sd455dan
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I'm sure someone else has done this -but thought I would add mine..
We buy hay every year for the horses and usually comes in a self stacking bale wagon of approx 4 ton.
Problem is neither of the two barns have doors or ceilings high enough for the wagon to enter and (set the load) so it always gets dumped outside- this year almost 100 yards from the barn (no one home) when delivered.
We needed to move and stack 16 ton so out comes the pallet fork plate- built it about 4 years ago
It makes it easy to drive up to the pile of bales set the plate down, stack 9 to 12 bales, -lift the loader, drive in to the barn and then place the bales where needed.
The plate of hay can be lifted to even the 6th level of the stack, and makes it easy to build a vertical faced stack... also saves a Whole lot of extra back breaking work lifting bales to the upper part of the stack.. the plate can be used for moving about anything that will fit...
If only moving bales once in a while-
a well built pallet (secured) to the forks will also accomplish the same thing..
(saving your back)
Happy Hay stacking:thumbsup:
We buy hay every year for the horses and usually comes in a self stacking bale wagon of approx 4 ton.
Problem is neither of the two barns have doors or ceilings high enough for the wagon to enter and (set the load) so it always gets dumped outside- this year almost 100 yards from the barn (no one home) when delivered.
We needed to move and stack 16 ton so out comes the pallet fork plate- built it about 4 years ago
It makes it easy to drive up to the pile of bales set the plate down, stack 9 to 12 bales, -lift the loader, drive in to the barn and then place the bales where needed.
The plate of hay can be lifted to even the 6th level of the stack, and makes it easy to build a vertical faced stack... also saves a Whole lot of extra back breaking work lifting bales to the upper part of the stack.. the plate can be used for moving about anything that will fit...
If only moving bales once in a while-
a well built pallet (secured) to the forks will also accomplish the same thing..
(saving your back)
Happy Hay stacking:thumbsup:
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