neat, Brute. What powers the lift?

 

[1982vett]

They want $2K for that thing. Why not just use a regular bail buggy for $400?

That one is quite a bit large than the one for the 4-wheeler. Getting to be a useful size.......except for the price. :shock:

 

[marksmu]

That's pretty neat, Brute. What powers the lift?

It has a winch on the tongue that you winch up the bail. Cheap and easy, and much much better than the first post.

 

[Arkieman]

Where do you get em?

 

[Brute 23]

They have bail-buggies all over the place down here. Most feed stores have several of them. For a couple hundred dollars I could rig it with a winch or hydrolic lift and still be cheaper than the Haybaby... and alot more functional.

 

[Arkieman]

They have bail-buggies all over the place down here. Most feed stores have several of them. For a couple hundred dollars I could rig it with a winch or hydrolic lift and still be cheaper than the Haybaby... and alot more functional.

PM sent to ya Brute.

 

[Anonymous]

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[watson brangus]

why not just use a tractor?