“Backsaver” Portable Bale Chute

“Backsaver” Portable Bale Chute BALE HANDLING “I cut off part of the side of an old flare box wagon to make a portable bale chute for my bale elevator Whoever is on the hay wagon can slide bales neatly down onto the elevator without having to throw them on It’s a real back saver ” says Ron Jaeschke Somers Iowa The bale chute measures 4 ft long and 16 in wide and is mounted on an angle iron frame fitted with 4 legs and a pair of 4-in pneumatic wheels The chute slants downward at about a 45 degree angle The bottom end of Jaeschke’s elevator sets on the ground and can’t be raised level with his hay wagon so he has to throw bales down into the elevator If the bale lands crooked he has to jump down from the wagon and straighten the bale out His portable bale chute keeps every bale straight “Most bales will start up the conveyor easily If they don’t I just slide another bale into the chute and the second bale will start the first one going The bales always stay perfectly straight going up the elevator ” says Jaeschke Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ron Jaeschke 2930 Xenia Ave Somers Iowa 50586 ph 515 467-5715

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