Self Propelled Silage Wagon

Self Propelled Silage Wagon HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Forage Handling 7-5-7 Darrel Spader, Fedora, S. Dak., built this self-propelled silage wagon out, of an old 1940's Dodge stub-nose truck. "Even with two forage boxes the tractor always seemed to be at the wrong end of the field. Now, I just unhook this truck/ wagon and drive away," says Spader. To build the wagon, which carries half again what his conventional forage boxes handle, Spader first tore off the fenders, cab and all tin work. Then he moved the steering, clutch, brake and shifting controls out to the front of the truck frame and mounted a seat over what was the front left fender. He then covered the engine ù a flat head 6 cyl. ù and mounted the 7-ft., 8-in., by 14-ft. box on the rear frame. The box has a gate that opens by pulling one lever and closes and locks by itself, and a regular hoist underneath. A spring-loaded tongue mounted on the front of the truck hooks to Spader's Allis Chalmers forage harvester. The tongue is spring-loaded so tie rods won't break if he turns too sharp. Spader says the wagon pulls easily behind an 80 hp. tractor on its dual wheels and he notices little difference from his conventional forage boxes. He also hauls grain and other loads with the self-propelled wagon. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Darrel F. Spader, Hayland Angus Ranch, Fedora, S. Dak. 57337 (ph 605 527-2575).

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