Loader CK 20s and round bales

[MMagis]

My ck20 lifts round bales with out any problems using the bale spear on the 3 pt hitch. But some bales can be a problem if its pretty green stuff and it's rolled to big

Round bales range from under 700 lbs to over 1600 lbs. Many, many different balers out there.

 

[RoMad]

I have a ck 20 and will be using it to move round bales next winter. My plan is to haul them on my car / tractor hauler and roll them off with the tractor. I can drive the trailer into the field. I will unload the bales I am not ready to feed just outside the gate and when time to move a new one in just push it with my front end loader. My property is nice and flat so I think it will work.

 

[JonKioti]

Hey RoMad, if you're doing that the first two weeks of May, I might drop up to watch. It will give me something to do while we visit FL to thaw ourselves out.

There's only so much time I can spend on the beach without my CK-20.

Jon

 

[gerard]

Find out the weight of the ones you plan on moving. My 3 pt capacity is only 900lbs and I can move them no problem. (The ones I get weigh about 600lbs). It's also not too unstable on the rear. Keep it low and drive slow. If hitting slopes, drive with hand on the 3pt lever and IF you feel yourself getting tippy, just drop the 3 pt.

I've since gotten rid of the 3 pt bale spear in exchange for one that goes on my loader. I'm about at capacity doing it that way but getting the big square bales (750lbs), I can stack them two high with the loader but not with the 3 pt.

 

[gilbertmsg]

I move mine as RoMad states. Stack the rolls side by side on front of trailer. We feed 5 horses during the winter and use one 900 lb roll per week. I push the first one off with loader bucket and cover the second until needed. My paddock is flat and have used about 20 rolls this winter with no issues. Using round compared to square has saved about 50% of my winter feeding costs. No more stacking square bales and moving to pasture daily.

Eddie