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Post by tcranch on Sept 14, 2019 12:39:23 GMT -6
So Hubby decided he wants a hay trailer for his birthday and I have NO clue where to start. Gooseneck, should hold 6-7 bales, average bale weight 1200-1500 lbs. We have pretty rocky, uneven terrain so needs to be well built.
Opinions and do you have an idea on approximate price?
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Post by angusrancher on Sept 14, 2019 14:25:52 GMT -6
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Post by tcranch on Sept 14, 2019 17:09:11 GMT -6
Thank you, Angusrancher. Smallest one they make holds 10 bales, is $8400 and they have a '17 CircleM that only holds 5 4x5 bales is $6500. Shop local? And by local, I mean Hays is 3.5 hrs away but still worth contacting.
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Post by angusrancher on Sept 14, 2019 19:48:14 GMT -6
Thank you, Angusrancher. Smallest one they make holds 10 bales, is $8400 and they have a '17 CircleM that only holds 5 4x5 bales is $6500. Shop local? And by local, I mean Hays is 3.5 hrs away but still worth contacting. But the lady in the corner picture of the Youtube video looks really friendly. |
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Post by okie on Sept 14, 2019 20:41:11 GMT -6
Are you wanting a self unloading trailer or just a flatbed? There's a place in Muskogee that makes decent self unloading trailers as long as you have a level place to dump. I've hauled a couple thousand bales with one out of some rough places and the only problems I've ever had were from trying to dump on uneven ground with really heavy bales. I would say one the length you need would run around $3500-4500. The only thing I don't like is that the release lever is built off to one side of the locking mechanism, which has two hooks a couple of feet apart. It would apply force to each hook more evenly if it were right in between the two hooks. Mine was a bumper pull but I believe he also makes goosenecks.
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Post by tcranch on Sept 15, 2019 6:48:28 GMT -6
Are you wanting a self unloading trailer or just a flatbed? There's a place in Muskogee that makes decent self unloading trailers as long as you have a level place to dump. I've hauled a couple thousand bales with one out of some rough places and the only problems I've ever had were from trying to dump on uneven ground with really heavy bales. I would say one the length you need would run around $3500-4500. The only thing I don't like is that the release lever is built off to one side of the locking mechanism, which has two hooks a couple of feet apart. It would apply force to each hook more evenly if it were right in between the two hooks. Mine was a bumper pull but I believe he also makes goosenecks. Self unloading. Bales are stored in 3 different areas on the ranch, fortunately all flat ground. I like the price a lot better! |
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Post by tcranch on Sept 15, 2019 6:51:46 GMT -6
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Post by chuckie on Sept 16, 2019 8:26:24 GMT -6
We have a self unloading trailer that holds 7 bales in a row. You can unload hay in an area in one place without having to get the tractor out and really saves time and work. They all roll off the trailer evenly and in a row. My husband bought his used, of course, and he loves it. I don't think he will ever use the trailer that holds 13 bales as it takes a lot of time to strap them down, then unstrap them, and get the loader out.
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Post by chuckie on Sept 16, 2019 9:39:45 GMT -6
I was mistaken. Nothing like getting older. The trailer that holds the most only holds 11 bales. As many times as I have loaded it, I was thinking it was five on each side of the bottom row. But it only holds four on each side.
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Post by randy on Sept 16, 2019 15:19:48 GMT -6
If you have a hay bed or hyd spike you can rig them up to dump with a hyd cylinder. 8 or 9 bale is the most common around here.
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Post by tcranch on Sept 16, 2019 17:09:33 GMT -6
If you have a hay bed or hyd spike you can rig them up to dump with a hyd cylinder. 8 or 9 bale is the most common around here. We have a Butler bale bed on the Man Truck. No spike but has arms, hydraulic. What is the length of 8/9 bale trailer? Much longer than 36' would be tricky navigating the turns. |
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Post by randy on Sept 17, 2019 5:10:01 GMT -6
A 8 bale will haul 8 4x5 and 7 5 foot wide. So 35 foot.
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Post by talltimber on Nov 29, 2019 20:24:23 GMT -6
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Post by tcranch on Nov 30, 2019 7:52:00 GMT -6
Pretty nice! We still don't have one - he can't make up his mind. Looks like his birthday present is turning into his Christmas present. |
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Post by highgrit on Nov 30, 2019 9:02:49 GMT -6
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