Planning for a Farm Storage Building

Author: Susan Wood Gay, Assistant Professor and Extension Engineer, Biological Systems Engineering Department; and Robert "Bobby" Grisso, Professor and Extension Engineer, Biological Systems Engineering Department; Virginia Tech.

Publication Number 442-760, May 2002

Table 8. Typical floor area requirements of various items of farm equipment.^a

Equipment Item and Size Length (ft.) Width (ft.) Area (sq. ft.) Height (ft.)

TRACTORS

2-wheel-drive 2 - 3 plow 11.5 8 92

2-wheel-drive 4 - 5 plow 14 9.5^b 133 9.5

2-wheel drive 6 - 8 plow 15.5 10.5^b 163 9.5

4-wheel drive <300 HP 20 12^b 240 11.5

4-wheel drive >300 HP 22.5 12^b 270 12.5

TILLAGE MACHINERY
Subsoiler (V-frame)

3 - 13 shank (rear mtd.) 4.5 - 10.5 8.5 - 20.5 38 - 215

7 - 13 shank (drawn) 14.5 - 18.5 13 - 20.5 188 - 379

5 - 13 shank (drawn, wings) 15.5 15 233 9.5

Moldboard Plow^c

3-bottom 9 5 45

4-bottom 12 6.5 78

5-bottom 15 8 120

6-bottom 22 9.5 209

7-bottom 28 12.5 350

8-bottom 31 14 434

Chisel Plow (drawn)

7 - 10 ft. (rigid frame) 13.5 10 135

11 - 20 ft. (rigid frame) 16.5 11 - 20 180 - 330

17 - 27 ft. (hinged frame) 16.5 13.5 223 9

21 - 31 ft. (dual fold wings) 19.5 16 312 9

23 - 35 ft. (dual fold wings) 20 20.5 410 14.5

35 - 41 ft. (dual fold wings) 22.5 21 473 17.5

37 - 59 ft. (dual fold wings) 25 14 - 20.5 350 - 513 15.5 - 19.5

Offset Disk Harrow (drawn)

11 - 20 ft. 15.5-19.5 11-20 170-390

Tandem Disk Harrow (drawn)

6.5 - 15.5 ft. (rigid frame) 10 - 14 6.5 - 15.5 65 - 220

16 - 24 ft. (single fold wing) 18.5 12.5 231 10.5

13.5 - 18 ft. (dual fold wings) 16 12 192 9

18 - 27 ft. (dual fold wings) 19.5 13.5 263 10.5

27 - 33 ft. (dual fold wings) 24 16 384 12

32 - 38 ft. (dual fold wings) 25 19 475 13.5

27.5 - 40 ft. (section swing around) 55 - 54 15 - 20 825 - 1300

Field Cultivator

7.5 - 20.5 ft. (rear mtd., rigid) 8 7.5 - 20.5 60 - 164

10 - 20.5 ft. (drawn, rigid) 15.5 10 - 20.5 155 - 318

15.5 - 24.5 ft. (rear mtd., wings) 8 13.5 108 9

20.5 - 26.5 ft. (drawn wings) 15.5 13.5 210 15.5

27.5 - 42.5 ft. (drawn, rearfold) 21.5 19 408 8 - 19.5

42.5 - 50 ft. (drawn, rearfold) 21.5 19 408 20

48.5 - 60.5 ft. (drawn, rearfold) 25 20 500 16.5

Spring-Tooth Harrow

15 - 27 ft. (drawn, folding) 15 13 195 8^d

30 - 39 ft. (drawn, folding) 28 12 336 8^d

48 - 60 ft. (drawn, folding) 40 15 600 8^d

Roller Harrow (drawn)

7.5 - 15.5 ft. (rigid frame) 15 8 - 16 120 - 240

21 - 25 ft. (wings) 19.5 14 273 10

32 ft. (wings) 19.5 17.5 341 11

Rotary Hoe (rear mounted)

