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Telehandler Bale Fork

Built for the workload. Backing your reputation
Straightforward, high-visibility bale handling that gives you the control to lift, move, stack and feed out with confidence—season after season.
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Telehandler Bale Fork

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Benefits

What Your Operation Gets Back

Built for Every Day

Conus 2 bushes with German forged spring-steel tines handle bales day after day - the way most telehandler work demands.

Right Tine for the Job

Four tine lengths with a short centre safety tine mean the forks matches the bale, not the other way round.

A Lifetime Partner for Your Telehandler

Simple, strong construction is built to keep working long into the the life of the Telehandler it was built to go on.

The details

What makes it work

  • 01

    Excellent Tine Vision

    An open, practical frame gives a clear view of the tines and bale from the telehandler cab, making positioning easier and protecting the wrap.
  • 02

    Robust Construction

    Engineered for frame rigidity and long-term durability in NZ and Australian conditions, so the fork stays straight and true through season after season of feed-out and harvest.
  • 03

    Forged Spring Steel Tines

    Tines are forged from spring steel and held in a welded Conus 2 taper bush, so they resist bending and stay tight in the frame under heavy round bales.

Specifications

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Model BFT800 BFT980 BFT110 BFT120
Description Telehandler Bale Fork with 0.8m tinesTelehandler Bale Fork with 0.98m tinesTelehandler Bale Fork with 1.1m tinesTelehandler Bale Fork with 1.2m tines

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  • More than just lift capacity
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Customer story

Proven in the paddock

Hear from the cropping farmers who put Rata equipment to work every day.

“We do about 4,000 individual wrapped bales per year, so its important to us to have Rata softhands to handle them, as they are really reliable, they don't break & are definitely the best brand we've ever used!

Because we've found Rata gear to be so reliable we also have multiple sets of their Bale Forks & Versatile Grapples as well!”

Gareth, Stratford Farms

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