Snowco bale loader

talked to a guy that farmed with allis's back in his day as a kid, mentioned something about a snowco bale loader to pick up the bales from a rotobaler. anyone know what he is talking about.

I would like to see a picture. We have an A-C collector that is collecting all the various after market brands of round bale loaders.

In 1948 one of the bale loaders we used was I believe a snowco bale loader.  It was made for square bales but worked very well with the round bales - perhaps even better.  I have no pictures but let me try to describe it.

In the 1950's in eastern Kansas we used a bale loader as described by Bill Long to load roto bales onto a truck.I don't remember the brand name but Snowco sounds familiar and it was painted red. There were small star wheels on both sides ot the throat that would turn the bale and feed it into the arm end wise to pick it up. The arm was hinged near the top and the bale moved up in an arc and when it reached the top it was released and the arm dropped back down and the bale fell on the truck bed. It worked well but if the bale was super heavy the wheel would slip as Bill said, also you didn't want to be in the path of the bale as it would deck you. There was also a loader used that would pick up both round & square bales that was a ferris wheel type. The wheel was maybe 8 ft. in dia. & had  bars on it that would push the bale up around in a cage and when it got to the top it rode out on a guide plate and dropped on the truck bed. I don't know who made it, it may have been the Snowco. Either loader took the majority of the work out of loading a truck load of bales. JB

Bill, i think your on the same page as him. he said it took so much traction that they had to hang cement blocks on it. but he said it was the handiest thing ever. Really wish i could find one. lets keep our eyes pealed for one, be a neat piece to have, sounds interesting.

Dusty. You are right about the Snowco at Milton GOTO last year. It belongs to

Dave,  That is it.  Looked crazy - worked great. 

I still have the Snowco loader dad bought new,we used it for many years w/a  51 Ford 2 ton  w/stock racks up and a end gate that hingded at the top. Had a kicker on the baler to turn the bales , they weighed about 50 lbs. dad added extra shocks  to keep the arm from slamning down so hard,it worked good w/2 guys. before that we would drag a sled w/2 guys  and one on the tractor

There is a Sno-Co bale loader listed on Craigslist-Maine for $100. It was used with a rotobaler. It was posted May 5 and was still up a few minutes ago. Mike R thinks I need it but I already have enough "things" I can't find time for. Bob@allisdowneast

I found a picture I'll try scanning.

I sent email to the first few guys that asked for a copy, I only had the jpeg of the front cover, but I contacted the owner who listed it on the internet for sale a couple of years ago.  he still had it, and i have it coming in the mail.  Between Bruce and i we should be able to cover everyone.  I'd certainly like to have the one in Maine for $100, think they would deliver?  I have half of an Allis Bale loader.  Need the part that mounts on the tractor.   Drive and brackets.  Folks I got it from junked the WC with the drive and brackets on it.  Recently found the rest when the hay stack got low.  Anyone have one with a damaged elevator, I am interested.

1946WP that's meyer bale loader in your last pic. I have one just like it.
Joe

Dave, I have two AC round bale loaders with the brackets one is for a WD and one is for a WC the loader for the WC  is in need or some repair but the brackets are there. Don

I have  one and work FANTASTIC .I'll put the picture soon or a small video

Good Grief!!  Do you realize how old that post is.