12 - 15 ft. (rigid frame) 4 12 - 15 48 - 60

21 - 34 ft. (rigid, end transport) 23 - 36 5 115 - 180

21 - 34 ft. (wings) 5 11 - 17.5 55 - 88 8

Row-Crop Cultivator

4 - 40/6 - 30 in. (front/rear mtd.) 8 16 128

6 - 40/12 - 30 in. (front mtd.) 13 - 20 23 260 - 640

6 - 40/12 - 30 in. (rear mtd., end transport) 23 - 32.5 8 184 - 260

6 - 40/8 - 30 in. (rear mtd., folding) 8 11.5 92 10

6 - 40/12 - 30 in. (rear mtd., folding) 8 16 128 10

16 or 18 - 30 in. (rear mtd., folding) 8 21 168 17.5

FIELD APPLICATION EQUIPMENT

Field Sprayer (rear mtd.) 21 - 42 ft. (fold-up boom) 6 - 8 8 - 9 48 - 72

Field Sprayer (drawn) 21 - 42 ft. (front-fold boom) 11 - 15 8 88 - 120 8 - 13

42 - 47 ft. (fold-up boom) 15 - 22 10 - 13 150 - 286

30 - 40 ft. (rear-fold boom) 25 - 30 9.5 238 - 285

60 - 80 ft. (rear-fold boom) 48 - 58 8 - 9 384 - 522

Knife-Down Applicator

13 ft. (rear mtd., rigid) 6 13.5 81

15 ft. (rear mtd., rigid) 6 15.5 93

20 ft. (rear mtd., folding) 7 11 77

24 ft. (rear mtd., folding) 8 11 88 10

27 - 30 ft. (rear mtd., folding) 8 11 88 12

Fertilizer Spreader

1 - 2 ton (spinner-type) 8 5.5 44

4 ton (spinner-type) 10 6 60

5 ton (spinner-type) 15 7 105

6 - 8 ton (spinner-type) 18 8 144

Manure Spreader

125 bu. (rear discharge) 15.5 6.5 101

200 - 300 bu. (rear discharge) 17 - 23 8 136 - 184

350 - 500 bu. (rear discharge) 21 - 24 8.5 179 - 204

700 bu. (rear discharge) 30 8.5 255 8

200 bu. (side discharge) 20 7.5 150

300 - 400 bu. (side discharge) 20 8.5 170 8

1500 gal. (liquid) 15 8 120

2500 gal. (liquid) 17 8 136

3000 gal. (liquid) 20 8.5 170 8

5000 gal. (liquid) 24 11.5 276 9.5

PLANTING AND SEEDING MACHINERY
Grain drill

7 - 9 ft. (rear mtd.) 6 7 - 9 42 - 54 10 - 12^e

11 - 20 ft. (rear mtd.) 8 11 - 20 88 - 160 10 - 12^e

7 - 9 ft. (drawn) 9 8.5 - 10.5 77 - 95 10 - 12^e

11 - 14 ft. (drawn) 10.5 12 - 15 126 - 158 10 - 12^e

20 ft. (drawn) 13.5 21 284 10 - 12^e

20 - 24 ft. (drawn, sectional) 21 13.5 - 17.5 284 - 368 10 - 12^e

26 - 32 ft. (drawn, sectional) 25 13.5 - 17.5 338 - 438 10 - 12^e

40 ft. (drawn, sectional) 29.5 17.5 516 10 - 12^e

54 ft. (drawn, sectional) 36 17.5 630 10 - 12^e

Row Crop Planter (corn, bean)

4 - 40/6-30 in. (drawn) 14.5 13 - 15.5 189 - 225 9

6 - 40/8-30 in. (drawn, end trans.) 23.5 9 212 10

8 - 40 in. (drawn, end trans.) 29 12 348 11

12 - 30 in. (drawn, end trans.) 33 13 429 12

4 - 40/6 - 30 in. (rear mtd., toolbar) 8 13 - 15.5 104 - 124 9

6 - 40/8 - 30 in. (rear mtd., toolbar) 8 19.5 156 11

8 - 40/12 - 30 in. (rear mtd., folding) 8 18.5 148 12.5

8 - 40/12 - 30 in. (drawn, folding) 23 - 28 13.5 - 15 311 - 420 11 - 12

12 - 40/16 - 30 in. (drawn, folding) 25 - 33.5 13.5 - 15 338 - 503 11 - 12

18 - 30 in. (drawn, folding) 36.5 15 548 12

24 - 30 in. (drawn, folding) 36 13.5 486 13

GRAIN HARVEST MACHINERY
Combine (self-propelled, without header)

