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Rich Iowa 08-18-2012 15:28:46 173.30.131.95 Report to Moderator	Went to the Iowa State Fair the other day and I always check out the 4H and FFA projects. Looked through a binder for a hayrack that was built HEAVY. The running gear was from a forage box with tandem rear axles, and they used 6) 20 foot 6x6 for the runners with 2x boards for the platform. They mentioned it can hold 180 square bales and also pulls double duty in the spring with a 1,000 gallon nitrogen tank. I have never seen a hayrack built that heavy. [Reply]   [No Email]
Farmallb 08-20-2012 18:38:38 67.142.178.22 Report to Moderator	Re: heavy built hayrack in reply to Rich Iowa, 08-18-2012 15:28:46   I built mine using a threshing set of running gears. Ive got 3 2 X 6 X 20s on each side, and a floor made out of oak 2 X 3s It shouldnt rot as I keep it covered. The decks 10 X 20 [Reply]  [No Email]
Loosehandle 08-20-2012 08:39:37 174.231.150.244 Report to Moderator	Re: heavy built hayrack in reply to Rich Iowa, 08-18-2012 15:28:46   Around here that would waste a lot of fuel and hp lugging it up hills, this year I gotta drive the baler a long ways to get a load...... [Reply]  [No Email]
mosinee dave 08-19-2012 19:37:49 96.60.41.20 Report to Moderator	Re: heavy built hayrack in reply to Rich Iowa, 08-18-2012 15:28:46   I built mine out of old semi frames 24 ft long can haul 16 4x 5 round bales [Reply]  [No Email]
Ken Macfarlane 08-19-2012 02:27:59 184.151.114.43 Report to Moderator	Re: heavy built hayrack in reply to Rich Iowa, 08-18-2012 15:28:46   I know they build racks a bit different down there, but thats a lot of wood to hold 180 bales. We only have a couple of 4x8" main beams and 2x6 deck for the same thing. [Reply]  [No Email]
Rich Iowa 08-19-2012 05:44:18 173.30.131.95 Report to Moderator	Re: heavy built hayrack in reply to Ken Macfarlane, 08-19-2012 02:27:59   Most racks I've seen around here use six 2x8s, three on each side fastened together to make one beam. I would say that more than 90% of those are just 16 foot in length. [Reply]  [No Email]
RodInNS 08-18-2012 17:44:05 216.118.158.123 Report to Moderator	Re: heavy built hayrack in reply to Rich Iowa, 08-18-2012 15:28:46   I've never understood the desire to use 2 ton of wood that will rot in 10 years vs 1/2 ton of steel that will last a lifetime... Rod [Reply]  [No Email]
WGWKy2 08-18-2012 16:13:20 98.23.19.167 Report to Moderator	Re: heavy built hayrack in reply to Rich Iowa, 08-18-2012 15:28:46   That will hold it, but the wagon will be heaver than the load. We have some wagons made from old truck frames, 20 & 24 feet long, 200+ bales or 1500 gal tank they are heavy. [Reply]  [No Email]