Hi Guys
When I was a teenager and trying to earn a little money in the school summer holidays, these thigs were common everywhere. There were a couple of locally made units in NZ. One was a McConnell and the other was a Sam. There were two versions of each, one was ground driven like the one shown or as mentioned by Willl an engine. The engine one could be used in the barn as well. The only difference from the one shown here and the one we used to have was that they had a dog clutch to engage and disengage the chain on the axle at the bottom and a sprocket that the elevator chain ran around. The guide and the skids at the front were on a piviot so when transporting on the back of the truck the guides and the skids were inverted and the tow hitch was then looking forward. The two brands differed in colour and also the McConnell had a three point hitch to the truck and the Sam had a two point hitch. These were common until the mid-late eighties when round bales were taking over. Thanks for the thread, a bit of a stroll down memory lane for me.