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BUILDING ROUND BALE HAULER

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JDJACK

05-03-2006 20:00:26

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WE ARE GOING TO BE SAWING SOME WHITE OAK FRIDAY TO BUILD SOME WAGONS.
WOULD LIKE TO BUILD A ROUND BALER HAULER.
TO HAUL 6 BALES, AT WEIGHT 1,500-2,000 LBS EACH
DO NOT WANT TO STACK BALES.
I WAS THINKING THE STRINGERS WOULD BE 4X8X16.
AND 4X6, 9 OR 10 FEET LONG BOARDS RUNNING ACROSS THE STRINGERS WHERE THE BALES WOULD SIT.
ABOUT HOW FAR APART SHOULD THE 4X6 BE PLACED APART SO THE BALES WILL SIT IN THEM?
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER IDEAS PLEASE POST.

THANKS JDJACK

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Pa Dave ? for Cliff Neub

05-06-2006 18:10:31

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Re: BUILDING ROUND BALE HAULER in reply to JDJACK, 05-03-2006 20:00:26

love your round bale wagon. ? is the tires and axel. the picture looks like it has duel wheels and how heavy is the axel. this would work great for us and a plus is i'am a welder in a pipe shop thanks

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RodInNS

05-04-2006 18:24:16

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Re: BUILDING ROUND BALE HAULER in reply to JDJACK, 05-03-2006 20:00:26

I guess everyone has their own style when it comes to bale haulers. The racks that I've built on 4 and 6 wheel wagons are all steel. I start with 10" "I" beam or an 8x3 channel, or whatever it takes to get up clear of the wheels. Strictly scrap steel, cause I don't have the money to buy that new for a hay wagon. Then I've used 2x2x1/8" HSS for the cross members, which I think were spaced at about 2' centers. Then the sides are run with 2x2x1.4" angle under the cross members, to tie the thing together, end to end. For the weight you're dealing with I might go with 2x2x1/4" HSS or even 2x4x1/4" channel for the cross members. I have bent some cross members, but not with bales..... Depends on how careful you are, what you want to spend, and how much weight you want to drag around. Personally, I'd sooner not drag around 300 feet of oak lumber. The big thing with steel though, is that once it's done, it's done for a long time. HTH.

Rod

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Cliff Neubauer

05-04-2006 16:24:33

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Re: BUILDING ROUND BALE HAULER in reply to JDJACK, 05-03-2006 20:00:26

Here is a picture of our bale trailer, it's a little different design than yours will be but hopefully it will still help. Our's is made of pipe, I think the main pipe is 11" or 13" in diameter and the cross pipes are a little over 4" if I remember right. Our bales are 5' wide and the cross pipes are just a little narrower than the bales so they must be 9' long and they are bent in a very slight U so the ends sit about 4" higher than the center to keep the bales from sliding off. Judging by the picture I'd say the cross pieces are on 4' centers (bales are 6' diameter).

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Nebraska Cowman

05-04-2006 14:04:55

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Re: BUILDING ROUND BALE HAULER in reply to JDJACK, 05-03-2006 20:00:26

I would't mess with wood. You need steel to build a rack that will last. Here is mine, it is 18 ft long and about 9.5 wide. Including the gear I have about $400 in it. Hauls 8 or 9 bales.

Even bad boys are just as good as they can be

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sjh

05-04-2006 10:22:21

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Re: BUILDING ROUND BALE HAULER in reply to JDJACK, 05-03-2006 20:00:26

I am cutting lumber for a customer for a round bale wagon. The stringers are 4x12x 16' long. The crosses are 4x6x 8' long. He wants to carry 8 or 9 1500 lb bales. These will be all white oak.

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KEH

05-04-2006 05:09:33

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Re: BUILDING ROUND BALE HAULER in reply to JDJACK, 05-03-2006 20:00:26

Consider legal width in your area if you are going to be using it on the road.

If the ends of the 4 x 6s are left hanging in the air very much past the ends of the stringers the will warp and bend up or down, especially if you use the lumber while it is still green. Maybe you could run a board, say 4 x4, under the edge for support.

KEH

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