Loader L4600HST with LA764

[BeardedDragon]

Can a Kubota L4600HST with a Hay Spear pick up a big round bale? I have a LA764 with a quick attach bucket and will put a spear on it. I have got conflicting responses whether yes or no.

Thanks

 

[motownbrowne]

Welcome aboard.

Depends on how much it weighs, I suppose. That, and how high you want to lift them. If you just need to move them around vs. Lifting them onto a stack.

 

[TexasBoy]

Can a Kubota L4600HST with a Hay Spear pick up a big round bale? I have a LA764 with a quick attach bucket and will put a spear on it. I have got conflicting responses whether yes or no.

Thanks

We just rolled up 68 round bales and Im going to go move some this weekend, the new pallet fork setup I bought has a bale spear Im going to try, so I will let you know what I find this weekend. Will take you some pics or a vid clip even.

 

[Chilly807]

You're better off using a purpose built bale spear, or something like Texas Boy has. First of all, you're not lifting the bucket as well as the bale. The bucket is at least 200 lbs. Secondly, you have better visibility with the bucket gone.
I've moved 4x5 round bales strapped to the bucket of my L3400 with no problems on firm level ground. They weigh about 600 pounds, well within loader capacity. The biggest factors will be the type of terrain and the size and weight of the bales.

Sean

 

[BeardedDragon]

We just rolled up 68 round bales and Im going to go move some this weekend, the new pallet fork setup I bought has a bale spear Im going to try, so I will let you know what I find this weekend. Will take you some pics or a vid clip even.

That would be great to get some pics and video. Also I would be curious of how high you can lift. Can you stack onto another bale? What pallet fork setup did you buy? Brand and model? Do you have any pics?

 

[BeardedDragon]

Also how big are the 68 round bales?

 

[almost canadian]

The set up I use as can been seen in my profile pic, enables me to lift large round bales to full height with no issues at all. My rear tires are filled and, normally, I don't have anything on the back when I do so.

However, on anything other than flat ground, it does not take much to get my bum hole squeaking when lifting bales up so that there is space between the bottom of the bale and the top of the hood on the tractor. A couple of our feeders are in locations where this is required. Generally, during transit, I keep the bales as low as possible.

 

[ENC]

I had big 5x6's of mostly Bermuda grass and I could lift them to full height no problem with my pallet forks. Add 2 feet give or take with a spear on the front of your bucket and you may lose the ability on the bigger bales. Rear ballast is certainly needed for stability. I have rear forks also but if I just needed to move one I just left the box blade on.

I don't have goats any more so I haven't had hay in about a year, but the LA764 should serve you well.

 

[TexasBoy]

That would be great to get some pics and video. Also I would be curious of how high you can lift. Can you stack onto another bale? What pallet fork setup did you buy? Brand and model? Do you have any pics?

I bought this setup here:



Skid Steer HD Hay Spear Attachment with Pallet Forks Capacity 4,000 lbs

Our bales are 5x5.5 or so. This first cut is lots of winter rye and weeds. I havent picked any up yet as I only recently got a counter weight made, but gonna put the spear on tomorrow morning and see how it goes. Will get my wife to take some video for you so you will see first hand how it behaves, whether good or bad.

 

[TexasBoy]

Okay got a few clips for you. I moved quite a few this morning, but did a quick stack to show how the machine behaves with the load up high,, if you notice with the counter-weight the tractor itself is very stable. Even if the bale bounces while up high, the tractor itself is fine. Usually I move round bales with a bale fork on the 3-point on back and move 2 bales at once. But wanted to see how this home-made weight I welded up would work.