Do you still ache recalling the last time you tossed bales up onto a high wagon? Take a look at this bale accumulator
Easy handling is one benefit of small bales. They eliminate the expense of big equipment. Much of the small bale equipment is, well it’s smaller, and often cheaper.
The Maxilator Accumagrapple bale accumulator is a good example. The simple steel frame lets the operator quickly organize 10 bales into a square for easy pickup, according to Mark Brosh, sales representative for West River Equipment in Mandan North Dakota.
Brosh explained that the Accumagrapple fits any skid steer or small bucket tractor. The operator bounces along aiming at a bale and slows down when the mouth of the machine is lined up with the accumulator.
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“Your baler drops the bale on edge. The operator drives up to the bale, aligning it with either the left or right compartment. You move forward to slide the bale into place and the grapple holds it. Each compartment positions the bales in a pattern of four long and one sideways across the front. So that’s 10 bales. It handles all small square bales, but 39-inch bales work the best.
“This 10-bale machine lines up the correct size and arrangement of the bales for your standard 102-inch-wide trailer deck. The new six-bale machine is narrower so the stacks fit between the wheel wells in a horse trailer. Also, the smaller accumulator doesn’t need as much tractor power. Hydraulic requirement for both units is a single double-acting remote circuit.”
He says horse people form the biggest market for small bales because they don’t require a big equipment investment. West River sells the Maxilator Accumagrapple for US$5,500.
