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Trailering a Round Baler

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Mike in Houston

08-05-2002 05:39:55




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I posted earlier, I just bite into a round baler. The baler is located about 35 - 40 miles from where I live and I'm picking it up this weekend. I know I've seen some of these being pulled by pickups before but my question is, how do I hook it to my truck? I've got a Ford F-250 diesel with a receiver hitch but I can't see just setting the tounge of the baler on top of the hitch and putting a pin through it. Is this what everyone does? The last thing I want is for this thing to come loose going down the road. I am also going to rig up safety chains. I figure my top speed pulling this thing home will be really slow and we're checking out wheel bearings before I leave with it. Anyone got experience or advice on this? I want to be as safe as possible with it and under no circumstances do I want to take a chance of someone getting hurt. Thanks.

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JMS/MN

08-06-2002 06:48:21




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 Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Mike in Houston, 08-05-2002 05:39:55  
What type of hitch is on the baler? AC used a ball hitch on the baler, combine, rake, forage blower- but it was of their own design with a specially formed ring below the ball, and a locking pin on the tongue. If you don't have that type of ball, then was the tongue re-done, and how? Regarding wheel bearings, I think they were rather primitive, so would grease them well,and check for warm hubs frequently while towing.

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JMS/MN

08-12-2002 23:42:39




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 Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to JMS/MN, 08-06-2002 06:48:21  
Oops! I guess you're talking a modern "big" round baler. I was thinking of the AC Rotobaler from a few decades ago!



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paul

08-06-2002 09:49:55




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 Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to JMS/MN, 08-06-2002 06:48:21  
JD, Case, & others used an extended, swivel hitch deal that helps make tight corners with pto equipment. Have it on my 1209 moco, saw it on a red baler, etc.

--->Paul



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Bob Semrau

08-05-2002 20:04:25




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 Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Mike in Houston, 08-05-2002 05:39:55  
I towed my 510 with my pick-up about 50 miles when I brought it home. I used a big bolt with washers and a nylock to attach the baler tongue to the top of the hole in the receiver, and left it slightly loose. It had that same lift-arm ball mount (I'm not sure what else to call it).
It went fine - I kept my speed below 40 mph. Most of this was on M52 in Michigan.



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Greensburg, LA

08-05-2002 10:30:16




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 Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Mike in Houston, 08-05-2002 05:39:55  
I came in with a 10' set of disc I purchased from A friend I had to tow it 10 miles at approx 5mph.



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paul

08-05-2002 13:52:57




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 Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Greensburg, LA, 08-05-2002 10:30:16  
Disks are just mierable to tow, they are almost balanced, & often have a sloppy hitch - makes the 'thal' wag the pickup pretty bad!

A round baler should be fine. On smooth roads you should be able to move 40-50 mph. with a Slow Moving Emblem you should stay under 30 mph, and the implement tires are probably rated at 30 mph. Use a hitch pin with a retaining pin. And, what kind of hitch does your baler have? Most are the regular, top & bottom plate. If you have only one hole, with that special pivot hitch extention, it does get more complicated to put on a pickup.

--->Paul

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Mike in Houston

08-05-2002 15:10:07




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 Re: Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to paul, 08-05-2002 13:52:57  
Paul,
That's exactly what the baler has. It's one plate with that "pivot eye" thing in it. Looking at this thing, I'm afraid of a bounce on the baler tounge and it pulling the pin out of the receiver on the pickup. Any ideas?



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Jerry D in NC

08-05-2002 20:26:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Mike in Houston, 08-05-2002 15:10:07  
Well have I got an solution to the problem. A Cat II implement pin, (the one that gets bolted to the implement for the lift arm) is the same size as the pivot ball. You can get them with a 1" shaft that will bolt into your regular slide in and then you set the tongue hitch down on it and put a washer on that and a clip key in the hole and you got a solid lock down. I use it on my Ford 2000 to pull the 1207 MoCo that has the same hitch. Around $5 in parts and away you go

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Mike in Houston

08-06-2002 05:47:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Jerry D in NC, 08-05-2002 20:26:31  
Jerry,
A great idea. Easy to get stuff and easy to put together as I'm really pushed for time this week. Found out my neighbor got called out to work and will be gone for a couple of weeks so was dreading trying to find someone to weld a clevis type hitch.



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Jerry D in NC

08-06-2002 06:51:44




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Mike in Houston, 08-06-2002 05:47:58  
Mike,

Make sure that you get that hitch piece that goes on the tractor from him. They are expensive little boogers with fresh green paint.



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Mike

08-06-2002 09:24:01




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Jerry D in NC, 08-06-2002 06:51:44  
Jerry,
Can you describe that hitch piece for the tractor? When I looked at it, we just backed up the tractor to it and dropped a pin through the baler and through the tractor draw bar just to pull it out of the shed. I was thinking of pulling it with my tractor about the same way as you described in your post but if there's a hitch, I'll ask. Just thought it would be nice to know what I was asking for.
Thanks for the help.

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Jerry D in NC

08-06-2002 17:00:01




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Mike, 08-06-2002 09:24:01  
Paul's the man. He has one. I just keep wishing. If he has a picture then that will be better than my description



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paul

08-06-2002 09:46:36




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Mike, 08-06-2002 09:24:01  
The whole point is to extend the hitch swivel point, make the pto angles better. You need that hitch piece!

If you can remind me in a few days, I can e-mail a pic of it. Too busy today (not near the camera or hitch...) and I tend to forget, best intentions.....

--->Paul



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thurlow

08-05-2002 18:31:07




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Mike in Houston, 08-05-2002 15:10:07  
Mike; shouldn't be a big deal to build a clevis type hitch to go into your receiver, since your baler doesn't have one, i.e. the clevis will be on your truck rather than on your baler. Given that your bearings are good, the tires will be the limiting factor for towing speed. Check the side wall for for rated speed. I've drug'em half-way across country at highway speed with the right tires.



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Mike in SW Houston

08-05-2002 18:47:00




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to thurlow, 08-05-2002 18:31:07  
Thurlow,
You know, I took a simple problem and made it a mountain. Don't know why I didn't think of that. I was so stuck in thinking that the baler would have to have the fork. You know, that's why I love this board. You guys have the best ideas. Making the hitch on the truck have the "fork" will work fine. Got a neighbor that welds too. I'll get him to doctor on a hitch for me.
The tires looked good. No cuts or bad places. They are the floation type so I'll take it easy with it.
Thanks. You made my day.

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hay

08-05-2002 10:27:33




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 Re: Trailering a Round Baler in reply to Mike in Houston, 08-05-2002 05:39:55  
if you could hire someone with a gooseneck trailer to haul it that would probably be the safest and quickest way. however, you can pull it behind your pickup, just make sure the pin hitch is secure and use safety chains and lights on the balers and go reasonably slow.i would not trust the baler tires at highway speeds. a lot of farmers i see pulling them are going slow and trying to stay to the right as much as possible. also it would help if you try to pick a route home that stays off the heavy traveled roads, if possible. be safe.

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