ATV-Pulled Round Bale Unroller

ATV-Pulled Round Bale Unroller HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Bale Handling (5) 19-6-13 You'll like this ATV-pulled round bale unroller from New Zealand that lets you use any 4-WD ATV to feed out bales on pasture. The ground-driven "Tow `N Feed" is a single bale, tandem axle unit that mounts on four 22 by 11 by 8 low flotation tires. Bales are hydraulically loaded from the side by a lift arm powered by an electric/hydraulic motor (a lower-priced model without a lift arm is available). The bale is rotated by a chain conveyor fitted with steel spikes. The tearing action of the spikes loosens the hay and feeds it out over the side of the machine. It frees up a tractor and also virtually eliminates feed waste because the bale never comes in contact with the ground as with some tractor-mounted unrollers," says Joel Kurtenbach, importer. "The hay never bunches up or gets muddy so cows eat up every last bit. We use it on our farm to unroll bales in our pasture right alongside an electric fence. We've seen 25% feed savings compared to conventional bale unrollers. The only problem is that it doesn't work well in deep snow because it's built so heavy that an ATV doesn't have enough traction to pull it. "The tongue is equipped with a ball hitch that hooks up to a ball coupling on the ATV. The tongue's height can be adjusted for different ATV's by changing the position of a pin." Sells for $7,600. Kurtenbach also sells hydraulic-driven unrollers for tractors available in both pull-type and 3-pt. models. Both models require a 40 hp tractor and have loading arms on back. The pull-type model can hold two bales. It sells for $7,400. The 3-pt. model sells for $3,455. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Joel D. Kurtenbach, Little Creek Enterprises, 14511 Asbury Road, Dubuque, Iowa 52002 (ph 319 582-6808).

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