Customer Comments

"We previously owned two bale beds built by one of your major competitors and knew there had to be something better. With my other brand beds, I have experienced not being able to unload bales because of a broken wire or remote control failure. That will never be a problem with the Hydra Bed! Another benefit of the manual valve system that I now take for granted is the ability to accurately control the speed of the arms. The Hydra Bed's free-float gives it the ability to unroll bales completely without the need for spinner extensions, making feeding a breeze. I've never written a letter like this before, but I have never been so happy with a piece of equipment I use so much! In case you can't tell, I'm glad we made the change to Hydra Bed!"
	Craig Gebhard, Gebhard Farms, Inc. - Kansas
"We bought our first Hydra Bed in 1992 and now own 3 of them. They all get used pretty hard in our rocky hills. We owned a competitor's flatbed for about 2 months and got rid of it because we didn't like the way it handled bales. Our local Hydra Line dealer has given very good service, but we actually haven't needed hardly any on these Hydra Beds. The Hydra FLKR lets us easily and accurately supplement cows with our high-quality purchased hay. When feeding these big square bales on winter pasture to our 250 cows, there is virtually no waste. The machine (the Hydra FLKR) lets one operator quickly meter out just the amount the cattle need for that day."
	Dale Bowman, Bowman Farms - Missouri
"I absolutely love this bed. Bringing home round bales is a lot more fun when you are sitting in a comfortable cab, have the radio and air conditioner on and a small cooler of soft drinks on the seat beside you. I have used the bed to string out fence wire, string out plastic waterlines, pull fence posts, haul flood debris out of the fields and even towed home a repaired backhoe and tractor. This bed has allowed me to do jobs by myself which would otherwise require the use of a second person. Now, if I could only figure out how to use it to work the cattle through the chutes and head gate."
	Ken Scharabok - Tennessee
"Just a note to let you all know how much we appreciate the Hydra Bed® and Hydra Feeder™ purchased from you. This equipment has changed the whole complexity of our feeding system at Ohio State University. Unrolling big round bales in the pastures allows uniform feeding for the cows. Hay usage is decreased about 15% because of less wastage. We have changed our feeding in the barns to accommodate the use of the Hydra Feeder™. There is less feed wasted and the labor force has been lowered by 1 1/2 units. It is now a pleasure to do the feeding, not a chore."
	Les Middleton, Manager - Ohio State University Beef & Sheep Centers
"We love our Hydra Bed®! It is the best investment we have ever made. We have cattle in a number of pastures as for away as 10 miles from where we live - it makes choring so much easier and faster. We use it also to pick up and move a number of things: gates, feeders or whatever. We have the across-bed toolbox that comes in mighty handy. Keep up the good work. You make a product to be proud of!"
	Buster & Katie Newberry - Missouri
" We bought our Hydra Bed® new in 1991. We've replaced one control cable in 9 years. It is now being installed on its sixth pickup. We average about 60,000 miles a year on our pickups. I figure it has lifted and hauled around 25,000 bales. Anybody with cattle should have a Hydra Bed®. If I had to go back to a bale spear I'd sell a bunch of cattle."
	Scott Gage, Gage Farms - Missouri
"I think it is safe to say the use of the Hydra Beds® has cut our feeding labor time by at least 50%."
	Scott Schaake, Livestock Judging Team Coach - Kansas State University Purebred Beef Cattle Teaching and Research Unit
"Just a note to let you know how well we like our Hydra Bed®. It is a fine piece of machinery. We handled nearly 1,000 bales in the first 6 months and all we had to do was tighten the belts once. Haven't found a bale it won't lift. Thanks for making a quality piece of equipment that will go out and do the job."
	Cliff Randel - Nebraska
"We have tried several different ways of feeding round bales. The Hydra Bed® has by far stood up the best under all conditions for the feeding and care of over 4,000 cows in this mountainous area of Montana. We like the strength and mobility of the Hydra Bed® and less down time as compared to other beds we have had. We also use the Hydra Beds® around the ranch for lifting, transporting, even loading game up for hunters. We have 13 Hydra Beds® and they are the only way to feed hay to our cows."
	R.W. Keefer - Montana
"My Hydra Bed® is my hired hand. We use it here nearly every day for something: from hauling hay to unrolling wire, pulling posts, hauling stock tanks, changing center pivot tires, and loading heavy items."
	Gail L. Haynes - Colorado
"We bought and installed our Hydra Bed® in September 1983, it has worked every day since. The only parts we have had to buy over the past 14 years are one set of pump belts. We have never babied it either. Generally anyone who can drive will get the job of hauling. During the summer it brings most of the 700 bales from the field. They are already heavy and damp as we make 1/4 silage and the rest weigh 2000 lbs. +/-. We also deliver 300 bales to horse customers in the area. The variety of conditions is never perfect, but your machine doesn't mind, dropping them over fences, into feeders, flipping them over the top of the hill. The trucks under the bed have suffered because of age and hard usage. We are on the original frame, 3rd cab, 3rd motor and 2nd transmission. Thank you again for such a tough machine which we keep finding new uses for."
	Alexander M. Fisher, Jr. - Virginia
"I bought my Hydra Bed® from Courtney's Used Trucks. I wanted a used four wheel drive pickup. Then only one that suited me had the Hydra Bed® on it. Well, I didn't want that thing, but he wouldn't take it off. He said to take it home and try it. You guessed it - There is no way you could take it away if I couldn't get another. I use it every day for something. I feed bales, move feed bunks, move my creep feeder, hang gates, and pull posts. Well, you take my Hydra Bed® and I will for darn sure quit farming."
	Eugene F. Kramer - Kansas