Long spear works well for dropping bales into feeders, also can stab into the side of a bale if required.
You do need to stab the bale pretty close to center so it does not spin when you lift it.
Double spikes or like what you call the pallet fork style I find to be a little faster to use when loading bales off the field.
One of my tractors I have set up with the doubles on front and back.
By picking from the bottom it allows me to reach high enough to load a top row on my bale truck from the side.
If trying to move cruddy old bales they will often fall apart when picked with a single spike, cradling from the bottom even if the strings are gone still usually works.
On a small tractor I prefer the fork style front and back.
On mine it does not matter how heavy the bales are, as long as I pick one with the rear first it gives me enough weight on back to counter the weight of the one on the front.
I did build an upright guard for mine so a bale can not come off backwards and end up on my hood or head.
If built heavy enough they also work well for pushing yourself out of ruts, mud, snow etc.
Come time to slaughter an animal one chain to each side does the trick.
If you park inside and are short on space the forks easily fit under the vehicle in front of it and dropping the rear forks down to the floor saves your shins.
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