Bale Spears

Bale Spears

Hauling round bales by hand is slow, heavy work, but a strong bale spear turns that chore into a quick lift with your tractor or loader. These tools are part of the farm and ranch lineup at Tractor Supply and are useful for single-bale jobs and full-farm operations alike.

Move Bales with Ease

A single round bale can weigh up to 1,000 lbs. – far more than one person should drag across a lot. A spear handles the job by driving through the bale’s center, letting your loader carry the weight while you stay on the tractor. Compared to hay hooks and manual handling, bale spears are faster, safer and far easier on your body over the long haul.

Most spears combine a forged or tapered tine with a robust steel frame, providing reliable strength to withstand repeated loads of dense, wet hay without bending. This durability is crucial because if a spear fails under a heavy bale, it creates both a safety hazard and costly downtime. The steel construction also resists dirt and moisture, making it well-suited For Life Out Here.

Complete Kits and Single Spears

Setting up a spear is easiest with a complete kit, which pairs the tine with the mounting hardware needed to attach it to a bucket or frame. Kits suit anyone building a new loader or adding spear capacity to an existing loader. When a mount is already in place, a standalone spear or replacement tine drops in without the extra parts. They also make swapping a bent or worn tine quick and easy. Opt for a complete kit if you’re starting from scratch, or select a single spear when you just need a replacement tine.

Stabilizer and Secondary Spears

Tall or loosely packed bales can shift on a single tine – especially over rough ground or on a slope. A stabilizer spear adds a shorter secondary point above or beside the main tine, pinning the bale in place during transport. Held at two points, the bale stays put through turns and stops instead of rolling off. Stabilizers work alongside a primary spear rather than replacing it, and they call for a mount with room for both. That second contact point pays off most when you cross uneven fields or stack bales for storage.

Loader-Ready Spear Units

Larger operations often move past single tines toward a complete attachment that arrives ready to mount. These units combine a heavy-duty frame with one or more spears, built for quick-attach or three-point hookups that can be switched out in minutes. The wider frame spreads the load across a broader base, holding big bales firm and easing strain on the loader arms. For high-volume work, the steadier handling and increased capacity of these attachments help maximize productivity while reducing operator fatigue.

Pick Up Bale Spears from Tractor Supply

A spear matched to your loader and bale size keeps fieldwork moving with less manual labor. The right tine length and weight rating make every lift cleaner and ease stress on your equipment. As part of our range of haying and harvesting tools, a reliable bale spear rounds out the gear that keeps an operation running. Explore our bale spears on our website or at your local Tractor Supply store