4-row 20 10 200 11.5^f

4-row/6-row 23 12 276 12.5^f

6-row/8-row 26 13 338 12.5^f

8-row/12-row 26 14.5 377 13^f

Direct-Cut Header for Combine (platform header)

10, 13, 15, 16, and 18 ft. 8 11 - 19 88 - 152

20, 22, 24, and 30 ft. 9 21 - 31.5 189 - 284

Row Crop Header for Combine (corn, bean, grain, sorghum)

2 - 40/3 - 30 in. 9 8 72

3 - 40/4 - 30 in. 10 9.5 - 10 95 - 100

4 - 40/6 - 30 in. 10 13 - 14.5 130 - 145

5 - 40 in. 10 16 160

6 - 40/8 - 30 in. 10 19.5 - 20.5 195 - 226

8 - 40 in. 11 26 286

12 - 30 in. 12 30.5 366

Pick-Up Header

10 and 13 ft. 15 10 - 13 150 - 195

Combine (pull-type with header)

13 ft. Direct-cut or pick-up 33 14 462 10^f

4 - 40 in. Row-crop or 11 ft. pick-up 43 14.3 615 12.1^f

HAY-FORAGE HARVEST MACHINERY
Mowers (rear mounted)

6 ft. (cutterbar) 7.5 6.5 49

7 ft. (cutterbar) 7.5 7.5 56

9 ft. (cutterbar) 7.5 8.5 64 9.5

Mower-Conditioner (drawn)

7 ft. (cutterbar) 13 9.5 124

9 ft. (cutterbar) 15.5 11.5 178

12 ft. (cutterbar) 21.5 13 280

14 ft. (cutterbar) 21.5 15 323

Windrower (self-propelled without header)

70 HP 13.3 10.6 141 10 w/cab

75 HP 13.7 12.3 169 10 w/cab

94 HP 14.8 12.9 191 10 w/cab

Auger Header

10, 12, 14, and 16 ft. 8 11 - 17 88 - 136

Draper Header

12, 15, 18, 21, and 25 ft. 9 14 - 26 126 - 234

Rake, Side Delivery

7.5 ft. (rear mounted) 7.5 4 30

9 ft. (rear mounted) 7.5 10 75

8.5 - 10 ft. (semi-mounted) 10.5 10 - 11 105 - 116

7.5 ft. (drawn) 16.5 7 116

9 ft. (drawn) 17.5 7 123

11 ft. (drawn) 20 7 140

18 ft. (drawn, sectional) 10 12 120

21 ft. (drawn, sectional) 10 16 160

Pick-Up Baler (conventional) 18.5 13.5 250

Round Baler

650-lb. bales 10 6.5 65

800-lb. bales 11.5 6.5 75

850/900-lb. bales 12.5 - 14 7 - 8 88 - 112

1500/1800-lb. bales 13.5 - 15.5 8 108 - 124 8 - 9

Stack Wagon

1.5 ton 18.5 10.5 194 13

3 ton 23 12 276 15

Forage Harvesters (self-propelled without header)^g

175 - 200 HP 14 8 112 10.5

250+ HP 15.5 8.5 132 10.5

250+ HP (with hopper) 18 9 162 14

Forage Harvester (drawn) 16 9.5 152 10

Forage Harvester (mounted) 12 8.5 102 10

Forage Chopper/Blower 10 - 13 6 - 7.5 60 - 98

HAULING EQUIPMENT
Multi-Bale Mover (round)

