Windrow Stretcher For Big Round Balers

Windrow Stretcher For Big Round Balers HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Balers (6) 2-4-11 If you own a big round baler, you'll be interested in the new Windrow Stretcher from Hershall Mfg. which reportedly extends effective pickup width 18 to 24 in. and can increase baler capacity 40 to 60%. The spider-type Tucker wheels attach to the windrow pickup with one wheel operating on each side. Designed to fit all big balers with an A-frame hitch, the attachment, according to the manufacturer: 1. Makes perfect bales with narrow windrows. "Normally, there is a tendency to put too much hay into the center of a bale. Picking up about half of a windrow with the Tucker wheels allows the correct amount of hay to be placed on the ends of a bale," the manufacturer points out. 2. The Tucker wheels will tuck the correct amount of hay on the ends of each bale while the center takes care of itself. 3. Under many conditions, the wheels allow raking two normal size windrows side by side, even though overall width in places might be greater than the normal pickup width. "This eliminates having to weave across windrows, and can increase baler capacity 40 to 60%," says the manufacturer. 4. In some conditions, Tucker wheels eliminate bale starting and bale turning problems by keeping hay pressure equal. Balers equipped with the Tucker wheels can be backed up without any problem. Retail cost of the Windrow Stretcher attachment is $295 per pair of wheels. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Herschel Mfg. Co., 1240 Security Dr., Dallas, Texas 75247 (ph 214-630-7281).

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