Fast bales

[ShaneB140]

Has anyone got or seen a trunk type grab that is capable of picking up 2 round bales across the trailer, (ie not alongside each other)I'm wondering about making one to speed up unloading mainly. I have seen on that would pick up 3 wrapped squares like that, but can't remember where I saw it

Don’t keltec engeering make a handler that will catch 2 bales that way @Noddy

 

[drew]

Don’t keltec engeering make a handler that will catch 2 bales that way @Noddy

Was just going to post that, it’s a soft hands though rather than trunk type,

Soft Hands - Keltec Enginnering

The Keltec-Soft hands (K-SH) designed to firmly cradle the bale without any damage to the wrap. To minimize weight and maximise strength,

keltec.ie

I’d be thinking the same as @Merv_B that a trunk would need to have a serious range for when you need to pick up a single bale, only other thing I can think of is to go like the quicke top grip (or the Fleming version) but seriously beefed up and a second ram then to slide in and out the top section about 2or 3 foot,

 

[ShaneB140]

Was just going to post that, it’s a soft hands though rather than trunk type,View attachment 85407

Soft Hands - Keltec Enginnering

The Keltec-Soft hands (K-SH) designed to firmly cradle the bale without any damage to the wrap. To minimize weight and maximise strength,

keltec.ie

I’d be thinking the same as @Merv_B that a trunk would need to have a serious range for when you need to pick up a single bale, only other thing I can think of is to go like the quicke top grip (or the Fleming version) but seriously beefed up and a second ram then to slide in and out the top section about 2or 3 foot, View attachment 85408

Ya, would need some pressure to keep the 2bales together with the trunk over the top, you’d think they’d slip in the middle

 

[drew]

Ya, would need some pressure to keep the 2bales together with the trunk over the top, you’d think they’d slip in the middle

I think you’d need to be gripping them fairly low anyways, I know an ordinary trunk works spot on picking up 2 80*90 squares about 5ft long but that’s a good bit short of 2 1.2m wide bales

 

[Noddy]

Found the one I'd seen doing 3 squares

Abiljo Excavator Services Ltd

Your Trusted Source for Quality British Excavator Buckets & Attachments

www.abiljo.ltd.uk

Would be going on a 3.2 tonne telehandler so the weight shouldn't be a problem, and only for unloading back at the yard, where taking the full width of the trailer would be massively easier than trying to get the trunk down between the bales on a load

 

[drew]

Found the one I'd seen doing 3 squares

Abiljo Excavator Services Ltd

Your Trusted Source for Quality British Excavator Buckets & Attachments

www.abiljo.ltd.uk

Would be going on a 3.2 tonne telehandler so the weight shouldn't be a problem, and only for unloading back at the yard, where taking the full width of the trailer would be massively easier than trying to get the trunk down between the bales on a load

That’s got a fair range! 2.7 to 0.7, I didn’t think you’d get it that easily tbh! Looking at the pics they are lifting 3 80x90’s 3X 80’s is 240 so would be the same roughly as 2 rounds, I wonder how it would compare price wise to a side by side twin trunk

 

[AYF]

Perhaps the solution is to make two handlers into 1!

Imagine if you will a solid middle bar, to slip down between the bales on the trailer.

Then the moving parts squeeze either end, one from the headstock end and the other as normal.

Single bales could be a challenge though?

 

[ShaneB140]

Found the one I'd seen doing 3 squares

Abiljo Excavator Services Ltd

Your Trusted Source for Quality British Excavator Buckets & Attachments

www.abiljo.ltd.uk

Would be going on a 3.2 tonne telehandler so the weight shouldn't be a problem, and only for unloading back at the yard, where taking the full width of the trailer would be massively easier than trying to get the trunk down between the bales on a load

That looks some weapon 😁

 

[KJL]

What’s the best double trunk type grab? Are they as good as they’re supposed to be?

 

[johndeere6920s]

What’s the best double trunk type grab? Are they as good as they’re supposed to be?

There better than you could even imagine

 

[Peter]

RIG

 

[Mf 7715]

RIG
View attachment 85796

Proper road train......

