Accumulator Grabber

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In the past 30 years we have seen a lot of changes in the way hay is handled. Many dairy operations have moved from using small square bales handled by hand, to large round or square bales moved with machinery. While farms have become larger and fewer, the need for small square bales used away from where it was grown has increased dramatically. This is due to the booming horse industry, as well as the rising popularity of other hobby animals. The small square bale hay customer is now a busy professional who needs someone that understands his or her needs. These needs include curing and offsite storage; this increases the labor intensity of the farmer, thereby demanding a better bale handling system. The Kuhns accumulator system is designed to help these farmers minimize the labor involved in producing small square bales. Our accumulator has been developed on our farm in today’s market climate, which we have found the optimum bale size is 40-45 lbs. Our accumulator can easily handle this size, allowing you to increase the marketability of your bales.

 

This machine allows for:

 

• Smaller bales

Sell a manageable size bale -increase your marketability.

 

• Any terrain

This machine does well on both hilly and flat terrain.

 

• Increased productivity

Because of the increased bale-group (15 bales) size you can

 cut pickup time by 50% as compared to 10 bale groups. In fact, we have been able to

load 210 bales on a wagon in less than 8 minutes.

The accumulator is patented