Handle Round Bales Safely

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To help prevent personal injury, do not handle round bales without approved John Deere Round Bale Handling attachments.

Improper use of loaders to handle round bales can result in serious injury or death to the tractor/loader operator. This could be caused by the bale rolling back down the loader into the operator's station.

To attain optimum stability and visibility:

• Do not handle bales that exceed the bale weight limitations of the loader.
• Carry the bale slowly and as low as possible to the ground.
• Operate the loader controls smoothly, avoiding jerky operation.
• When handling round bales on a slope, always approach the bale with the tractor facing uphill.
• Never use the tractor/loader to stop a rolling bale.