Hay Accumulator

[blueriver]

Cool I would like to try that....are their plans for a acculumator/grapple anywhere online?

No I could not find any ... so I shot from the hip ... studied the accumulator picture to build it and bought the grapple ... now I have a grapple pattern and will build my second one.

 

[captjack]

I think i might build one of these with a different mounting system to slid into a bucket so it can be used on any tractor

Skid steer attachment to pick up hay - Rocky Mountain Bale Sweep, LLC.

does anyone have one ? how do you like it - looks simple to me and bales dont drag on the ground. Im sure it will take practice to get the " angle of the dangle"

I dont have a big operation but am looking for ways to keep things moving - so with this I would put 8/10 at a clip on the front part of a trailer and have the kids stack them tight at least until i build or buy a grapple!

 

[blueriver]

I think i might build one of these with a different mounting system to slid into a bucket so it can be used on any tractor

Skid steer attachment to pick up hay - Rocky Mountain Bale Sweep, LLC.

does anyone have one ? how do you like it - looks simple to me and bales dont drag on the ground. Im sure it will take practice to get the " angle of the dangle"

I dont have a big operation but am looking for ways to keep things moving - so with this I would put 8/10 at a clip on the front part of a trailer and have the kids stack them tight at least until i build or buy a grapple!

I thought about them ... then when I discovered you CAN NOT unload with it ... well I filed that one.

 

[blueriver]

Well ... I just keep building them. Accumulator and grapple ... everyone who see them wants a set. So I just build them and sell them.

 

[kfvintx]

So do you have a price to quote or each built and priced for owner as wanted? Been thinking about doing some squares this year and only way I will is with accumulator. Does yours have tie row? What is bale configuration?

If I decide to do some squares I prefer idea of supporting smaller, more local "get it done" type of outfits. Besides..... you got a "new" tractor to pay for

 

[blueriver]

So do you have a price to quote or each built and priced for owner as wanted? Been thinking about doing some squares this year and only way I will is with accumulator. Does yours have tie row? What is bale configuration?

If I decide to do some squares I prefer idea of supporting smaller, more local "get it done" type of outfits. Besides..... you got a "new" tractor to pay for

Your right about paying for a new tractor ... I sent you a PM.

 

[dwyerl]

Looking good.
I built my own accumulator several years ago to work with my home made bale squeeze. Fun projects.

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I would be curious to know more about your bale squeeze. Im planning on building one for my forklift so i can lift a stack of 40 bales off at a time. Im not sure how heavy it needs to be built or how much clamping force i need. How did yours work?