Round Bale Mover Built From Corn Planter

Round Bale Mover Built From Corn Planter BALE HANDLING “It may look a little different but it works great and saved me money ” says Billy Mayhew Bedford Va who converted an Allis Chalmers 4-row corn planter into a 2-wheeled round bale mover He pulls the unit behind his 4-wheeler and uses a remote controlled electric winch to raise and lower the bale “To build it I took all the seed boxes off the planter and welded 2 braces to the bottom of the planter carriage then bolted on a 3-pt mounted bale spear ” says Mayhew “Spacers in the bolts allow the spear to pivot I added a receiver hitch to the planter frame and mounted a 2 000-lb 12-volt winch on it The winch is used to tilt the spear forward and backward in order to raise and lower the bale ” When not in use the remote control stores on a length of tubing attached to the receiver hitch “To use the winch on my pickup I just pull a pin and remove the receiver hitch winch and remote control together as one unit ” says Mayhew He took a hydraulic cylinder off the planter carriage and added a top link that lets him adjust the position of the carriage “I plan to get rid of the winch and replace the top link with a 12-volt actuator which will let me raise and lower the wheels instead of the bale spear ” notes Mayhew Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Billy Mayhew 1371 Dozer Ln Bedford Va 24523 ph 540 537-2582; mayhewsons@gmail com

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