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Trailer Hauls 12 At A Time
"When we were hauling two bales at a time with our front end loader and rear grapple, it used to get downright discouraging driving back and forth between the field and the yard. Plus, we were just tromping our alfalfa to pieces," says Gordon Andersen who solved his problems by building a big bale hauler that carries 1
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Trailer Hauls 12 At A Time HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Bale Handling (5) 20-6-10 "When we were hauling two bales at a time with our front end loader and rear grapple, it used to get downright discouraging driving back and forth between the field and the yard. Plus, we were just tromping our alfalfa to pieces," says Gordon Andersen who solved his problems by building a big bale hauler that carries 12 bales at a time.
Since he and his brother Charles built the 36-ft. long by 9 1/2-ft. wide trailer, it's be-come a popular rental item in the Andersens' neighborhood.
The trailer's frame consists of two 10-in. I-beam stringers and 4-in. I-beam crossmembers. There are two crossmembers per bale. Bales are placed end-to-end, six per side.
The running gear is a 12-ton Westendorf bought new for around $400. Its tongue was reinforced with iron.
Another problem at first was "blowing 11L by 15-in. tires right off the rims" when the trailer was fully loaded with 5 by 6-ft. bales, he says. The Andersens solved the problem by equipping the trailer with heavy duty 16-ply 39 by 13-in. airplane tires.
Out-of-pocket expense was about $1,200.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gordon W. Andersen, R.R. 2, Box 48, Northboro, Iowa 51647 (ph 712 534-2250).
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