Self Loading Self Unloading Bale Truck - new pics

[bu]

for my custom haying portion of my display i wanted something to pick-up bales. i was thinking lots of different trailers and loader combinations and then i found out that a company in Brandon MB makes a product that elimanates the need for a tractor in the loading and unloading of bales. i based this off of the Cancade product - check out the video on Canades website - it is below the pics. I scratch made the bed and arm and put in the push bar... i still have to mount it but i won't do that until i make the arm that raises the bale from the bottom to the top row...

i haven't made my good bales yet so the plastics will have to do for now

Here it is with the lifter arm added... its not done yet but getting there...










looking forward to hearing what you guys think










thanks for looking

cancade.com/detailed.asp?id=346&tab=Agricultural&cat=Bale%20Transportation§ion=Bale%20Transportation&sid=tts

[djt14]

Looks great bu and i like those deer heads in the back were did you get them at?

Dallas

[jd3020]

hey i was sorta right
seen those before at the farm show

[steelin81]

That's been on my project list for a while but never made it to the top yet. That looks very good the only suggestion I would make, would be to stretch the truck frame and make a longer bale deck.

[johndeere9430]

Looks great. I agree with steelin though it would probley more economical if you streched the frame and made a bigger deck but anyways i ve seen a few of them around here. Always thought you would have a hard time driving around in the feild with snow in the winter.

[bu]

thanks for the suggestions - i am going to make a trailer for it like in the video instead of stretching the frame - 24 bales total - but that trailer won't be built for a while, i ran out of brass

[bu]

dallas - i cut the heads off a couple of bucks from deer i bought at a hobby store - they aren't exactly the right scale, they are smaller bucks i guess

[putsie]

Bale deck looks good, I see quite a few of them around here, looks like you modeled them well . The truck and trailer set up should be cool when done.

[hoss]

uh oh claymundo has some competition....lol looks good man keep it up

[treymo]

Dang Boys, them self unloading trailers and trucks seem to be the rage on this site right now.. haha

This one is slick! I love the pickup arm. Would awesome to see a pull-type setup!
Trey

[bu]

the pull type set up will be a while - months i am guessing

[gmauch]

That's impressive! Now you need to build some for 4x4 bales for me.

[Tyler Wilson]

Wow! That's look so impressive! Love it!

[lane1486]

my dad is a welder machinist and he is making a real one for a 2003 western star 4900 it is slow progress

[ericcks]

That is a clever project. Nice work.

[mstjhamfarms]

Once again Bu...Outstanding work and craftsmanship!!!

[tadowler]

where did you get the camo utv from

[bu]

i custom painted them and added tires/tracks - here are some different variations i have done... the original version is the first one on the left on the bottom picture

[Gordy Schultz]

Hey bu great jog on the bale truck, I ahd made a Stinger bale truck a few years back. It is nice to see other people making bale trucks. I sure wish we had a bale truck we are always hauling those things by trailers and it gets old after while.