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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 717778" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>You've got the right idea. I was originally thinking to saw off the current stub of that spear and weld the new tube receptacle for the FORGED, HEAT TREATED, tapered spear (42" is a good length for both 4 and 5 ft wide bales) you are going to buy to the top of the existing what appears to be a 3" x 3" tube. However given the poor quality of the spear used by whoever made that in the first place, that may be be crappy/cheap/thin wall steel tubing also.</p><p></p><p>If it were me I would take that assembly to a good weld/repair shop and have them plasma cut/arcair out the existing spear and weld the new receptacle in right where the old spear came out, through the center of the 3x3 tube, if they can. They could also weld some reinforcing steel around to spread the load into the 3x3. They should try to get the receptacle as level as possible, obviously.</p><p></p><p>This thru-the-tube arrangement is much stronger than welding it on top, even with gussets.</p><p></p><p>A lot of these bales weigh 1600 lb, or 3/4 of a ton. They are often at least partially overhead or over someones feet so this is a real safety issue also. It hink with a good 42" FORGED, tapered spear your problems will pretty much go away, regardless of how tight the bales are, especially once the spear gets polished up. You might want to just take a wire brush on a drill or grinder and take as much paint offf of the new spear as possible also but that is not really necessary most of the time.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 717778, member: 7509"] You've got the right idea. I was originally thinking to saw off the current stub of that spear and weld the new tube receptacle for the FORGED, HEAT TREATED, tapered spear (42" is a good length for both 4 and 5 ft wide bales) you are going to buy to the top of the existing what appears to be a 3" x 3" tube. However given the poor quality of the spear used by whoever made that in the first place, that may be be crappy/cheap/thin wall steel tubing also. If it were me I would take that assembly to a good weld/repair shop and have them plasma cut/arcair out the existing spear and weld the new receptacle in right where the old spear came out, through the center of the 3x3 tube, if they can. They could also weld some reinforcing steel around to spread the load into the 3x3. They should try to get the receptacle as level as possible, obviously. This thru-the-tube arrangement is much stronger than welding it on top, even with gussets. A lot of these bales weigh 1600 lb, or 3/4 of a ton. They are often at least partially overhead or over someones feet so this is a real safety issue also. It hink with a good 42" FORGED, tapered spear your problems will pretty much go away, regardless of how tight the bales are, especially once the spear gets polished up. You might want to just take a wire brush on a drill or grinder and take as much paint offf of the new spear as possible also but that is not really necessary most of the time. Good luck. Jim [/QUOTE]
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