[AT] Semi-O.T. One man baling?

[John Deere]

I grew up in SE Ohio in an area dominated by a local AC dealer.  The were 
many many rotobalers and I never saw a single one of the bale lifts only 
literature.  ONly farm boys and a few farm girls using "armstrong" 
accumulation.  I did see a hommade accululator which was interesting.  A 
fellow took a hay elevator which he had shortened to about 12 ft and mounted 
it off center an a two wheel trailer, powered with a 5 hp Briggs horizontal 
shaft.  He had it mounted in such a way as that it pivit on it's mounting 
brackets on thwo verticle pipes attached to the trailer frame to lower it to 
pick up the bales.  It did a fair job of loading them into a wagon with high 
side and back racks.  As I recall he had the briggs set up behind the 
elevator and used a pully engagement mechanism to turn the thing on and off.

Dana

SE PA


>From: "Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
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>Subject: RE: [AT] Semi-O.T. One man baling?
>Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:29:25 -0600
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> >-----Original Message-----
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> >Farmer,
> >I know A-C made a bale loader for use with
> >the Roto-Baler, perhaps one of
> >those could be made to work with either your
> >baler or as a side loader for
> >a wagon. They are old enough that the $$$
> >factor shouldn't interfere with
> >your budget. :o)
> >
> >Phil
> >
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>	I was just looking at one of those in the operators
>manual for the baler. I believe it would work on
>square bales. I have seen a few pictures but I have
>never seen one in person so they must be pretty scarce
>here. Then I would have to go buy a WC Allis to mount
>it on... Hey, maybe there is something to that...  :-)
>But then I would end up painting them and then
>wouldn't want to use them for fear of scratching the
>paint.
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>"farmer"
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>Francis Robinson
>Central Indiana, USA
>robinson at svs.net
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