Rectangular Bale Handling and Transport
Rectangular bales are easier to transport than round bales, since there is little risk of the bale rolling off the back of a flatbed trailer. The rectangular shape also saves space and allows a complete solid slab of hay to be stacked for transport and storage.
They are well-suited for large scale livestock feedlot operations, where many tons of feed are rationed every hour.
Due to the huge rectangular shape, large spear forks, or squeeze grips are mounted to heavy lifting machinery, such as large fork lifts, tractors equipped with front end loaders, telehandlers, hay squeezes or wheel loaders, to lift these bales.
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