Moving round bales without a spear??

[Ted Summey]

Do you have or have access to a utility trailer with ramps? Roll the bales on to the trailer and take them where you need them.

 

[Soundguy]

strap it into your bucket...

here's my 1955 ford 850 with a single arm loader and a large 1000# tifton bale and a ratchet strap holding it all together.

 

[Leejohn]

I just don't think a L2800 is going to lift a round bale, with any size, with the loader. A wide strap might cost as much as a 3pt spear.

 

[clovergamecock]

Thanks All!! I will update this, this weekend with a pic of what I did. Hopefully I won't be like one of those Wylie Coyote\Road Runner cartoons where the rock rolls back on the Coyote and smashes him flat!!! Ahhh.... Those were real cartoons, not this crap my kids watch now!!! Oh, sorry got a little off topic for a moment... ;-)

Wade

 

[texasjohn]

Remove FEL bucket (no need to lift extra weight)
snake chain thru FEL forward round brace "pipe", need several feet hanging out each end

drive metal pipe deep into/thru center of bale so it sticks out some on each end
attach chain to pipe, lift If FEL has enough capacity to do so, counterweight on rear!

haven't tried this with hay since I have a spear but have lifted heavy stuff by dropping FEL bucket and chaining to loader arm brace.

 

[buickanddeere]

Remove FEL bucket (no need to lift extra weight)
snake chain thru FEL forward round brace "pipe", need several feet hanging out each end

drive metal pipe deep into/thru center of bale so it sticks out some on each end
attach chain to pipe, lift If FEL has enough capacity to do so, counterweight on rear!

haven't tried this with hay since I have a spear but have lifted heavy stuff by dropping FEL bucket and chaining to loader arm brace.

A lot of time and work to save a little bit of money.

 

[Soundguy]

I just don't think a L2800 is going to lift a round bale, with any size, with the loader. A wide strap might cost as much as a 3pt spear.

how big is an l2800?

 

[BeezFun]

I moved a round bale in my horse trailer, rolled it up the ramp with my bucket. I rolled it into the barn at other end. They roll pretty good, you don't say how far you have to go.

 

[Leejohn]

how big is an l2800?

I'm not sure what size ford it would size up to, but I would maybe guess a 3000. I think the hyd. cyls are less then 2".

 

[wmonroe]

I also suggest using a ratchet strap to hold it in the bucket. My dad and I have used this method to move round bales using his old B8200, which is a lot less tractor than yours.