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Bale Splitter

  • 29-06-2011 10:16pm
    #1
    polod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 367 ✭✭


    hi........im thinking of getting a secondhand bale splitter for the winter.......are they any good or are they just a flashy bit of machinery to have on the back tractor ? :D...what are your views on them ? and how do you work them regarding removing plastic and net and splitting the bale ? i think mchale one is pretty expensive .....any views appriciated :D


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  • #2
    polod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 367 ✭✭polod


    surly someone must have one :D:D:D


  • #3
    Atilathehun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 521 ✭✭✭Atilathehun


    polod wrote: »
    surly someone must have one :D:D:D

    This works like a dream. [Embedded Image Removed]


  • #4
    Avns1s
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,422 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    Atilathehun wrote: »
    This works like a dream.

    :D That's the same model we use!!

    How do you attach it to the tractor??? ;):):):)


  • #5
    DeMaximus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭DeMaximus


    I bought a new McHales Bale Splitter two years ago. It was on a MF 399. I found that with the 6 cylinder tractor it was too long and awkward to use in the shed and if you have chopped bales it's not really needed. It's a nice to have rather than a necessity.


  • #6
    jeff greene
    Closed Accounts Posts: 733 ✭✭✭jeff greene


    Whats the point of them? Get your bales chopped in the field and be done with it, dangerous looking things too.


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  • #7
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    jeff greene wrote: »
    Whats the point of them? .

    They split the bale into 2 or 4 pieces. This is supposed to save you from having to fork silage. They work quite well in sheds with a central passage as the silage will fall both sides when the bale is split in the middle. They also work quite well on a front loader if you wanted to split a bale into your diet feeder. Even if your bale is chopped in the field, most contractors are making tight enough bales so that the bale does not fall apart - even when the net and wrap is removed.
    dangerous looking things too

    The McHale ones come with a safety guard to protect you from accidently walking into the blade.

    OP there are several local manufacturers manufacturing bale splitters similar in design to McHale - also with significant price reductions.
    Unfortunately I still use the same model as Atilathehun - except mine has a foot attachment which makes it easier and faster to use.


  • #8
    polod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 367 ✭✭polod


    thanks for the info lads .......flip'n computer aint working the best that picture wount come up :D.....what kind of money would ya get cheaper make for ? what engineering company makes them ?


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