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Bale spinners

Thanks for the replies everybody. LazyWP, you're right that I was talking about the 3pt Deweze unroller. I really don't get on the road enough to justify having a bale bed. I can do everything I need to do from a tractor.

I guess I'm still undecided what to do. I was hoping that one of the spinners would let me windrow some hay where I wanted it, but they may be messier than I thought. Especially with some of the hay I've got to feed that is two years old and is pretty flat on the bottom. I'm afraid that might not spin off too smoothly.

Justin, you're probably right about just using the loader. I unroll a few bales every year but try to use my bale forks and it doesn't work real good. Maybe using the bucket would make it easier to unroll with the loader. I'll probably have to unroll hay every day this winter, so I was hoping to find something that would work a little better.
 
Loaders seem less than ideal---I've seen pictures of guys mounting wheels--sometimes with tires---on front of tractors. I've been toying with the idea of maybe a couple of steel drill packer wheels or maybe a small rubber tire on a spindle, kinda on a bracket that would fold back against side of loader bucket but flip over to roll---basically, just for the heck of it, but there are a few times in spring when just can't get around with pickup, end up using loader bucket. The wore out pickup tires I used to run on front of 2wd tractor worked pretty good---4 wd i got now, the lugs raise hell with bale and try to turn it wrong direction. Probably got a wide pulley offa old flat belt driven stuff that would work slick.
 
Here is our unroller Texan. We have 2 and they are tough, built in our little town by the local welder/fabricator.

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View of mechanical works.
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If the connecting rods from center cam to arms are exact you can stop the bale by squeezing a bit and then loosen off to roll.
 
gcreekrch said:
Here is our unroller Texan. We have 2 and they are tough, built in our little town by the local welder/fabricator.
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I really like the looks of that unroller, gcreekrch. I found something similar that's made in Texas, but it isn't as well-made and doesn't have as much bracing. But, I can buy one for about half the price of the Deweze 3pt unroller. I think it might work for what I want to do since I only make my bales 5 x 5 1/2 and they usually only weigh around 1100.

Other than not being as heavy, does anybody have any thoughts on one of these:

http://www.armstrongag.com/Prodimages/RBU.pdf?#view=Fit
 
Texan said:
gcreekrch said:
Here is our unroller Texan. We have 2 and they are tough, built in our little town by the local welder/fabricator.
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I really like the looks of that unroller, gcreekrch. I found something similar that's made in Texas, but it isn't as well-made and doesn't have as much bracing. But, I can buy one for about half the price of the Deweze 3pt unroller. I think it might work for what I want to do since I only make my bales 5 x 5 1/2 and they usually only weigh around 1100.

Other than not being as heavy, does anybody have any thoughts on one of these:

http://www.armstrongag.com/Prodimages/RBU.pdf?#view=Fit
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That looks a lot like the "worksaver" I got a few years back. Think it was about 750 at the time.
 
Larrry said:
That looks a lot like the "worksaver" I got a few years back. Think it was about 750 at the time.
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Did it hold up okay, Larrry? I guess I'm a little worried about those arms not having any braces.
 
Like you I didn't use it hard and and didn't have super heavy bales. I am pleased with it though, even though I use the dew eze bale bed unless it is tractor weather.

When I move a bale I always put the three point as low as it will go and as far back as it will go. Then when I unroll I center the spinners. That way the weight is as as far forwatrd as possible.
 
If you're still happy with yours, I might try one out. I'll keep that in mind about keeping the weight toward the front. Thanks.
 
We carry ours the same as Larrry describes. Sometimes pick them up by the end and they hold together better with sisal twine getting rotten.

With that one you are looking at closing to 36 inches I would be real careful how tight you squeeze a bale or there will be shrapnel flying. :wink:
 
I just bought one of these Deweze 3 pt Hydolic unrollers.....and just can not get it to work....it does good till the bale gets small and the prongs hold the bale and the 3 point will not go down enough to pull off the bale thats left.....anybody want to buy one ?
 
What tractor are you using it on? I know my 4010and 4020 will lower the lift arms clear to the dirt but the 4230, 4630 or the 4650s will not go near that far down.

If you get one of the old style "Quick couplers" they were a problem for me as they lowered the bottom pin by about 4" which gave me fits loading wagons as I needed all the lift I could get. The newer ones move the pin back but at the same height.

Post a picture and possibly you might get it sold or get some ideas as to how to make it work for you.
 
the tractor is a John Deere 3040 a german tractor same as a 2755 ..4X4....see how high it is from the ground with the platform the machine sets on and the prongs stop the bale from unwinding at thjat size no were near the ground to pull off remaining bale.....and if you do stop with a large bale to pull it off thats leaves about a 3 ft bale...so whats the good of it this is made by the DEWEZE CO HAS METAL PLATE ON IT


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I have thought of cutting of the bottom ...the black portion and weilding it on top part were the bolts are that hook to the three point...that would lower farther to the ground......but still will leave small bale on stinger.....i lift up and hang bale on feeder to pull it off...I bought it because I thought DEWEZE would have made a good piece of equipment
 
George said:
I wonder if you could build an arm tthat could be deployed to finish the job?
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3 pt looks like it's mosta the way down---yet spear is still about hi enuf to center on 5' bale?

Could you torch off the (about) 4" verticle tubing, flip the horizontal part that goes to 3 pt arms over, and weld 4" onto what is currently the bottem?

Looks like that would let you drop it down a lot farther and should still have plenty of 'up' with 3 pt.
 
littlejoe said:
George said:
I wonder if you could build an arm tthat could be deployed to finish the job?
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3 pt looks like it's mosta the way down---yet spear is still about hi enuf to center on 5' bale?

Could you torch off the (about) 4" verticle tubing, flip the horizontal part that goes to 3 pt arms over, and weld 4" onto what is currently the bottem?

Looks like that would let you drop it down a lot farther and should still have plenty of 'up' with 3 pt.
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Hell---don't mind me, guess I never read the last page before shootin my mouf off....
 
I am also wondering if you have enought hydrolic flow - - - it would seem if you speeded the spinning up as the bale got smaller it should fly apart - - - just an observation as I have never used one.

I put out enough rings so all cattle have ample room, but that is easy with a small herd like mine.
 

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