Welcome to Spread-a-Bale
Spread-a-Bale is a simple, reliable and efficient time saving machine suited to all operations, regardless of scale and livestock species
Up to 50% straw saving
Up to 75% labour saving
Spreads all types of round and rectangular bales
Only one tractor or materials handler required to operate
Minimal dust generation; improved health and welfare
Truly self-loading bale processor from the stack
Simple attach and detach in seconds
No electrical connections required
Fast and effortless bale spreading – one bale processed in less than 45 seconds
Very low maintenance and running costs
Bale feeding options available
Continuous pipeline development
Our Spread-a-Bale machines are working on beef, dairy, sheep, equine, pig and poultry units in the UK, Europe, North and South America, Asia and Oceania. The company is also active in the recycling and reprocessing sector.
About Us
Former dairy farmer Michael Hughes invented, developed and patented Spread-a-Bale two decades ago. Today he heads up the British based company which is now synonymous with high quality machines built in its own factory for the agricultural and recycling markets.
Spread-a-Bale machines are built for endurance with demanding applications. Reliability and durability are paramount.
The company has a global network of dealers and distributors trading in 25 countries and within five Continents. New distribution channels and networks are welcome.
Spread-a-Bale’s well trained friendly staff are able to advise all customers of the machine best suited to their operation whilst their local dealer will provide support throughout the machine’s lifetime.
About Spread a Bale
Providing livestock farmers with an easy solution to one of the most laborious tasks – bedding and feeding straw, hay and haylage. Corn and rice stalks and haulm can also be spread.
Spread-a-Bale offers a unique operation that can be customised to suit your building, handler, bale size and density.
Unlike other mechanical blowers and spreaders, Spread-a-Bale’s spreading rotors gently accelerate the product, they tease the bale apart and throw it with minimum dust generation.
The Result
Saves straw: longer straw makes for a longer lasting bed, resulting in:
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Our customers commonly report
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up to 50% straw saving over manual spreading with square bales, up to 25% for round bales
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up to 25% reduced requirement over other mechanical spreading systems
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Saves time and labour: one person can spread one rectangular bale typically in 45 seconds – faster than any other available spreaders, shredders, choppers and bale processors
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Reduces dust and subsequent health risks for both farmers, operators and their livestock: minimal dust reduces the risk of pneumonic conditions and eye infections and in turn reduces antibiotic usage, together with injuries from foreign object missiles
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Improves welfare: the entire system has a much reduced carbon footprint over any other mechanised system
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Improves environment: minimises dust, significantly reduces carbon footprint
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Improves business efficiency: lowers the system’s overall costs and contributes to a competitive advantage
See Our Machines in Action
Four Simple Steps to Using Spread-a-Bale
TESTIMONIALS
What Our Customers Say
Spread-a-Bale is a win win machine that we’re using to spread straw 365, including up to nine bales a day during the winter housing period. In fact, it’s one of the machines we couldn’t do without. Since we swapped from manual spreading to the Midi 2VR, the machine is not only saving us up to 50% straw but it’s made the job 10 time
Spread-a-Bale is the best machine on the farm, there’s no question about it says Perthshire beef producer, Crawford McLaren. “Since swapping manual straw spreading for Spread-a-Bale, we are making 50% straw savings. We used to manually roll out 3,000 round bales a year, nowadays we’re down to 1,500 bales
SPECIES
How We Can Help
Our straw spreading machines can be used in a variety of applications for many livestock species as well as reprocessing.