Bale Mover Stacks Bales Six High

Bale Mover Stacks Bales Six High BALE HANDLING Bale Handling (31B) 31-2-20 It didn't make sense to buy a $10,000 loader to feed his small herd of Hereford cows. But at 81, Peter Quail needed to find a better way to move bales than his 3-pt. mounted bale forks. It was getting difficult for him to turn around to operate it. "We rigged up an Altec Bale Stacker on the front and it has worked just great," says Peter's son, Nick. After testing the European-made stacker on their own farm, the Quails began promoting it in their business, The St. George Co. Ltd., which sells equipment for agriculture, construction, greenhouses, forestry and landscaping. The stacker comes in three sizes, stacking large round bales four, five or six bales high. It grabs the bale and moves it up and down. A third cylinder with a hinge mechanism allows the operator to turn the bale sideways or upright. The stacker works on any tractor with 60 hp or more and lifts up to 1,320 lbs. It requires three hydraulic outlets, and fits on a front or rear 3-pt. hitch. The St. George Company also offers a front mount kit if a tractor doesn't have a front 3-pt. It's easy to operate the Altec Bale Stacker, Nick says, and the price is reasonable - from $4,000 to $5,500, depending on the model. The St. George Co. sells direct throughout Canada and the U.S. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Nick Quail, The St. George Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 430, Paris, Ontario, Canada N3L 3T5 (ph 800 461-4299; sales@thestgeorgeco.com; www.thestgeorgeco.com).

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