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SW Missouri | I agree with you on the wet bottomed bales, but there are a few tricks I have learned when this is a problem. First if you are loading them by yourself and don't have someone to hold the brakes, I like to turn the truck so it is at about a 45 degree angle from the trailer. This helps keep the truck from sliding the rear wheels and is easier on the tranny. Then if the bottoms are really wet I just spin or roll the bale a quarter turn so the wet spots on the side.
I have tried several brands of inline trailers. Owned one and sold it to a nieghbor so I could get the brand I wanted. The one I would recommend is the E-Z Haul Haytrailer. They are made by T&B Welding in Lockwood, MO 417-232-4122. www.haytrailer.com. They have been making them for several years and I think they used to make the Orange Ox/ Red Rhino for GoBob. The main reasons I like it best is the latching system and it dumps better than any I tried. The brand we had you had to dump it down hill or it wouldn't dump. Also the tandem axles are a couple feet farther towards the back of the trailer. On the trailer we had the number 5 bale hit on both tires and you would have to push it off by hand 90% of the time. With the E-Z Haul we never had to push hay off ever.
I agree with you Greasegun on the semi vs. pickup thing. I bought a $6000 truck and a $1500 40' flatbed and haul 20 at a time with ease and airbrakes. | |
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Inline Hay Trailer
