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Hay hauling in trucks

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josh in PA

02-15-2007 14:31:20




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I'll be old enough to drive the trucks and haul the small square bales this year. In the past I did not pay much attention to how my uncle packed the bales in the pickup and stake-body. He always said there was a right and wrong way to do it, but he wouldn't let us do it. To not mess things up, what is some advice on the best way to stack bales for truck hauling - do the bales work best when stacked on sides? He's get about 55 bales on our F-250. Igot no idea how many bales the stake body hauled.

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Teddy (punchie)

02-18-2007 03:30:16




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 Re: Hay hauling in trucks in reply to josh in PA, 02-15-2007 14:31:20  
First layer, front is 5 , two length wise on the the sides and three in center Looks like this ( I = I )but with the third one in the center. next would be III , next - - , and four on the tail gate. making 14 . We make a 34 " bale. Next layer we place three down the center and six on ether side making 15. looks like this time 3 ( = I = ) 3rd layer the same as 2nd . The forth layer is ( = =) times 3 . that makes 14 + 15 + 15 + 12 = 56 , we go up to around 6 layers but if you are not going to finish the hauling with that load why make double work having to relaod and tie the load. we average right around 50 if trucking off the field to barn, and around 65 for delivering for hay customers.

The biggest thing is how you sit the bale in the load. the corner you wish to tie in needs to be a little higher and you finish by pressing down and in on the bale. If you just sit it there you will fine that there will be a gap and that will in turn make the load loose.

Have a Good One !!

Teddy

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johns48jdb

02-18-2007 05:27:52




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 Re: Hay hauling in trucks in reply to Teddy (punchie), 02-18-2007 03:30:16  
ted, if you turned the 4 on top 90 degrees then whn you throw a rope across from side to side then one rope will hold all 4 top bales on. good point on not worrying about beating yourself to death if your just hauling to the barn thats close by. just put what you can on ease and go. hay hauling is work enough without adding more to it.



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johns48jdb

02-16-2007 10:48:11




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 Re: Hay hauling in trucks in reply to josh in PA, 02-15-2007 14:31:20  
the writer that says stack the first run on their sides is correct, however stack the row against the cab first as high as you want to go and then proceed toward the back of the truck. that way you want be walking on other bales and possibly pushing the strings off of them if you step in a crack. after the first row put one bale in the middle running from front to back. then put two bales on each side of that running from side to side with one end tight against the bale in the middle. stack three layers high this way and then put a forth layer with just 4 bales on it running from front to back. that way you end up with a good way to tie the load off with a rope running from side to side on the truck. if your hauling real close to a barn don't worry about filling the back of the ruck completely full each time. just put what you can on ease and go to the barn. in fields where you can ride the truck to the far end of the field and work your way back so that you end up full on the end where the road is that goes to the barn. that way you don't spend a lot of time driving slow all the way acroos the field to get to the barn. if the field is real rough or sloping you might want to tie the first run off after you get it stacked up. the rest wil probably ride alright if your close to the barn without being tied on. the secret to putting up hay is a lot of trailers. if its real hot or if rain is threating you can load a trailer and put it under a roof and go get the rest of the hay out of the field. if you look at saving one trailer load of hay each year the trailer will pay for its self in no time. also filling trailers like that will let your customers come just get a trailer load at a time say after they get off work that day.

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KEH

02-15-2007 16:21:05




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 Re: Hay hauling in trucks in reply to josh in PA, 02-15-2007 14:31:20  

Josh,

Assuming this is a normal 8 ft bed truck and small bales.

You can put 4 bales on edge just behind the cab, 3 on edge between the wheel wells, 4 on edge behind the wheel wells. Then put bales cross ways as many will go front to back and I think you can put three longways down the middle if there is not too much overhang on the sides. Next put bales longways on these. Then put bales crossways, skipping bales in middle. Then one row of bales on top to lock the load together(hopefully). Then drive SLOWLY off the field and CAREFULLY to the barn.

There are variations on this and I may blessedly have forgotten some of the details.

IMO bales should be made twice as long as they are wide so that stacks in barn or on trailers can be off set to lock stack together(hopefully).

When throwing bales up on truck or stack you should grasp the two pieces of twine, one in each hand, and swing the bale up in a long arc underhanded. Pushing it up like shooting a basketball puts too much strain on the shoulder joints.

Have fun.

KEH

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RN

02-15-2007 15:57:38




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 Re: Hay hauling in trucks in reply to josh in PA, 02-15-2007 14:31:20  
Try criss-cross layers-- one layer crossways to truckbody, next layer lengthways, next cross, etc. Go about 4 layers high then narrow next layer- set 3 across instead of 4, then 2. Cover with tarp or tie down with rope in diamond pattern. Same basic drill as stacking wagon in back of bailer without cover. Variations exist, check uncles stacking. _-_ IIIII
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Ken Macfarlane

02-16-2007 07:42:48




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 Re: Hay hauling in trucks in reply to RN, 02-15-2007 15:57:38  
If you have a strong thrower and good bales, and use the top of the cab, a regular box will hold about 90 bales. You'll be wanting a 1 ton for that trick as it will be on the bumpstops. I believe 9 tier was our record for getting it up the steep hill to the barn.



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