round bale and tractor lift problems

If you continue to use round bales, a rear 3pt carrier is _the_ way to go. Saves a lot of waer & tear on the machine. The rear end is always a lot tougher, and in winter if you have snow & ice like I do the weight is where you need it for traction. A good new one is under $300, farm sales you can find for under $100. I like the fork-lift style for my use.

I baled some ditch hay for someone last year, he came with a bobcat, guess he wasn't used to my big 5x6 bales, couldn't lift them. So he got another bobcat, same model but it has more lift, that one made it. I said I could make smaller bales, he said no way, keep doing what I'm doing, less transport, less twine, less fuss.

I don't wanna be a nay-sayer, but I think you are trying to roast a 3lb chicken in a 1 lb pot.

Moving those bales is more dangerous than you would suspect; every year, someone either gets hurt or killed by doing it improperly or using the wrong equipment.

Just trying to help,

Allan

I'd put the spear on the rear end, on the 3pt.

--->Paul

What I meant was, maybe you should be using the rear end with a 3pt bale carrier. The front end of an 800 isn't all that strong, and you are really dangerously close to tipping over, & I know 800's didn't come with a ROPS. Be a whole lot easier on you & the tractor if you moved your bales with the 3pt lift rather than forcing so much weight on the front end of the machine.

--->Paul