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Hay Accumulater

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IH 1466

08-25-2005 21:21:34




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Does anyone have any experience with a hay accumulater? If so what brand seems to be the best value?
The more I look at it the more sense it makes.
For the money it seems on the surface they are the best value for reducing labor.

Thanks,
John




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IH 1466

08-26-2005 21:13:36




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 Re: Hay Accumulater in reply to IH 1466, 08-25-2005 21:21:34  
Thanks for the great feedback. It seems a great way to handle small squares when a person is limited on help. I thought about round bales but I can't get past the waste associated with them.


Thanks,
John



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Hayman

08-27-2005 11:22:26




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 Even better yet... in reply to IH 1466, 08-26-2005 21:13:36  
are the NH balewagons. Of course it would depend on the amount of hay you are making and how tall your hay sheds are. It takes a few loaders, trailers, trucks etc. to keep up to one person running a selfpropelled NH balewagon.



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CB in central NY

08-26-2005 09:28:11




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 Re: Hay Accumulater in reply to IH 1466, 08-25-2005 21:21:34  
I have a system made by C5 Equipment called BaleSport (very similar to the Netherexe). It"s just myself and my wife, and we couldn"t do it any other way. The accumulator is very simple, any replacement parts are available from a local hardware store. The grab requires hydraulics at the front of your tractor (I just routed mine form the back with hoses).

The biggest drawback is the stacking height. Some grabs get very fancy by letting you raise and lower them independently from the loader and also rotate them with respect to the tractor. But if you use a basic design, the stacking height is limited by the reach of your loader. Your barn also needs to suit this type of loading.

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RickL

08-26-2005 06:38:10




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 Re: Hay Accumulater in reply to IH 1466, 08-25-2005 21:21:34  
I been running them for several years now. best thing I ever done once you learn them. Give me a ring 319-257-6764 in the evening can give you more help on the different types i have learned. Or if you are somewhere close come watch my unit run and run the grapple yourself to get the real world effect of them,you won't be the FIRST. I do know fellowe who has a old Farmhand unit wanting to get rid of.

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RickL

08-26-2005 06:38:01




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 Re: Hay Accumulater in reply to IH 1466, 08-25-2005 21:21:34  
I been running them for several years now. best thing I ever done once you learn them. Give me a ring 319-257-6764 in the evening can give you more help on the different types i have learned. Or if you are somewhere close come watch my unit run and run the grapple yourself to get the real world effect of them,you won't be the FIRST. I do know fellowe who has a old Farmhand unit wanting to get rid of.

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BobMo

08-26-2005 05:57:40




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 Re: Hay Accumulater in reply to IH 1466, 08-25-2005 21:21:34  
1466, I use an older Farmhand 8 bale accumulator and have 2 sets of forks for it. Its the only way I'm able to do my haying by myself. The 1st thing that is a must is that your baler make good consistant bales. I use a NH 315 baler but any good baler will be fine. You do need a trailer hitch and another attachment point on the baler for the accumulator. My setup has a selfcontained power system with the pump mounted in front of the baler pto. If you have a tractor with a large capicity hydraulic system you won't need the pump. My tractor has the capicity but I like the independent system. If you miss a lot of ties it will give you more headaches than your mother-in-law. These things don't like untied bales.
After baling I pull trailers to the field drop and load. Pull them back to the barn and offload and stack. If I'm to far from the barn to use the tractor to pull the trailer back I use the 2nd set of grabs at the barn. This eliminates most handling of any bales by hand. You can also load from the barn with the grabs if required/wanted.
Most accumulators work basicly the same. Some do however drag the bales over the ground and some people including myself don't like that type. The trailer type works better on uneven ground I think.

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broker farmer

08-26-2005 05:52:36




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 Re: Hay Accumulater in reply to IH 1466, 08-25-2005 21:21:34  
My wife and I put up about 7000 bales per year with a bale accumulator and grabber. I mow, she rakes and bales and I haul in. We seldom ever touch a bale. Our accumulator is a "Netherexe". It is all mechanical, with no hydraulics. It works good on even ground. It does not like ditches. It handles about any length bale and isn't picky about consistent length. My neighbor has a Farmhand hydraulic accumulator that places the bales on a table. He gets along fine with it too. Mine cost $5500.00. We couldn't put up small squares without it.

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