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<blockquote data-quote="jhambley" data-source="post: 557171" data-attributes="member: 1535"><p>Just an update on my experience with the Bale Buster.</p><p></p><p>1. They bale spear was not a solid piece of stock and bent on a heavy bale</p><p></p><p>2. I had to have all the joints welded to keep it from flexing and coming apart.</p><p></p><p>3. I bent the tow bar backing into a bale that was frozen to the ground last year.</p><p></p><p>4. The welds on the small spears (that keep the bale from spinning) broke at the welds.</p><p></p><p>5. The pivot pins on the unit are built from bolts with lock nuts. I would have used a solid pins.</p><p></p><p>In summary, the idea is very solid. The problem is it just wasn't built from heavy enough materials and here is my guess why it was built this way.</p><p></p><p>A) It is my understanding that round bales in Canada are not as heavy as those found in the States. (This device was designed in Canada and built by a company in Iowa)</p><p></p><p>B) The whole thing ships via UPS in pieces that were then bolted together. </p><p></p><p>That being said...after I had the local metal shop "rebuild" the unit it works great. I use it to move bales on the highway from farms located 5 miles apart. I took a chance and bought a solid spear for my compact tractor and have found it works fine on bales as long as you go "low and slow".</p><p></p><p>Please PM me if I can answer any other questions.</p><p></p><p>JH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jhambley, post: 557171, member: 1535"] Just an update on my experience with the Bale Buster. 1. They bale spear was not a solid piece of stock and bent on a heavy bale 2. I had to have all the joints welded to keep it from flexing and coming apart. 3. I bent the tow bar backing into a bale that was frozen to the ground last year. 4. The welds on the small spears (that keep the bale from spinning) broke at the welds. 5. The pivot pins on the unit are built from bolts with lock nuts. I would have used a solid pins. In summary, the idea is very solid. The problem is it just wasn't built from heavy enough materials and here is my guess why it was built this way. A) It is my understanding that round bales in Canada are not as heavy as those found in the States. (This device was designed in Canada and built by a company in Iowa) B) The whole thing ships via UPS in pieces that were then bolted together. That being said...after I had the local metal shop "rebuild" the unit it works great. I use it to move bales on the highway from farms located 5 miles apart. I took a chance and bought a solid spear for my compact tractor and have found it works fine on bales as long as you go "low and slow". Please PM me if I can answer any other questions. JH [/QUOTE]
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