Spudm: Neither the small 800 lbs. skid steer or a 3 or 4 series Compact tractor is the right or safe equipment to handle hay with. At least not the bales we do. 1500-2000 LBS. round bales and 800-1000 lbs. large square bales.
Also a Smaller compact tractor does not have a wide enough wheel tread to really be safe on any type of grade handling a bale on a loader. To even lift a bale with a compact tractor your going to need rear ballast.
Some thing to consider. You can buy utility tractors with the same horse power as a compact. The utility tractor is usually not much difference in price. Example: JD 4520 is rated at 53 HP and the JD 5210 is the same. The JD 5210 is about a 1000 lbs. heavier when comparing shipping weights. Then when you compare loader lift capacities the JD 5210 with a 540 loader has a rated lift capacity that is 1200 lbs. higher than the JD 4520 and loader.
I DO NOT recommend compact tractors for handling round bales of hay. They are not designed for that. They are designed to do the job of larger garden tractors not smaller farm tractors. I only have had a single customer seriously hurt while using equipment I sold to him. This fellow was killed moving dirt on a hill side with a compact tractor and loader. He had his seat belt on and had the roll guard up. He rolled the tractor on the up hill side of a tree that went in front of the roll guard. He was crushed by the tree. IF he had been in a skid steer he would more than likely have not been hurt.
Truthfully compact tractors with loaders scare the heck out of me when you add in the fact most of the operators do not have much experience operating equipment. They buy a house with a big yard or a smaller acreage and then go buy a compact tractor with a loader. It is kind of like handing a kid a loaded gun and telling him to go play with it.
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