Moving round bales with ATV

[skyhightree1]

This works as it should, and they guy that builds/sells them was a real honest hard working man. I he delivered mine, but i had to wait for him to coming my direction with some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zntWh2bmi5s

BF - Please stop practicing your EBONICS... you are not very good at it :lol:

 

[Lucky]

http://grassworksmanufacturing.com/grassworks-hydraulic-hay-bale-handler/

That looks really heavy duty. What is the price? It is not listed on the website.

Not sure on price. I bought a weed wiper from them several years ago and it was well built.

I've got a tumble bug like in the video also. It is effective and works good but if you are handling very big rolls I doubt an ATV would flip it over. I bought mine used for $200.
Edit....
Oops watched the video and mine is not like that. Mine is a no hands operation. Just back up to bale and then pull forward.

 

[Brute 23]

Never done it with an ATV but do it with my utv all the time and a bale buggy. An electric winch would make life easier.

I would add a little weight to the back rack of the atv like a sack or two of feed or some thing. My utvs can get a little light in the rear with a bale, especially if you dont crank it up all the way (dont do that).

 

[uplandnut]

I'm assuming you already have the atv your planning on using? otherwise it would cost you more to buy the atv and hay buggy than a used 2wd tractor and bale spear. imho

 

[hurleyjd]

Greg Judy also sells one that looks good.
http://greenpasturesfarm.net/bale-unrollers/

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxQQC3qd7t0[/media]

I guess I am a doubter try that in the pasture with a bunch of hungry cows trying to eat before it is unrolled. Also I really doubt that bale being 1800 lbs. More like 800.

 

[sstterry]

I guess I am a doubter try that in the pasture with a bunch of hungry cows trying to eat before it is unrolled. Also I really doubt that bale being 1800 lbs. More like 800.

I agree with you on the bale weight, but you could do like I do and cut and remove the strings or netting before you get to the field. I don't have one of the ATV unrollers, but that is what I do with my FEL hay spear.