“Made-It-Myself” Bale Wrap Machine

“Made It Myself” Bale Wrap Machine BALE HANDLING “I made a low-cost bale wrapper using a hydraulic-powered 3-pt mounted bale spinner It works great ” says Delmar Cornett Independence Va who says he doesn’t wrap enough bales to justify the cost of a commercial-built bale wrap machine “I cut the original 3-in dia bale spear off the spinner and welded a smaller diameter spear in it’s place Then I used pieces of 2-in sq tubing to build a frame under the spinner that extends out to the side of the tractor “A 72-in long piece of 2-in tubing attaches to that framework extending out parallel to the bale spear I welded plate-steel brackets to each end of the tube extending to the side at a 45° angle away from the tube A 3/4-in dia steel pipe fits between the two brackets with a washer at each end to keep the ends from slipping out of the backets The washer on one end is removable for loading a roll of plastic bale wrap onto the pipe “I cut two flat metal tabs a little longer than the radius of a full roll of plastic wrap and cut holes so they fit over the 3/4-in pipe A small piece of square tubing just a little longer than a roll of bale wrap welds across the top of the metal tabs “To use I load up a bale tuck the loose end of plastic under the twine on one side of the bale and turn on the hydraulics to spin the bale I slowly move the handle with the roll of wrap from one end of the bale to the other The ends remain open I use a knife to cut the plastic ” Contact: Delmar R Cornett 1310 Elliott Place Independence Va 24348

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