Best Bale Unroller
We've seen a lot of homemade bale unrollers, but the one built by Walter Zacharias of Mt. Calm, Texas, may be the best. He started with scrap iron and gauge wheels from an old planter. Then he bought some pipe and 1-inch rods, which he used for spikes. The spikes are set on the end of pipe arms that telescope into larger pipes. When the spikes are set, a chain tightened by a load binder holds the arms in place. A simple hitch attaches to a small tractor, which pulls the bale through a pasture, unrolling hay as it goes.

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