Freak Round Bale Accident

[smstonypoint]

I found this on the CNN site.

"A former cellist with the rock group Electric Light Orchestra was killed Monday in a car crash involving a large bale of hay in southwestern England, local police said.

Michael Edwards, 62, was killed after a 600-kilogram hay bale (about 1,323 pounds) rolled out of a field and into the path of his van."

Former ELO cellist killed in freak car accident - CNN.com


I'm thinking that must have been some steep terrain.


Steve

 

[jimmyj]

Whoa, bizarre. That really sucks.

 

[MarkV]

Just goes to show you never know what tomorrow will bring. Sad story.

MarkV

 

[sweettractors]

I have rolls that after being ejected from the roller, have rolled 100 yards down a hill and thru a fence. Ken Sweet

 

[smstonypoint]

I have rolls that after being ejected from the roller, have rolled 100 yards down a hill and thru a fence. Ken Sweet

Ken,

Just curious as to what kind of slope (rise over run) it takes to get that much of a roll.

Steve

 

[sweettractors]

Ken,

Just curious as to what kind of slope (rise over run) it takes to get that much of a roll.

Steve

10-15 degrees will do it, if the bale is rolled tight. Ken Sweet

 

[rd_macgregor]

A neighbour cuts and bales hay on our land. A few years ago, he dropped a bale in our highest field that rolled across two pastures and a lane (and through 4 fences!) before coming to a stop against some trees next to the stream. They roll best when they are freshly-baled and still tight and round; its like a run-away steamroller!
BOB

 

[Cat_Driver]

I can see it now:

Here lies
Michael Edwards,
for his work we do Hail
Sadly he was killed
by a BALE.​

 

[sweettractors]

I lost one over the river bluff a few years ago. If it had not hung up in the trees, it would have hit the water. Really not safe to be on foot or on a ATV in a field where baling is going on, unless you are on the "High Ground" Ken Sweet

 

[doall]

I lost one over the river bluff a few years ago. If it had not hung up in the trees, it would have hit the water. Really not safe to be on foot or on a ATV in a field where baling is going on, unless you are on the "High Ground" Ken Sweet

I wish I had a picture of the old Honda big red that I had rode to the hay field one morning in the mid 80's; after I let a bale mangle it up against the tree I parked under. I think it was more like a six percent grade and it gathered plenty of momentum. I loved that old 3 wheeler.

 

[Mike_Kanzer]

You know what they say " Hay today, gone tomorrow"
Sorry - couldn't resist. Tough way to go.

 

[smstonypoint]

You know what they say " Hay today, gone tomorrow"
Sorry - couldn't resist. Tough way to go.

I wish you had resisted.

Steve

 

[The Haymaker]

I wish I had a picture of the old Honda big red that I had rode to the hay field one morning in the mid 80's; after I let a bale mangle it up against the tree I parked under. I think it was more like a six percent grade and it gathered plenty of momentum. I loved that old 3 wheeler.

This was from one of those monsters too... Little different circumstances though.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I like the staged last picture.:thumbsup:

Chris

 

[The Haymaker]

I like the staged last picture.:thumbsup:

Chris

A couple more. Apparently, after my Bovine Fuel Cell Experiment, many felt the need to send them to me to admire in my morphine induced haze...

 

[Wheatland KB]

Here in Alberta they move around on their own sometimes:laughing:

 

[smstonypoint]

Here in Alberta they move around on their own sometimes:laughing:

Wow! I can't tell from the photo, is there much of a slope?

Steve

 

[The Haymaker]

Here in Alberta they move around on their own sometimes:laughing:

My thoughts would be high winds or very bored locals. I'd say kids, but, I've been known to never mature too.

 

[Duffster]

, I've been known to never mature too.

You sound like the parents of a girl I used to date.

They used to TP certain neighbors, roll their round bales back out to the middle of the field and even paint silo bags along the road to look like male members with snide comments to match.

They sure had a lot of fun, and energy, for being 50 years old. :laughing:

 

[The Haymaker]

You sound like the parents of a girl I used to date.

They used to TP certain neighbors, roll their round bales back out to the middle of the field and even paint silo bags along the road to look like male members with snide comments to match.

They sure had a lot of fun, and energy, for being 50 years old. :laughing:

Life is too short to grow old!