UP TO 50% STRAW SAVING

UP TO 75% LABOUR SAVING

SPREADS ALL TYPES OF ROUND & RECTANGULAR BALES

ONLY ONE TRACTOR OR HANDLER NEEDED TO OPERATE

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

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    Up to 50% straw saving

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    Up to 75% labour saving


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    Spreads all types of round and rectangular bales


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    Only one tractor or materials handler required to operate

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    Minimal dust generation; improved health and welfare

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    Truly self-loading bale processor from the stack

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    Simple attach and detach in seconds

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    No electrical connections required

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    Fast and effortless bale spreading – one bale processed in less than 45 seconds

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    Very low maintenance and running costs


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    Bale feeding options available

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    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:

    • Our customers commonly report

    • up to 50% straw saving over manual spreading with square bales, up to 25% for round bales

    • up to 25% reduced requirement over other mechanical spreading systems

     

    • 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  

    • 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

    • Improves welfare: the entire system has a much reduced carbon footprint over any other mechanised system

    • Improves environment: minimises dust, significantly reduces carbon footprint

    • 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

    How to Attach

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    How to Load

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    How to Detwine

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    How to Spread

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    TESTIMONIALS

    What Our Customers Say

    We are making 75% time and 25% straw savings every day, 365 since investing in a Midi Spread-a-Bale.

    We’re using the Midi to bed up the loose housing for dry and freshly calved cows each day, all year round.

    Will Holdcroft farming with father, Rob, uncle, Dave and brother, Matt 500 commercial cow unit, Sandbach, Cheshire

    Introducing a Midi Spread-a-Bale has halved the labour required to bed up daily, says Nick Hodgson who together with his father, John annually finishes 600 strong stores in a Roundhouse, based near Darlington, Co Durham.

    Nick Hodgson, Darlington, Co Durham

    Our Midi machine has reduced time spreading one bale in the sheep shed from one hour with a pitchfork to just five minutes, every other day. While the job is so much easier, there’s minimal dust, the pens are cleaner, and it leaves a nice bed for the sheep

    Richard Ridley farming a 1,500-ewe flock and 100 cow suckler herd with parents, William and Pamela: Wigton, Cumbria

    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.

    MESSAGE US

    Please get in touch using the contact form

    Office +44 (0)1244 394258

    David +44 (0)7904 899289

    Didier (France) +33 607 38 97 69

    Dietmar (Germany) +49 175 68 55 060