Squeeze-Type Big Bale Grapple
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.)
Cost range: $2,000-$4,000
Limitations Addressed by Product: Lower extremity, Upper extremity, Strength/endurance, Back
Source | Horst Loader Attachments R.R. 3 (5716 Lane 84) Listowel, Ontario N4W 3G8 Canada |
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Website | www.hlaattachments.com/cat.php?cat=Grapples |
sales@horstwelding.com | |
Phone | 866-567-4162 519-291-4162 |
Fax | 519-291-5388 |
Source | MDS Manufacturing Co 1301 S South Dakota Hwy 37 Parkston, SD, 57366 |
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Website | www.mdsmfg.com |
sales@mdsmfg.com | |
Phone | 800-658-4703 605-928-7951 |
Fax | 605-928-7952 |
Source | Spartan Equipment P.O. Box 50 (503 Pulaski Highway) Joppa, MD, 21085 |
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Website | www.spartanequipment.com |
Phone | 888-888-1085 410-538-6000 |
Fax | 410-538-6001 |
Source | Worksaver, Inc P.O. Box 100 9 Worksaver Trail Litchfield, IL, 62056 |
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Website | www.worksaver.com |
Web Form | |
Phone | 217-324-5973 |
Fax | 217-324-3356 |
Last updated: Nov 25, 2024