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Stay uphill from large hay bales
Freak accident:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin
Yes, I know the link is not exactly a homesteading topic, but when I saw it, it occurred to me how careful you actually need to be when fooling around with those ton sized square bales (or even the round bales). Be careful where/how you place them if you are in hilly country.
I never heard of one rolling down a hill. Has anyone here heard of other strange accidents with large hay bales?
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09/06/10, 09:33 PM
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I was at a barn fire a few years back where they had converted the hay mow for round bales. Had about 300 stacked in it. Two walls gave out at the same time and at least 40 of them rolled out in all directions. Firefighters all got lucky that day.
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09/06/10, 09:36 PM
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We had a guy killed in our area years ago when a round bale came back on him when he was moving it to feed cattle with a front laoder >Thanks Marc
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09/06/10, 10:20 PM
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Yes I have known of the danger. Easly can crush a person. When you bale on a hill dont bale it where it can roll down bale the bale verticialy on the hill.
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09/07/10, 12:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by springvalley
We had a guy killed in our area years ago when a round bale came back on him when he was moving it to feed cattle with a front laoder >Thanks Marc
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Oh yea, you raise the loader real high, the bale can tumble down the arms of the loader and roll over the operator, killing him.
Sounds freakish, but it's pretty easy to have happen if the bale isn't pinned well, no headboard on th eloader, and you don't have a leveling loader.
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09/07/10, 07:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by springvalley
We had a guy killed in our area years ago when a round bale came back on him when he was moving it to feed cattle with a front laoder >Thanks Marc
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Same here. Three people I've known personally have gotten killed in farm/ranch accidents, one getting pinned by a big round bale when he was moving it with a tractor, one killed chasing cattle with a 4-wheeler that flipped over on him on a sidehill, one electrocuted working on a well pump.
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09/07/10, 08:55 AM
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Just a few weeks ago, i got behind a load of hay on a trailer at a red light. I didn't notice when i stopped, but when the light turned and the rig started forward, over the raised crossroad, that those big bales had no visible tie down, about 10 or 12 big bales in double row on that trailer, and I saw NO tie down of any kind. I cut to the left and punched the gas to get around and past that fool, luckily nothing came off, but they did roll back just a bit, enough to scare me.
Ed
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09/07/10, 09:12 AM
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Last winter 2 guys were unloading round bales. The binder snapped open and hit one guy so the other guy ran around to help and both were killed when the bale rolled off the truck onto them.
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gal from here was trying to clean up some hay mess after her horses had eaten the bottom layer of double stacked hay. it was either big rounds or big squares, i never did find out which. but her hub was trying to hold the upper bales back and it didn't work. sad. she was killed instantly.
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09/07/10, 06:23 PM
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They roll down these hills all the time - need to be very careful you're not downhill from them......
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09/07/10, 07:12 PM
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I read a story in the paper of a guy rolled over and killed by his round bale.
On my tractor there is a label specifically telling me not to be stupid and roll the bale over the top of the bucket and into my face. I look at that diagram every time I get in the tractor. Seems to be working.
I designed a way to grab bales using a chain on my tractor that reduces the bale roll risk. I have chain hooks welded on to either side of each of my buckets. One could still be unlucky/stupid but the chain and hooks seems better than picking the bale up the way they say not to do it. I will continue to endeavor to stay alive and look at the label.
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09/07/10, 08:21 PM
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We spent the cash and purchased a bale spike for our front loader. Figured the price was way worth it less chance of needing icu or a casket.
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09/07/10, 09:51 PM
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A few years ago, I drove by one of the open pole barns that are commonly used for hay around here, and the 'small' square bales on one side had tumbled down. There was a pickup sitting nearby (and no house in sight, so the pickup wasn't just parked there) -- I didn't stop, but wondered for hours afterwards if I should have. Never heard anything about anyone getting killed under a pile of hay in that area, though, so I guess there wasn't anyone under it. The guy I get hay from almost had a tall stack of bales fall on top of him one day when I was there getting hay -- 125 lb. bales, but a few dozen of those on top of you would be just as bad as a big round bale.
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