Hauling Hay

[Iowachild]

Here are a couple pictures of our horse hay we went and got last weekend. There are 156 bales and they weights 60-65 pounds. 46 bales on the truck and 110 on the trailer.

Feel free to post any pictures you have of hauling hay. I know I like seeing them and am sure other people do too.

Ed

Just out of curiosity, how far did you haul the hay? The fenders look awfully close to rubbing the tires. I had 2 tons of gravel on my trailer rated for one ton one time, but I only went about 1/2 mile.

 

[Rancher Ed]

Just out of curiosity, how far did you haul the hay? The fenders look awfully close to rubbing the tires. I had 2 tons of gravel on my trailer rated for one ton one time, but I only went about 1/2 mile.

I believe it was 35-40 miles. It was all two lane roads at 50 or 55mph though, no freeway. The fenders have about 2" between them and the tire.

We haul 2 yards of gravel in the truck every once in a while but the place we get it is only 3 or 4 miles away. It handles it fine but I don't think I would want to go on the freeway with it.

Ed

 

[atgreene]

170 +- on this load. Only one on the Subaru.:laughing:

 

[dieselscout80]

Nope, no air bags. It is a 1 ton and is down on the helper springs though. Some of the bales were closer to 70 pounds but the average weight was between 60 and 65 pounds. We figured we had just under 10k of hay. Almost 7k on the trailer and close to 3k on the truck. When you add in the tongue weight I figure we had between 3500 and 4000 pounds on the truck plus there were 6 of us in the cab. (only 3 adults plus 3 kids, around 725 pounds total)



The deck is 20'.

Ed

Thanks I'm trying get setup to haul 150 in one load and I have a k3500 single rear wheel 8' bed and a 18' trailer. I may have to go higher on the trailer, but the bales I buy are closer to 50lbs.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Thanks I'm trying get setup to haul 150 in one load and I have a k3500 single rear wheel 8' bed and a 18' trailer. I may have to go higher on the trailer, but the bales I buy are closer to 50lbs.

If the bales are tight you can easily stack 150 on the trailer without much difficulty. It would only be 6 tiers high if you stack 25 per tier. I get 25 per tier on a 16' trailer so you should be able to stack more then I can.

 

[slowzuki]

Shouldn't have much trouble, our F350 without trying holds 60 or so on the truck, in a pinch we get about 100 on it with the tailgate down (it has a longer than normal tailgate though). Our little 5x8 trailer hold 40 bales, so your trailer should hold a lot more.

 

[Rancher Ed]

Thanks I'm trying get setup to haul 150 in one load and I have a k3500 single rear wheel 8' bed and a 18' trailer. I may have to go higher on the trailer, but the bales I buy are closer to 50lbs.

You should have no problem. We often stack 6 high on the trailer but with these heavier bales we were at the weigh limit of the trailer going 5 high. With the 20' trailer we can get 22 per tier (11 on each side) and we have a 18' trailer also that we get 20 per tier (10 on each side). So if you went 6 high you could put 120 on the trailer easly and just have 30 to put on the truck.

If the bales are tight you can easily stack 150 on the trailer without much difficulty. It would only be 6 tiers high if you stack 25 per tier. I get 25 per tier on a 16' trailer so you should be able to stack more then I can.

Do you have a deck over?? On our car hauler trailers we can do 2 bales end to end, or 4 side by side, going across the deck so I am wondering how you get 25 per tier on a 16' trailer.

Ed

 

[Robert_in_NY]

You should have no problem. We often stack 6 high on the trailer but with these heavier bales we were at the weigh limit of the trailer going 5 high. With the 20' trailer we can get 22 per tier (11 on each side) and we have a 18' trailer also that we get 20 per tier (10 on each side). So if you went 6 high you could put 120 on the trailer easly and just have 30 to put on the truck.



Do you have a deck over?? On our car hauler trailers we can do 2 bales end to end, or 4 side by side, going across the deck so I am wondering how you get 25 per tier on a 16' trailer.

Ed

No deckover, just a utility trailer. One row down the center and the sides pointing out to the edge. They stick over a little on each side but not much and no where near the edge of the fenders.

 

[Rancher Ed]

No deckover, just a utility trailer. One row down the center and the sides pointing out to the edge. They stick over a little on each side but not much and no where near the edge of the fenders.

Wow. You guys must have smaller bales there. Our trailers have 82" wide decks and two bales end to end stick out 1-4" on each side. If we put a row down the center first we would be as wide or wider than the fender. Our bales are just a little longer than two bales wide and they stack very nicely. Most of the time the bales will weigh around 50 pounds but we got some really good bales this year and the hay itself is excellent.

Ed

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Wow. You guys must have smaller bales there. Our trailers have 82" wide decks and two bales end to end stick out 1-4" on each side. If we put a row down the center first we would be as wide or wider than the fender. Our bales are just a little longer than two bales wide and they stack very nicely. Most of the time the bales will weigh around 50 pounds but we got some really good bales this year and the hay itself is excellent.

Ed

My bales are 35" long and weigh 50-55 pounds. Two bales at 35" long is 70" and one lengthwise down the center flat is another 18" bringing me to 88" wide. Your bales must be pretty loose making it tough to stack very high.