 

[Bencroy]

https://www.facebook.com/1036460249/posts/10221654429843487

Recorded yesterday passing by land ive rented heading into town.tractor man not from area but the commentry on the replies are " strong "
The tractor man wouldn't get to excited anyways but as im not on " nosey book " i see the replies on herselfs phone.
All upstanding pillars of society 😂

 

[Bencroy]

@fiatagri10090dt will recognise the rig in question

 

[Will I Am]

I see the commentator overtaking on a solid white line. There is nothing like setting an example of road safety.

All jokes aside it could have been catastrophic. Just goes to show how important it is to secure your load.

 

[Mf240]

Your man isn't wrong but he sounds an awful bolox

 

[feckless fenian]

https://www.facebook.com/1036460249/posts/10221654429843487

Recorded yesterday passing by land ive rented heading into town.tractor man not from area but the commentry on the replies are " strong "
The tractor man wouldn't get to excited anyways but as im not on " nosey book " i see the replies on herselfs phone.
All upstanding pillars of society 😂

Had a bale trailer come of years ago, and go through the boundary wall at the road belonging to a newish house.

‘Twas the grace of God no one was walking there at the time 🙏

 

[Mike]

A bale trailer (empty) came off a tractor outside my gate last summer.
Luckily The road was flat enough at that point, that the trailer came to a halt
What surprised me was how blase they were about it.
When I remarked that he was lucky it popped of at that point, as 40 feet further back it would have sailed off down the hill, their reply was that the guy in the loader (who was well behind) would have caught it anyway!
They hooked back on and drew bales for a few hours with it.

 

[feckless fenian]

A bale trailer (empty) came off a tractor outside my gate last summer.
Luckily The road was flat enough at that point, that the trailer came to a halt
What surprised me was how blase they were about it.
When I remarked that he was lucky it popped of at that point, as 40 feet further back it would have sailed off down the hill, their reply was that the guy in the loader (who was well behind) would have caught it anyway!
They hooked back on and drew bales for a few hours with it.

I

A bale trailer (empty) came off a tractor outside my gate last summer.
Luckily The road was flat enough at that point, that the trailer came to a halt
What surprised me was how blase they were about it.
When I remarked that he was lucky it popped of at that point, as 40 feet further back it would have sailed off down the hill, their reply was that the guy in the loader (who was well behind) would have caught it anyway!
They hooked back on and drew bales for a few hours with it.

my trailer was empty to.
That road was cursed with hidden bumps (no excuse).
was on a tractor we considered had a very safe hitch at the time.
Anything on the rd now I always put a chain on.

Is it law to have a trailed implement chained on now?

 

[bagenal]

I


my trailer was empty to.
That road was cursed with hidden bumps (no excuse).
was on a tractor we considered had a very safe hitch at the time.
Anything on the rd now I always put a chain on.

Is it law to have a trailed implement chained on now?

Page not found

www.rsa.ie

.

.

www.forum4farming.com

 

[feckless fenian]

Some good reading in there!

Some outfits around these parts wouldn’t comply!!

 

[johndeere6920s]

A bale trailer (empty) came off a tractor outside my gate last summer.
Luckily The road was flat enough at that point, that the trailer came to a halt
What surprised me was how blase they were about it.
When I remarked that he was lucky it popped of at that point, as 40 feet further back it would have sailed off down the hill, their reply was that the guy in the loader (who was well behind) would have caught it anyway!
They hooked back on and drew bales for a few hours with it.

I'd say I know who gave you that response anyway

 

[Will I Am]

A bale trailer (empty) came off a tractor outside my gate last summer.
Luckily The road was flat enough at that point, that the trailer came to a halt
What surprised me was how blase they were about it.
When I remarked that he was lucky it popped of at that point, as 40 feet further back it would have sailed off down the hill, their reply was that the guy in the loader (who was well behind) would have caught it anyway!
They hooked back on and drew bales for a few hours with it.

They may have known exactly how lucky they were. No point in panicking after the event. Playing it down, no point in getting joe public all excited.
You would hope that whatever caused the detachment was corrected before continuing though.

 

[Mike]

They may have known exactly how lucky they were. No point in panicking after the event. Playing it down, no point in getting joe public all excited.
You would hope that whatever caused the detachment was corrected before continuing though.

There was no Joe Public around, only myself and I was far from panicked! They backed under it (less brake hose and lights) and went off on their merry way.

 

[Will I Am]

Not too concerned about a reoccurrence then. Thats not good