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Old Square Bale wheel driven loader

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Bale Master

11-04-2003 23:17:59




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I am looking into an old wheel driven bale loader.
It picks up a bale with an odd cast iron pickup and then it goes up the chute by way of an apron, not unlike an old manure spreader apron.

It is just a couple inches wider than a bale and the chute is 10 feet long. It has two wheels, one is a drive wheel for the apron and pickup.

It has several height adjustments for different types of hay sleds.

I hope I have described this implement well enough to have a couple of questions answered.

1. Do these types of devices work reasonably well.

2. What are they worth?

Thanks

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JMS/MN

11-05-2003 09:52:33




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 Re: Old Square Bale wheel driven loader in reply to Bale Master, 11-04-2003 23:17:59  
There are a backsaver. Dad built a couple- the first one was mounted on a WC, and the bale went under the left rear axle. Kind of a pain to mount. His second one was a pull-type, ground-driven by car rear end with tranny attached, tilted up towards rear of conveyor. Had a bale turning device on the front end of the conveyor (made for loading AC round bales). Much handier because it was worth hooking up for even one load.

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Delbert

11-05-2003 08:04:50




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 Re: Old Square Bale wheel driven loader in reply to Bale Master, 11-04-2003 23:17:59  
There were several different kinds made some were kinda like a elevator that where at a angle this one made by graves. There was one that was like a ferris wheel. These were made at Herrington, Kansas but no longer made. These knieb loaders were the most popular john deere sold them with there name on them for awhile. If you were in eastern Kansas, western Missiouri, southern Nebraska there are hunderds of them seating in fence rows and the like. Most could probly be bought for hauling them off. Ther all good machines but the popup loaders work the best all around i think.

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Loren

11-05-2003 19:48:23




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 Re: Re: Old Square Bale wheel driven loader in reply to Delbert, 11-05-2003 08:04:50  
Would you please explain ""popup loaders". What are you describing that is different than the style he asked about? Loren



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Delbert

11-06-2003 08:41:13




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 Re: Re: Re: Old Square Bale wheel driven loader in reply to Loren, 11-05-2003 19:48:23  
Loren the popup loader is like the knieb loader. Thats what they always called them in my country. The reason is that the bales look like they popup when going up the loader.



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Loren

11-06-2003 19:02:08




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Old Square Bale wheel driven loade in reply to Delbert, 11-06-2003 08:41:13  
What design are they? Trying to figure out if it's something different than what I've seen. I worked over the ferris wheel design when I was a kid and have seen lots of the ones that look like the escalators at stores.



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greenbeanman

11-05-2003 06:51:57




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 Re: Old Square Bale wheel driven loader in reply to Bale Master, 11-04-2003 23:17:59  
They do work well. There was also a model that had a gasoline engine to pull the chain and bale up the ramp. If the bales were VERY CLOSE together it is the much preferred loader. I've worked with both. Much better than walking beside of a truck or trailer and setting them on, then jumping up onto the truck for stacking.

Haven't a clue as to worth.

There was a thread quite some time ago about bale loaders. I don't know if you can find it, or if it has dropped off into cyberspace.

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greenbeanman

11-05-2003 06:46:43




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 Re: Old Square Bale wheel driven loader in reply to Bale Master, 11-04-2003 23:17:59  
They do work well. There was also a model that had a gasoline engine to pull the chain and bale up the ramp. If the bales were VERY CLOSE together it is the much preferred loader. I've worked with both. Much better than walking beside of a truck or trailer and setting them on, then jumping up onto the truck for stacking.

Haven't a clue as to worth.

There was a thread quite some time ago about bale loaders. I don't know if you can find it, or if it has dropped off into cyberspace.

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rustyfarmall

11-05-2003 04:37:37




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 Re: Old Square Bale wheel driven loader in reply to Bale Master, 11-04-2003 23:17:59  
The brand name that comes to mind is the Kneib pop-up bale loader. It hitched to the side of the wagon, and delivered the bale right to the man on the hay rack. I worked with several of these in my high school days, as I hired out to neighbors, loaded more small round bales than square, but worked equally well with either. Occasionaly, if the ground was wet, the wheels would slip when a bale went into it, but that was very rare, other than that, no problems, and a real work saver.

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red

11-05-2003 07:08:21




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 Re: Re: Old Square Bale wheel driven loader in reply to rustyfarmall, 11-05-2003 04:37:37  
anyone know if the bale loader is stil made?, if so, by who



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RON SHEFFER

03-02-2004 09:12:23




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 Re: Re: Re: Old Square Bale wheel driven loader in reply to red, 11-05-2003 07:08:21  
I am in the market for a pop up or ferris wheel bale loader if anyone knows of one in real good shape.



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