EIEIO
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Got lucky today and came across some great hay. Had to make a quick decision as the price was right, there were folks around that would have taken it all had I not as hay is very scarce around here right now so I bought a load and it's still on the trailer tonight.
Problem is I've only fed and hauled round bales before and these are all 6-700 pound square bales and all I have right now is a bale lift on the rear of my tractor and a spear on the loader (not one that attaches to the bucket rather one that replaces the bucket and the bucket is off) and I'm afraid if I try unloading the bales with the spear I'll bust them. The bale lift should handle them fine once they are on the ground but I want the hay stored and stacked in the barn as it's never been wet so I got to figure out a way to unload and stack them and the bale lift only goes up a few feet off the ground.
The bales were put on the trailer with a fork lift.
Don't know if making some forks for the bucket is an option or not. Don't recall ever seeing them for sale around here before and this will be about the only time I figure to use them so I really don't want to spend money of forks.
Any ideas?? The hay is stacked 2 high on my 25 foot flat-bed so the top bales are pretty high off the ground.
Thanks,
J
Problem is I've only fed and hauled round bales before and these are all 6-700 pound square bales and all I have right now is a bale lift on the rear of my tractor and a spear on the loader (not one that attaches to the bucket rather one that replaces the bucket and the bucket is off) and I'm afraid if I try unloading the bales with the spear I'll bust them. The bale lift should handle them fine once they are on the ground but I want the hay stored and stacked in the barn as it's never been wet so I got to figure out a way to unload and stack them and the bale lift only goes up a few feet off the ground.
The bales were put on the trailer with a fork lift.
Don't know if making some forks for the bucket is an option or not. Don't recall ever seeing them for sale around here before and this will be about the only time I figure to use them so I really don't want to spend money of forks.
Any ideas?? The hay is stacked 2 high on my 25 foot flat-bed so the top bales are pretty high off the ground.
Thanks,
J