picture request - ez trail or or brand Hay basket wagon

rankrank1

Well-known Member
Can any of you who own ez-trail (or other brand of similar type bale basket wagon) post up some pics of the hinge area and also of the latch release mechanism for dumping the hopper?
 
Well - mine is a Quality I think, made in St .Cloud.

We just had 3.5 a 5 inches of rain, so kinda busy mopping, vacuuming, and trying to keep up with tile intake cleaning and the like.

But if I think of it or am reminded of it again I can try in a few days.

Paul
 
Can you clarify what you mean by hinge
area? I have an Agri Link bale basket could
send pics when rain stops pouring
 
(quoted from post at 21:09:29 06/10/18) Can you clarify what you mean by hinge
area? I have an Agri Link bale basket could
send pics when rain stops pouring


Pivot point of the rear gate
 
Couple pics in rain. Have not cut hay this
year yet lousy weather, hope for this week.
LMK if you need close up pic in better
light.
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Thanks Finn for the pics those are helpful.

I have a few Questions:
a) Does the rear gate open quickly and easily when you pull the realease?

b) Can the release mechanism be operated from the tractor seat via a rope?

c) Will the rear gate close on its own quickly and easily say while forward motion is maintained? Or do you have to stop the tractor and get off and fuss with it to latch it again?


Where I am going with this is I think I have enough stuff in my scrap pile that I think I could possibly build a low cost miniature version that I would use as a unique accumulator to group say 10-15 bales together in a pile while I bale allowing me to continue to operate as a 1 man operation. To me this could be a slight improvement to the bale sledges that also do the same thing but those bale sledges drag the bales accross the ground. Even one of them would be an improvement to how I operate now in picking them up one at a time scattered everywhere.
 
Thanks Finn for the pics those are helpful.

I have a few Questions:
a) Does the rear gate open quickly and easily when you pull the realease?

b) Can the release mechanism be operated from the tractor seat via a rope?

c) Will the rear gate close on its own quickly and easily say while forward motion is maintained? Or do you have to stop the tractor and get off and fuss with it to latch it again?


Where I am going with this is I think I have enough stuff in my scrap pile that I think I could possibly build a low cost miniature version that I would use as a unique accumulator to group say 10-15 bales together in a pile while I bale allowing me to continue to operate as a 1 man operation. To me this could be a slight improvement to the bale sledges that also do the same thing but those bale sledges drag the bales accross the ground. Even one of them would be an improvement to how I operate now in picking them up one at a time scattered everywhere.
 
The gate is heavy and opens via gravity, as
it is inverted and weight swings it open
when lever is pulled back toward tractor.
When release lever is pulled it lowers the
2 ramps that secure the bottom latches of
gate. I guess you could pull release lever
from rope but baler is between and offset a
bit and may not be good idea. Also on mine
I need to push lever back up to elevate the
2 ramps that secure bottom of gate latch
and allow bottom of gate to catch to hold
it in position. I then push gate back into
the now raised ramps so it engages and
locks. So I get off tractor and dump
bales. When gate opens you drive forward a
little to allow all bales to get out.
Baskets work good on long straight windrows
and need to stop pto when turning so bales
not pushed sideways up ramp to basket and
then get all jammed up.
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A. It opens quickly but only a foot or three. Typically a peg hits the ground and I have to help it swing open enough for bales to fall out. But, I've
never opened it while driving, then it would open in sure. Bales do not fall out in a nice tight pile when you drive away, they make more of a long
windrow.

B. The release mechanism as is needs a pin in it to keep it from flopping open on its own, so no a rope wouldn't work as is. You. Red to pull the
pin out, and then pull the lever. As well it is an over center throw, would take a firm grip on the rope to pull. All this could be made different, tho,
I'm sure.

C. No never as they are built. You would have to put a different lean to the rear door. One has to mannually push the door in, takes a pretty
good heavy push.

Paul
 

I bought a brand new EZ Trail bale basket a couple years back. On mine the door could be opened with a rope and 90% of the time the rear door will swing back in and latch. I had to lube mine once in 2 years to keep it swinging free. Usually my son trips the door from the ground by the elevator so it drops them where he wants them since he's the one loading the elevator. 100 plus bales drop in a rectangular pile about 15-20 foot long. Works very nicely for us.

Another poster mentioned how you have to have your brain engaged in corners. I go through the re-learning process every year. Bale Baskets don't like small fields with lots of 90 degree corners. They like long windrows and gentle corners, curves really, not corners. Once you get used to it, and it only takes you once to be reminded, it's a very nice system. Makes my ancient NH 68 produce better bales too.
 

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