Moving large square bales, with no machinery. Let’s do this.

[airbiscuit]

I was just adding to the thread drift

 

[Hay Dude]

I was just adding to the thread drift

That’s ok, I’m actually going in the other direction, looking for “dollar store” solutions to shoving a few 1,000lb blocks of hay off of a flatbed truck or trailer.
Buying winches, cranes, 1/2 million dollar farm loaders & related machinery isn’t really practical for $250 small loads of hay.

 

[airbiscuit]

I thought you were looking to push bales off the back of your Ram 5500 -thus the $55 (removable) winch option. Good luck finding a Dollar Store solution.

 

[Hay Dude]

I thought you were looking to push bales off the back of your Ram 5500 -thus the $55 (removable) winch option.

I don’t understand how a winch would pull the bale off the bed and I already have a winch on the truck.

Good luck finding a Dollar Store solution.

We have already found a few. PVC rollers, a 4x4 under one side of bale, some slippery sheets of material, tying a rope to a tree to pull bale off, or a second truck pulls bales off my truck, etc.

Topic is beat to death.

 

[Gregster613]

I don’t understand how a winch would pull the bale off the bed and I already have a winch on the truck.


We have already found a few. PVC rollers, a 4x4 under one side of bale, some slippery sheets of material, tying a rope to a tree to pull bale off, or a second truck pulls bales off my truck, etc.

Topic is beat to death.

I'm curious as to which choice you decided on? Have you made a fresh delivery and used your choice yet? How did it go?

 

[Hay Dude]

I'm curious as to which choice you decided on? Have you made a fresh delivery and used your choice yet? How did it go?

No the original customer who wanted me to deliver 2 bales into her field decided not to buy from me, but it got me to thinking how to unload bales the next time it happens.

 

[Gregster613]

No the original customer who wanted me to deliver 2 bales into her field decided not to buy from me, but it got me to thinking how to unload bales the next time it happens.

Okay I got it. From what I read in the replies you've gotten several well thought out ideas to try. I think the easiest would be a chain/strap to a tree or something solid and just drive off pulling the bale off the truck but you do need the solid source.

 

[Hay Dude]

Okay I got it. From what I read in the replies you've gotten several well thought out ideas to try. I think the easiest would be a chain/strap to a tree or something solid and just drive off pulling the bale off the truck but you do need the solid source.

Yeah and as you know, trees aren’t usually in a convenient spot near where the customer wants the bale dropped.

Lots of good ideas were discussed here. Some a little cooky, but all in good fun.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

Down the road from me there is a sheetrock delivery truck for sale similar to this... Go big or go home?