Tool To Remove Strings From Round Bales

Tool To Remove Strings From Round Bales HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Accessories 25-1-36 A metal bracket welded to a float valve, as well as to a vise grip welding clamp, makes it easy to move the float from tank to tank in freezing weather when you can't leave hoses and hydrants on all the time. Just hook the bracket to the top of the tank and come back in a little while when the tank is full, then shut off the water and take the hose and float with you. It keeps the tank from running over. An L-shaped steel bracket welded to the bottom of a gate post keeps the gate from sagging and makes it easy to keep it closed when there are no animals inside the pen. The bottom of the gate post simply slips over the top of the bracket. In addition, the same bracket can be welded to a "T" and driven into the ground to keep gates open and prevent sagging. A length of 3/8-in. dia. rebar - a small electric fence post works great û bent into a loop on one end and with a small hook and a sickle section welded opposite the hook on the other end - is an excellent way to remove strings from round bales. Make sure the loop is big enough that you can put a gloved hand into it. It eliminates the need to take your gloves off to get strings off bales and saves many cold fingers during the winter. The sickle can be used to cut the twine or net, then the hook can be used to pull the strings out so you can grab them with your other hand. I carry one of these on each of my tractors and also in my pickup. They work great for other things, like cutting thistles, grass, or twine wrapped on a bale roller, pulling a plug out of a combine or baler. If the sickle section is good and sharp it will easily cut through the outside layer of a frozen, ice-covered bale of hay. (Don Raucstadt, Rt. 1, Box 1968, Seligman, Mo. 65745 ph 417 662-3340)

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