3, 1500-lb. bales 25.2 6.5 166

6, 1500-lb. bales 26 8 208

8, 850-lb. bales 30.5 8 244

Stack Mower

1.5 ton 18.5 10.5 194 13

3 ton 23 12 276 15

Forage Wagon

14 ft. box 17 8 136 11.5

16 ft. box 19.5 8 156 11.5

High Dump Wagon

300 bu. 13 8.5 111 13

360 bu. 15 10 150 13

Gravity Flow Wagon

165 - 220 bu. 10.5 6.5 68 8

225 - 380 bu. 11 - 12.5 7 - 8 77 - 100 8 - 9

450 - 550 bu. 12 - 17 8 96 - 136 9 - 10

650 bu. 16 8.5 136 9.5

1000 bu. 24 8.5 204 9.5

Grain Auger Cart

400 bu. 15.5 8 124 10

575 bu. 18 8 144 10

650 bu. 20.5 8.5 174 10

700 bu. 23 10 230 9

820 bu. 25 8.5 213 10.5

Trailer (cargo/implement)

20 - 26 ft. 25 - 31 8 200 - 248

Gooseneck Trailer

20 - 32 ft. 28 - 40 8 224 - 320

Laydown Implement Trailer

18 ft. 30 8 - 12 240

Truck

1.5 ton 21 8 168

MISCELLANEOUS MACHINERY
Rotary Mower/Disk Mower

5 ft. (rear mounted) 7.5 5.5 41

6 ft. (rear mtd., rigid) 8.5 - 11 6.5 55 - 72

7 ft. (rear mtd., rigid) 9.5 - 11.5 7.5 71 - 86

9 ft. (rear mtd., rigid) 7 - 11.5 9.5 67 - 110

13.5 ft. (rear mtd., rigid) 7 - 12 14 98 - 168

15 ft. (drawn, folding) 12 8.5 102

Stalk Shredder

6.5 - 20 ft. (flat-type) 10 7.5 - 21.5 72 - 215

Skid-Steer Loader

18 HP 7.5 3.5 26

25 HP 8.5 4 34

30 - 35 HP 9.5 4.5 43

40 - 45 HP 9.5 - 10 4.5 - 5.5 4 .- 55

Front-End Tractor Loader 14 - 15.5 5 - 6 70 - 93

Mixer-Feeder Wagon

150 bu. 16.5 7.5 124

235 bu. 18.5 8 148 8

312 bu. 20 9 180 8

Grinder-Mixer 12 8 96 8.5

Tub-Grinder 24 9.5 228 12 - 13

^a The hitching terms "drawn" and "pull-type" are used synonymously. Also, equipment height (far right column) is shown only if height exceeds 8 feet.
^b Add 5 feet (and recalculate area) for tractors with duals, 2.5 feet one side only.
^c Sizes given are general requirements for mounted, semi-mounted, or pull-type, including 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22-inch bottoms.
^d Add 3 to 4 feet of height if equipped with tine-toothed finishing attachment.
^e Grain drills with markers are 10 to 12 feet high.
^f Extension on grain bin may exceed height shown.
^g See self-propelled combine for approximate dimensions of direct-cut, row-crop, and pick-up headers.

