For decades I have trucked small bales down from WY, unloading and re-stacking in the barn by hand or more recently with a grapple. Hay is harder to come by this year due to drought and we are buying 21 packs of small bales. My land Pride BS30 has 39 inch spears (functionally 33 inches) and these won't catch all the bales as the 21 packs are 49 inches thick. We will be putting up 700 to 900 bales for the year, breaking the 21 packs up to use the grapple is the court of last resort. Land Pride supposedly makes a CONUS 2 49 inch spear but they are ridiculously expensive and dealer can't get a set for months.
In other's experience what is the minimum spear length that will work?
In other's experience what is the minimum spear length that will work?