DIY Hay Bale Unroller | Less than $50 And IT WORK'S! 

Hmm, I would have said you were unwinding it in the wrong direction, but it worked out fine. You certainly can't argue with the results. Good for you! Good 'ol American ingenuity!

That’s pretty slick friend!

My kinda guy! Got the full size steel silhouette target. And child seat in the back seat.

New follower here. I agree on the cold weather. I like your unroller. Nice job.

When I worked with horses we contracted a tree service and told them they could come dump their wood chips on the property which they promptly started doing We put a lot of chips around the water trough as well as the bale rings. We switched from bale rings to inverted tractor tires and switched to square or small bales and would dump and cut strings spread the hay into the tires. The tires kept the hay in the tire and also kept the wind from blowing hay all over. We didn’t have a tractor but we micromanaged all over the place. Just google tree services and tell them they can come and dump It also provides traction so your cows don’t slip and fall and get busted up. Tree services have to pay at the landfill to dump. You’d be adding organic matter to your land and saving them money

Very good video, agree with you on hay unrolling hay,

Fair play, this is a great idea. Great to avoid having to buy another implement. I’d only feed about 10 bales outside per year. In Ireland we house cattle from late November as ground becomes too wet.

I’m not sure if you’re used to using square bales but I see you have round bales that are designed to be rolled out, “no hydraulics required” you can stick a junkyard axle rod through the middle and I roll it with some rope it’s that easy. If you have an electric cable winch you can get fancy for next to no money with a junkyard trailer and make yourself a toilet paper roll looking set up on that.

That's great. Might have to give it a try! Thanks!

One reason I don’t like the round bales. Square bales you can get it exactly where you want/need it, and in the quantity you want. But your idea works for you.

Huh that’s pretty handy!! I may do the same thing

Dad built two 2’ rods with a spike on the end to go in the bale and the ends with a metal looped with chains on the end and bolted the pickup truck frame it’s been well for years.

Great idea! If you use the post as a ram by hitting it on the end, you'll find yourself less tired then using it as a hammer. 😉

How about an update video on your Bale Unroller 2.0? Thanks for the video. Considering doing the whole DIY thang!

push it in the hole your spear makes then if needed finish with the flat on the spear frame no need to hammer or anything then a 2 inch nylon tow strap no need for the spreader post keep up the good work

Nice job man. About 15 years ago I come out with an idea like this but it had a tires underneath it and I was going to get it patent but I never did and now another person created his own in patented

Just use the front hay spike and flick the bale. That’s way easier than what you have going on

That is a great DIY hay spreader! Question for you.... what do you think about spreading the hay out even more with a rake after it’s unrolled? Like if you had passed over it with a little Tedder? Wondering your thoughts on that. Great stuff!

Could you try a scaffold pole that fits over the bale handler spike, that way you coud use the tractor to dive the pole through the bale

Looks like it works to me. Cheap way to do it. You can always build on the idea. Do you by chance have a patent on that sledge.

Century makes a bar kit to go on your bale feeder that will cut down on the waste a lot. It will pay for it self pretty fast.

Works great!!! Good job!!! Works just like the ones for $2K. What cross of cattle are those red ones? They look like a good fit for grass fed operation.

This is a great idea. Have you made any modifications your unroller since you first came out with it? Also, when you have to make a turn, do you have any issue? Dave

Genius DIY. Look forward to more videos. What breed of cows?

34 degrees hell that's a heat wave in the winter up here in new york 😂😅

greg judy one now is 3300 seems steep,but this reminded me of Red Green

Been doin the same thin with 2 horses wwith a pole an axle and two wheels

My concern was i didnt have enough cows to eat the whole roll. But you could roll just the amount you wanted and put the remainder in the barn or under a tarp.

if hay stands up when you run your hand against the end of bale that the oppisite way it as baled if you unroll it that way it will come off slower and thinner and youll cover 3 times as much ground and not have to spread hardly anything except for the bottom

Find the end of the net wrap. Then you can see which direction to unroll.

Old wheel axles with the flanges left on would work.

Best $2,000 investment I ever made was buying a ATV bale unroller. Your method worked but the atv unroller you spoke of is a lot more efficient and time saving but keep whopping on that spud bar.

Use the front end loader to push the bar through the hay. Otherwise it works!

Cut bar in half and go in both ends

Seed to help with weeds in that stop

Use cow power and gravity.....one can never waste hay....

How much land do you have

Roughly 12:34 is the click bait.

I am totally going to do this. Like you i would rather buy another cow or 2 instead of a bale unroller, a little bit of work saving a few bucks is my kinda way of doing things.

Roll it down the hill. Freeand less worh

Something is really wrong here !!!!!! Sharp points sticking directly out the back of the tractor........never allow this to happen ! Its deadly !

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