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am looking for a sled to pull behind the tracker or a small tractor that will hold around 15 small square bales. something like a giant calf sleigh with a draw bar so it doesn't slide into the tow vehicle. does any one know of something like this? thanx in advance for all replies
 
If you could find a wind fering off the top of a sleeper from a big rig those things slide like no other when upside down. The first semi's dad bought had some on them and we took them off. With three hundred pounds of kids in it a stiff wind would blow you from a stand still.
 
Bet if a guy had 4 old snowboards and some time, he could build one pretty easily. A 8 by 8 deck with snowboard runners would pack plenty of small squares for what you need. If ya didnt have to drag it 29 miles it oughts be fine. You might of inspired me to built one for behind my 4 wheeler. :D
 
Guys used to ue old car hoods to haul square bales behind their snowmobiles.
Is there any modern cars with the right style of hood? some of the old car hoods we used were probably worth quite a bit of money now if we hadn't wrecked them. :oops:
 
Do you weld Hayguy?
A couple of runners made out of 1x2inch tubing with the 2 inch on the flat works pretty ggod. Raise up a frame and cover with a sheet of plywood and you would have a good sled. :D
 
BMR, I weld but mostly i grind and re- weld :wink: :lol: :lol:

thanx to all for the ideas and info, am going to have to get in the shop and come up with something. thanx again
 
When I was feeding small bales I hooked a grader blade to the WD Allis Chalmers tractor - - - it had a pin in the back to control the angle of the blade - - - I used that to hook up an old ground driven " David Bradley" manure spreader. A few years later I got a D17 Allis Chalmers and really knew I was in hog heaven then! It even had power steering and a 2 speed hand clutch!

I took the beaters off the spreader so the wheels only drove the apron chain.

I would leave it in the barn when not in use so the chain did not freeze up. I would put 15 to 20 bales in the spreader but I took the strings off the bales as they went in.

I would pull into the feeding area and engage the apron chain as I graded a fresh area and the hay would drop right on the newly graded area. The spreader had about 5 settings for how fast the chain ran and I kept it about in the middle.

I fed twice a day like this ( with a canvas and plastic "heat houser" ) and as such the manure was spread accross the entire field and the cattle ate on fresh snow every time.

I sure wish I had taken pictures of this but in the 1960s pictures were expensive!
 
We used a Farmhand Bale Buncher for many years. It pulled behind the baler, the bales dropped into the buncher and it drug them along. It had some steel rods that more or less supported the bales but they were dragging along on the ground. It had a rope catch tail gate, dad would put 12-14 bales in the buncher then pull the catch. Bales would come out in a pile. Us kids job was to go along and line the bales up on edge in 2 rows of 6 or 7 bales each. Dad would then pick up the bales with the Farmhand F11 on a Farmall M and haul them to the stack.

Here is a picture of one.

http://www.tractorshed.com/contents/adpic157632.htm
 
A guy I know bought one of these as a calf sled. They make big models as well though. I think he liked it because they come with sides up to 18" high. They seem to have a nice hitch as well. Can be pulled with quad or snowmobile.

Ottersled.jpg


This is the biggest model I think.

Ottersledhitch.jpg


Here is a smaller model with the hitch on it.


They are made by Otter Outdoors.


OTTER PRO X-LARGE SLED
The workhorse of the Otter Sled line!
Designed to haul wood, supplies, & gear, or whatever your job requires!
Outperforms all other brands.

Features:

Custom Compounded Polyethylene Construction
Raised Front For Ultimate Snow Resistance
Raised Rear For Cargo Security

Reinforced Outer Lip For Strength
Molded-In High Performance Ribs for extreme durability

Standard 5/16" Bottom
Granted a Seal of Approval by the North American Fishing Club

Dimensions:...93" L x 44" W x 18" H
Weight:..........75 LBS
 
When i hunted with hounds we built our own sleds for transporting the dogs we would take the front end of an old snowmobile and weld a draw bar to the front and a platform on top if i were you i would build something similar but make your skis wider so that the sled will follow in your tracks. I want to say we were into our sleds about 100 dollars and 3 or4 hours of work
 

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