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Squeeze-Type Big Bale Grapple
Left pic yellow & black skid steer with large round bale held in squeeze-type grapple against blue sky. Lft pic of white skid steer with black squeeze-type big bale grapple on front

Feeding big bales allows workers with arm, leg, and back impairments to do chores without manually lifting and carrying small square bales of hay. Mounted to a skid steer or tractor loader arms, a hydraulically-operated Squeeze-Type Big Bale Grapple can reportedly handle (i.e., lift, rotate, transport, stack) bales of hay, straw, or silage weighing a ton or more. The round-bale grapple has curved tubular arms that open wider than the bale's circumference then are drawn toward each other to tightly squeeze the bale. The square-bale grapple has straight tubular arms (about 4 feet long and 11/2 feet high); once the bale is positioned between them, the arms are retracted to tightly squeeze the bale. The sources listed below make models for big round bales and for big square bales. Horst and Spartan have models that can accommodate both types. (All come with hydraulic cylinders, hoses, and couplers.)

Estimated Cost Cost range: $2,000-$4,000

Limitations Limitations Addressed by Product: Lower extremity, Upper extremity, Strength/endurance, Back


SourceHorst Loader Attachments
R.R. 3 (5716 Lane 84)
Listowel, Ontario N4W 3G8
Canada
Websitewww.hlaattachments.com/cat.php?cat=Grapples
Emailsales@horstwelding.com
Phone866-567-4162
519-291-4162
Fax519-291-5388

SourceMDS Manufacturing Co
1301 S South Dakota Hwy 37
Parkston, SD, 57366
Websitewww.mdsmfg.com
Emailsales@mdsmfg.com
Phone800-658-4703
605-928-7951
Fax605-928-7952

SourceSpartan Equipment
P.O. Box 50 (503 Pulaski Highway)
Joppa, MD, 21085
Websitewww.spartanequipment.com
Phone888-888-1085
410-538-6000
Fax410-538-6001

SourceWorksaver, Inc
P.O. Box 100
9 Worksaver Trail
Litchfield, IL, 62056
Websitewww.worksaver.com
EmailWeb Form
Phone217-324-5973
Fax217-324-3356
Last updated: Nov 25, 2024


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