Stacker Speeds Big Bale Retrieval BALE HANDLING Bale Handling (31B) 34-2-42 "A relative was looking for a way to double up his 3 by 3-ft. bales in the field, so we sat down and brainstormed this bale stacker," says Kendall Jensen, TR Salvage, about his Stack II machine. "There are only a couple moving parts and no electronics or hydraulics. Just a trip release triggered by the second bale." The caster wheel mounted cart is designed to always trail in line with the bale chute. The main structure is fabricated from 2 1/2-in sq., 3/8-in. steel tubing with a 4 by 4-in. sub-frame. Jensen used flexible links to attach it to the baler hitch. "It can be installed on most balers, new or old," says Jensen. "We custom-make the links to match the baler." Key to the design is the floor pan of the carrier. When loaded, its center of gravity is behind its pivot point. When the first bale exits the baler chute, the bale drops down on the carrier floor and hooks on two spikes mounted ahead of the floor panel. When the second bale slides into place, it trips a release on the floor panel. When the rear weighted floor tips, the lower bale clears the spikes and the two bales are dragged off the carrier by ground friction. Once the bales have slid off, the floor pan returns to position and automatically relatches. "I had seen something similar for small square bales years before," says Jensen. "It lets you load and haul bales out of the field faster and easier." Jensen direct-markets the carrier for $7,500, but is also looking for dealers who might want to offer it. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, TR Salvage, Inc., 702 Dawn Ave., Thief River Falls, Minn. 56701 (ph 218 681-8221; toll free 800 950-9917; cell 218 686-1522; sales@trsalvage.com; www.trsalvage.com).

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