shade tree welder
Silver Member
My wife and I got into the beef "business" earlier this year and figured round
bales would be the way to go. I have a New Holland TC 40DA with a 17LA
loader. After looking at the prices for bale spears I investigated making my
own. I have a full machine shop and welding capabilities. As I have more
projects than time I like to keep things simple.
I was looking at spears as they are medium to high carbon steel and heat
treated, I figured I would purchase the actual spears, my local implement
dealer had exactly what I wanted spears with weldable sockets.
Next I was going to build the back plate out of steel I had and was looking
at my pallet forks for ideas on how to build it so I could use the quick attach
feature on my FEL. When it dawned on my I could just modify the forks and
have it do double duty. I can pull the forks off and have the spears on in less than five minutes. The reverse is also fast.
bales would be the way to go. I have a New Holland TC 40DA with a 17LA
loader. After looking at the prices for bale spears I investigated making my
own. I have a full machine shop and welding capabilities. As I have more
projects than time I like to keep things simple.
I was looking at spears as they are medium to high carbon steel and heat
treated, I figured I would purchase the actual spears, my local implement
dealer had exactly what I wanted spears with weldable sockets.
Next I was going to build the back plate out of steel I had and was looking
at my pallet forks for ideas on how to build it so I could use the quick attach
feature on my FEL. When it dawned on my I could just modify the forks and
have it do double duty. I can pull the forks off and have the spears on in less than five minutes. The reverse is also fast.