bale loaders
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Topic: bale loaders
Posted By: 1946WP
Subject: bale loaders
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 3:21pm
Awhile back there was a discussion on here about bale loaders. I posted a pic of one of mine & somebody stated it to be a meyers bale loader. the snow is dropping so I ventured out today & found a name on it. It says JACOBY AUTO CO LENA ILL. on it does anybody know anything about these?
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Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 3:38pm
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I wonder what the Door? at the top is for ? ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: JayIN
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 3:57pm
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We had one just like that when I was a kid. The door was adjustable to shoot straight out the back or set a lot of spring tension to pop out the side like if you were [pulling it with a corner bumper hitch alongside a 2 ton truck. Loaded a lot of bales with one of those in those 1/2 mile long fields! (I see you are a Ramblin Man) ------------- sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?" |
Posted By: John (C-IL)
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 4:11pm
| I have one just like it and I spent many an hour loading rotobales with one. Ours hooked to the wagon tongue and pulled along side the wagon. You could only turn left with the setup or you would foul the left front wagon tire with the loader hitch, that was a bad thing! |
Posted By: Ken McGregor
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 4:59pm
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It is indeed a "Meyer" loader. The name of the company should be under the top platform. We still use ours. The only downside is that you need to turn the bales lengthwise for ease in pickup. I know that some will say that you can turn them with the guide bars of the loader but that is only partially true. In any event, after the bale has laid out for a day or two (advised because a fresh bale will "sweat"). they will draw moisture from the ground and need an hour or so in the sun to dry this off.
We made a wide drawbar that fits the 3 point hitch (something like the old Ford-ferguson wide drawbars). We have used them on 3 different tractors and aside from not turning too short, the unit pulls along side the wagon and drops off the bales about chest-high, half-way on the wagon floor.
That machine was the "convincer" to Dad when he proposed to buy a Rotobaler. That and a King-Wyse 42'elevator with an 18' mow extension made a good system for many years.
regards,
Ken McGregor
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