DIY forecart and neckyoke

[Donn Hewes]

Here are a few pictures of a home made fore cart as I move the tongue from three horse to two horse. I like to have a three horse cart all winter for snow plowing and other things, but in the summer I need ever two horse forecart I can get. This will probably stay hooked to a rake or tedder. Three pieces of 4″ channel as part of the frame make moving the tongue easy.

I really like this neck yoke set up. It has all the advantages of a bolt on, but can be used on any piece of equipment. My hay wagons have sliding tongues and a welded loop at the end. With this neck yoke and an evener I can unhook the wagon from the baler and bring the wagon back to the barn with a team. Donn

[J-L]

Very slick idea Donn. I like the way you can set it up from 2 head to 3. There have been many times when I wanted to put 3 on, haying being one of them. This summer we’re going to have to hand stack most of my hay. My bale wagon is broke down (hyd pump and many other problems) and after last years overhead expenses it looks like it’ll have to stay that way.
Would it be possible for you to post some pics of your trailer hitch on your baler? What I’m wanting to see is where you came from with the hitch point, etc.
I’d like to buck the bales right out of the bale chute then shuttle hay wagons to the stackyard. We did this when I was younger, but can’t remember how we had it set up.
We are going to have to get more than 500 bales a day in to make this work, picking them off the ground is too much work when you may have 10-12,000 bales (possibly more).

[Donn Hewes]

Hi JL, I will get the baler in the shop today to try and fix the chute that got damaged last day of last year’s hay making. I will take a couple photos. My wife loves to walk on the wagon and stack bales as they come off the baler. Baling and pulling a wagon would be tough work for three. I use four. Even so on a couple spots on the farm that have a little hill it can be tough to get the wagon full. I am getting some of Jason’s rain now; I think the next good weather forecast I might start to mow. There are a lot of pictures of us baling to a wagon on my web album. You can also see the same neck yokes used on a fore abreast. Donn

[J-L]

I see the neckyoke set up. Another good idea. I will probably bale with a tractor again this year, but with my newfound ability with 4 head I am thinking ahead to bigger things with them.
We just barely quit feeding cows about 10 days ago. I won’t fire up with haying until mid July (1st cut of alfalfa usually 4-10 July) or 1st of August. So I have time to rig something up. I’ve got to get my other haywagon fixed also. I’ll have two wagons that way and can shuttle to the stack with a team.
I’d appreciate the pictures of the baler. Thanks.

[Donn Hewes]

JL, Here are a couple pics of the baler wagon hitch. This is a New Holland 68 model and the hitch is a normal part of the baler. Donn

[J-L]

Got it. Thanks Donn. I think I can fab up something similar on my JD 346.

I was thinking about your loaded wagon, plus baler and motor. That is a pretty good load. 4 head would be necessary on it I’m sure.

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