How To Move And Feed Round Bales On The Homestead Without A Tractor As my flerd of dairy sheep and jersey steers was growing i needed to come up with an easier and cheaper way to feed them in the winter. after watching greg j. Setup: wrap a cable around the round bale and connect it to a hand winch. lifting: use the winch to roll the bale onto forks or a platform attached to your vehicle. then, raise the forks off the ground using the winch. movement: with the bale securely lifted, you can now move it to the desired location.
How To Move Round Bales Without A Tractor Best Methods Homestead Sometimes the bale will roll and the chain will fall off. when improvising you'll find a way. if the ground has a little incline you can sometimes even push one a little ways. two people can push a bale fairly easy. i also accidently discovered a better way to feed round bales. i had a bale roll down a large hill and unroll itself. Step 1 – receiving a round bale. we have a small pole barn with an opening large enough for a tractor to back a round bale into (approximately 8’). assuming you also have a dry and accessible area to fit a round bale into, here are some considerations when receiving a delivery: lay pallets down first. The first winter on our farm we (dh and myself) fed two horses with round bales, no heavy equipment and no barn. it wasn’t easy. we would peel layers off the bales, throw in a wheelbarrow and feed loose until the bale was small enough for us to flip over and roll. used 8’ long 2x4s as levers. Round bales without a tractor. jump to latest. 18k views 46 replies 26 participants last post by cat feb 12, 2013. phly discussion starter. 2215 posts · joined 2012. #1 · feb 2, 2013. we feed round bales, but don't have a tractor that can move them. so we buy four at a time and get them as we need. we haul them on the truck, drive them out to.
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