Small Square Bale Handling

Small Square Bale Handling
Introduction
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Why Small Squares?
In the past 35 years
we have seen a lot of
changes in the way hay
is handled. Much hay
production has 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 number of
small square bales fed
to hobby animals has
increased dramatically.
The small square
bale hay customer is
now a busy professional
who needs someone
who understands his or
her needs. These needs often include curing
and off-site storage; this increases the
labor intensity of the hay producer, 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 demands a bale
size that varies greatly from
producer to producer.
Our
accumulators
can easily handle
from 35 to 80 lb.
bales, allowing you
to
increase
the
marketability of your
bales.
Satisfied
customers of the
Kuhns
system
have operations
ranging
from
1000 to 130,000
bales per year.
Whether you are producing hay for
your large dairy operation, or simply for
resale, there is now an economical solution
to minimize the labor in small square bale
handling.
We provide economical and versatile
handling of small square
bales. The Kuhns hay
accumulator
system
allows you to arrange
nearly any length or
weight of small square
bales
into
group
configurations that fit
your operation; and with
eight models available,
the choice is yours.
The general concept of
the accumulator system
is to collect the bales
as they exit the baler
and arrange them into
groups to facilitate their
retrieval, which is done
with a grabber mounted
on a loader. The grabber
enables the farmer to stack the bales on
a wagon, move the bales from the wagon
into storage, and finally from storage to a
delivery vehicle.
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Accumulators
The Kuhns Hay Accumulator:
can handle 14" x 18" bales from 32” to 48” long and whatever density is needed with no adjustments
to the accumulator itself. You can make your bales the way you want them and Kuhns Mfg can help
you handle them. This hay accumulator differs from many others in that all you need to hook up is
a hitch pin. It is simple, no wires, cables, or hydraulics to hook up. With many sizes and options,
we can meet your specific needs. Baling hay in small squares has many advantages in storage,
curing, quality, marketability, control in feeding the animals to mention a few.
Model 834F
Bale Arrangement: 'MBUt-POH
CBMFTCBMFT-YCBMFT8
Compatible Grabber: ' (SBCCFS -PBEFS XJUI
1400lb plus, lift capacity.*
Best Use: Smaller farms, very low loader requirment.
Dimensions: h-Yh8Yh)
Model 1036F
Bale Arrangement: 'MBUt-POH
CBMFTSPXTPGCBMFTBOESPXPGCBMFT
Compatible Grabber: ' (SBCCFS -PBEFS XJUI
MCQMVTMJGUDBQBDJUZ
Best Use: Fill 8' wide wagons and trucks. Plus the tierow helps stabilize load.
Dimensions: h-Yh8Yh)
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Bale Arrangement: 'MBUt-POH
CBMFTCBMFT-YCBMFT8
Compatible Grabber: ' (SBCCFS -PBEFS XJUI
MCQMVTMJGUDBQBDJUZ
Best Use: Same group dimensions as the 1534, only
bales are left flat.
Dimensions: h-Yh8Yh)
Bales Flat
Model 1234F
Model 1534F
Bale Arrangement: 'MBUt-POH
CBMFTCBMFT-YCBMFT8
Compatible Grabber: '(SBCCFS-PBEFSXJUI
MCQMVTMJGUDBQBDJUZ
Best Use: Ability to load vans from rear.
Dimensions: h-Yh8Yh)
*Recommended lift capacity. Requirements may vary according to usage.
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Bales on Edge
Model 1034
Bale Arrangement: 0O&EHFt-POH
CBMFTCBMFT-YCBMFT8
Compatible Grabber: (SBCCFS -PBEFS XJUI
1500lb plus, lift capacity.*
Best Use: Smaller farms. Very low loader requirements.
Dimensions: h-Yh8Yh)
Model 1534
Bale Arrangement: 0O&EHFt-POH
CBMFTCBMFT-YCBMFT8
Compatible Grabber: (SBCCFS -PBEFS XJUI
MCQMVTMJGUDBQBDJUZ
Best Use: High gathering efficiency, our most popular
model.
Dimensions: h-Yh8Yh)
Model 1834
Bale Arrangement: 0O&EHFt-POH
CBMFTCBMFT-YCBMFT8
Compatible Grabber: (SBCCFS -PBEFS XJUI
2200lb plus, lift capacity.*
Best Use: Highest gathering efficiency, Excellent for filling van trailers from rear.
Dimensions: h-Yh8Yh)
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*Recommended lift capacity. Requirements may vary according to usage.
Quality Features
The Design:
The innovative design of the accumulator allows it to be
fully automatic without the use of hydraulics or electronics.
It works using otherwise wasted pressure from the baler
plunger to push the bales to the top of the front chute.
Then as gravity moves the bales downward, the last bale
in each row swings a gate to open the next row. The last
bale in the grab opens the back gate. As the accumulator
unloads itself, springs and counter weights return all of the
gates back to their starting position, ready for another
grab in good time before the next bale comes. Zero user
intervention required. You can do it all from your tractor seat.
All you need to setup the baler is to bolt on the included
chamber extension, ensure correct hitch-pin position and
loosen the pressure in the bale chamber to compensate
for the back pressure caused by pushing the bales up the
chute. No extra pressure is applied to the plunger and the
twisting action of the chute does not deform the bales.
The Quality:
The accumulator is built from the ground up as a durable
machine. As farmers, we understand that machines need
to be dependable, day after day. One of the ways we
did this is to make the machine as simple as possible. We
engineer our machines to handle the heaviest use. Using
heavy gauge steel, stainless steel springs, and powder
coating, they are designed to work well and even look good
for many years. Our machines have logged thousands of
hours in many different areas, terrains, and types of hay.
As a company, we stand behind our products, ensuring that
you as a customer have a happy, productive experience.
A heavy duty dolly wheel
allows the Accumulator to
nicely follow along.
The belted base chute
adapts your baler to feed
the bales directly up the
chute.
The automatic tail gate opens and
latches automatically without the use
of hydraulics.
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