Moving hay our of field, accross ditch?

[tom4018]

I need to speed up moving hay out of about 20 acres that I have to cross a ditch/waterway. We have it sloped about as much as possible but a gooseneck trailer drags bad. What do you think would work better, a 4 wheel type farm wagon or a cheap trailer with a straight deck thats sits higher?

Found the trailer in pic below that sits high or even a 4 wheel wagon with flat instead of the one with the bale bed.

Only hauling it about a half mile but 2 on the tracotr and 3 in a small trailer I have now is a slow process.

 

[SBMF 2015]

We use hay racks ( 4 wheel farm trailer). We built a 20'L x 9'w that we haul 8 at a time. Then I built two 18'L x 8.5" a that I pull together. I can put six on each one, so 12 at a time. Saves a lot on time. Compared to 2 at a time. We pull them with a tractor, but could pull them with the pick-up if need be.

 

[sstterry]

How wide is the ditch?

 

[Brute 23]

The big dump trailers made for hay have pretty good clearance and are handy.

 

[M.Magis]

The 4 wheel hay wagon with wheels front and back would traverse the ditch the best.

 

[tom4018]

How wide is the ditch?

6-8 feet across the bottom about 4 feet deep. Got pretty long slopes into them, but doubt they can be made any longer.

 

[Brute 23]

Rail road car with out wheels for bridge on that.

 

[tom4018]

Rail road car with out wheels for bridge on that.

Probably too expensive and would have to do 2 places. For my small operation not justifiable.

 

[tom4018]

The 4 wheel hay wagon with wheels front and back would traverse the ditch the best.

What is the wagon in the pic worth with 4 new tires on it?

 

[sstterry]

Why not just put in a culvert or two and make a bridge to drive over?

 

[BFE]

Any oil field pipe in your area? be pretty easy to make a cheap bridge from pipe. We deck them with old 210 tank metal instead of wood. Noisy, but they'll be around for my grandkids who aren't even born yet.

 

[SBMF 2015]

What is the wagon in the pic worth with 4 new tires on it?

How heavy is the running gear? Ours are 10T and 12T.
Good tires, trails well, could carry 8 bales. . . $2-2,500

 

[tom4018]

How heavy is the running gear? Ours are 10T and 12T.
Good tires, trails well, could carry 8 bales. . . $2-2,500

It is 10 ton for 1800 so I guess it is priced fairly.

 

[tom4018]

Why not just put in a culvert or two and make a bridge to drive over?

Culverts clog up with debris too much and end up washing out into the field. Had one in one crossing and it would wash out.

 

[SmokinM]

4 wheel wagon should do what you want. I would say whats in the pic from what I can see is worth $1800 no problem. If it doesnt work or your access to the property changes you can use it elsewhere or sell and recoup the money. Couldn't put 2 18" culverts in for the price of the wagon.