Device Helps Move Bale Elevator

Device Helps Move Bale Elevator BALE HANDLING “I got tired of having to bend over and pick up my Hay Hiker bale elevator every time I wanted to move it So I built a long-handled 2-wheeled carrier which hooks up to a drawbar hitch welded to a rectangular frame that’s bolted to the elevator Makes it easy to move the elevator around by hand or with my garden tractor ” says Tom Chaney Sr Chrisman Ill “Another advantage is that it raises the bottom of the elevator about a foot or so off the ground which makes loading bales an easier job I had everything I needed to build it in my scrap pile ” Chaney operates a sideline business making hay for area farmers and uses the elevator to load bales into both ends of his barn and onto semi trailers driven by his customers The 2-wheeled carrier rides on a pair of 10-in wheels and is equipped with a long T-bar handle made from 1-in sq tubing The rectangular frame that’s bolted to the elevator is made from 2-in angle iron Chaney welded a small drawbar hitch onto the frame and also welded a 6-in long vertical steel rod onto the carrier’s axle “To hook up the carrier to the elevator I just slip the drawbar over the rod ” says Chaney “Even with the carrier removed the frame keeps the elevator higher off the ground which makes it easier to load bales It also keeps the elevator chain out of the dirt ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tom Chaney Sr 14732 E 1800th Rd Chrisman Ill 61924

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