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

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

I bet if there is any old industry around you, you could find some old roller gravity conveyor sections to throw in the bottom of a trailer. We use probably miles of this stuff at the plant where I work. It comes in a bunch of widths. I doubt you would need the plywood that I've seen others recommend. You would end up with a bunch of rollers under each bale.

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[airbiscuit]

Both of those might work, but they put a lot of hardware on my truck I really don’t want just to satisfy a few customers, who are unprepared to buy or feed large bales anyway.

If you have a winch on your truck, it wouldn't be all that hard to fab up a detachable roller that just pins on the back of the bed. If you don't have a winch, just make a detachable mount (receiver hitch) for the winch on the back of the bed. The first delivery would pay for it.

 

[zzvyb6]

Don't laugh too hard. I bought a 4' by 8' sheet of polycarbonate ('Lexan') for $40 at the local auction in Webberville. Then I use a FRONT mounted winch on the truck to pull a strap on the bale. I place the winch cable under the truck and onto the truck bed before the bale is loaded, and wrapped around a pulley block at the REAR hitch, so when the cable is pulled the bale gets yanked almost off. Then just drive forward to finish the act. I started doing this with stacked small squares way back when. Now it's any load.
Make sure the space under the truck is sliding-cable ready (i.e. suitable friendly clearence). Plus, depending on the baleage, the Lexan may be slippery enough for two grunts to pull it off. The Lexan makes a huge difference in the sliding friction. Yes, you need to peel off the protective coating on one side.

I believe there are some Youtube videos showing guys unloading stacks of squares from hay wagons for delivery using the same method. That's where I got the idea from. My NH stack-wagon essentially does the same think for partial loads of smalls.

 

[WM75Guy]

I run into a lot of people that get horses for their kids without knowing what it really takes to keep them. Feed, hay, farriers, vet bills, and stall/pasture management are monthly re-occurring costs. Then you get into truck/trailer costs for hauling them to the vet or moving them around to rodeos or shows, tractors to move hay or manure around, and the tack to ride them. It does get expensive.