A "Neat" large hay bale solution for TLBs

[sd455dan]

Had a friend with a 550 and a 655D that we would move 5x6 round bales with. I always liked using a TLB instead of a skid steer. Good visibility with the TLB, as the skidsteer was driving by brail with a 6' wide bale on the front. I would not try a chain on spear with a regular farm bucket, but the TLB buckets are much much stronger. It looks great and should serve you well.

Thanks,
I had a wheeled skid steer as well and Never liked it , Sold it. It would get into tight areas, but that bouncy ride, poor visibility and whining hydrostat. .. Don't miss it.

Oh and Both the Ford 3000, Rhino 554, and 550 TLB would put the skid steer to shame pushing snow.
Much prefer tractors.

 

[sd455dan]

Update well the hay is Home and my plan to use two tractors worked.
Transported the Rhino to the hay field and then loaded 6 bales on per load using the Grapple by removing all but 4 round tines.

Once home fired up the TLB and unloaded the trailer.

Round Robin till the final trip picking up the tractor.

This bale spear attachment works great!

For the first time I was also able to completely unload the trailer from just one side because the 550 has such a great reach with the FEL

ps. after cleaning up pallets and putting down some 3/4 minus in the barn with the Rhino tractor, I decided to do all of the placement and stacking with the TLB and this Neat attachment.

Things must have gone well because my wife even commented "You are getting pretty Good at that!"

 

[Smokeydog]

Have welded a short piece of thick wall tubing to hammers to easily tighten jam type screws on bucket forks or attachments. Also helps as a fulcrum when tightening fence wire.

 

[Hay Dude]

Update well the hay is Home and my plan to use two tractors worked.
Transported the Rhino to the hay field and then loaded 6 bales on per load using the Grapple by removing all but 4 round tines.

Once home fired up the TLB and unloaded the trailer.

Round Robin till the final trip picking up the tractor.

This bale spear attachment works great!

For the first time I was also able to completely unload the trailer from just one side because the 550 has such a great reach with the FEL

“If it works for you, it works for you” someone once told me.
I think the backhoe buckets are built so strong, that type of spear would work.
Probably tear-up a normal farm tractor bucket.

Thanks for sharing. I might have an older backhoe in my future. Handiest machine on the planet.

 

[sd455dan]

you also have plenty of capacity but for anyone thinking of doing this with their tractor. you have to subtract the weight of the bucket with all of these clamp on attachments. If it gets the job done thats all that matters and as a back up plan it doesn't look too bad. they certainly don't build them like they used to.

Right, with Hindsight I Really should have titled the thread Industrial TLBs

 

[sd455dan]

“If it works for you, it works for you” someone once told me.
I think the backhoe buckets are built so strong, that type of spear would work.
Probably tear-up a normal farm tractor bucket.

Thanks for sharing. I might have an older backhoe in my future. Handiest machine on the planet.

The more I think about it, I have come to the conclusion that not only are they the handiest machine, They are or can be the biggest Bargain in the machine world. I shudder when Looking at what a person gets for their money with new Rider lawn tractors SCUTs and CUT's.

By the pound these old industrials flat out dollar for dollar and dollar per pound of machine are pretty much unbeatable especially if you get a good one.

 

[Hay Dude]

The more I think about it, I have come to the conclusion that not only are they the handiest machine, They are or can be the biggest Bargain in the machine world. I shudder when Looking at what a person gets for their money with new Rider lawn tractors SCUTs and CUT's.

By the pound these old industrials flat out dollar for dollar and dollar per pound of machine are pretty much unbeatable especially if you get a good one.

I would like to find an older 580M “plus”