Equipment Item and Size	Length (ft.)	Width (ft.)	Area (sq. ft.)	Height (ft.)
TRACTORS
2-wheel-drive 2 - 3 plow	11.5	8	92
2-wheel-drive 4 - 5 plow	14	9.5^b	133	9.5
2-wheel drive 6 - 8 plow	15.5	10.5^b	163	9.5
4-wheel drive <300 HP	20	12^b	240	11.5
4-wheel drive >300 HP	22.5	12^b	270	12.5
TILLAGE MACHINERY Subsoiler (V-frame)
3 - 13 shank (rear mtd.)	4.5 - 10.5	8.5 - 20.5	38 - 215
7 - 13 shank (drawn)	14.5 - 18.5	13 - 20.5	188 - 379
5 - 13 shank (drawn, wings)	15.5	15	233	9.5
Moldboard Plow^c
3-bottom	9	5	45
4-bottom	12	6.5	78
5-bottom	15	8	120
6-bottom	22	9.5	209
7-bottom	28	12.5	350
8-bottom	31	14	434
Chisel Plow (drawn)
7 - 10 ft. (rigid frame)	13.5	10	135
11 - 20 ft. (rigid frame)	16.5	11 - 20	180 - 330
17 - 27 ft. (hinged frame)	16.5	13.5	223	9
21 - 31 ft. (dual fold wings)	19.5	16	312	9
23 - 35 ft. (dual fold wings)	20	20.5	410	14.5
35 - 41 ft. (dual fold wings)	22.5	21	473	17.5
37 - 59 ft. (dual fold wings)	25	14 - 20.5	350 - 513	15.5 - 19.5
Offset Disk Harrow (drawn)
11 - 20 ft.	15.5-19.5	11-20	170-390
Tandem Disk Harrow (drawn)
6.5 - 15.5 ft. (rigid frame)	10 - 14	6.5 - 15.5	65 - 220
16 - 24 ft. (single fold wing)	18.5	12.5	231	10.5
13.5 - 18 ft. (dual fold wings)	16	12	192	9
18 - 27 ft. (dual fold wings)	19.5	13.5	263	10.5
27 - 33 ft. (dual fold wings)	24	16	384	12
32 - 38 ft. (dual fold wings)	25	19	475	13.5
27.5 - 40 ft. (section swing around)	55 - 54	15 - 20	825 - 1300
Field Cultivator
7.5 - 20.5 ft. (rear mtd., rigid)	8	7.5 - 20.5	60 - 164
10 - 20.5 ft. (drawn, rigid)	15.5	10 - 20.5	155 - 318
15.5 - 24.5 ft. (rear mtd., wings)	8	13.5	108	9
20.5 - 26.5 ft. (drawn wings)	15.5	13.5	210	15.5
27.5 - 42.5 ft. (drawn, rearfold)	21.5	19	408	8 - 19.5
42.5 - 50 ft. (drawn, rearfold)	21.5	19	408	20
48.5 - 60.5 ft. (drawn, rearfold)	25	20	500	16.5
Spring-Tooth Harrow
15 - 27 ft. (drawn, folding)	15	13	195	8^d
30 - 39 ft. (drawn, folding)	28	12	336	8^d
48 - 60 ft. (drawn, folding)	40	15	600	8^d
Roller Harrow (drawn)
7.5 - 15.5 ft. (rigid frame)	15	8 - 16	120 - 240
21 - 25 ft. (wings)	19.5	14	273	10
32 ft. (wings)	19.5	17.5	341	11
Rotary Hoe (rear mounted)
12 - 15 ft. (rigid frame)	4	12 - 15	48 - 60
21 - 34 ft. (rigid, end transport)	23 - 36	5	115 - 180
21 - 34 ft. (wings)	5	11 - 17.5	55 - 88	8
Row-Crop Cultivator
4 - 40/6 - 30 in. (front/rear mtd.)	8	16	128
6 - 40/12 - 30 in. (front mtd.)	13 - 20	23	260 - 640
6 - 40/12 - 30 in. (rear mtd., end transport)	23 - 32.5	8	184 - 260
6 - 40/8 - 30 in. (rear mtd., folding)	8	11.5	92	10
6 - 40/12 - 30 in. (rear mtd., folding)	8	16	128	10
16 or 18 - 30 in. (rear mtd., folding)	8	21	168	17.5
FIELD APPLICATION EQUIPMENT
Field Sprayer (rear mtd.) 21 - 42 ft. (fold-up boom)	6 - 8	8 - 9	48 - 72
Field Sprayer (drawn) 21 - 42 ft. (front-fold boom)	11 - 15	8	88 - 120	8 - 13
42 - 47 ft. (fold-up boom)	15 - 22	10 - 13	150 - 286
30 - 40 ft. (rear-fold boom)	25 - 30	9.5	238 - 285
60 - 80 ft. (rear-fold boom)	48 - 58	8 - 9	384 - 522
Knife-Down Applicator
13 ft. (rear mtd., rigid)	6	13.5	81
15 ft. (rear mtd., rigid)	6	15.5	93
20 ft. (rear mtd., folding)	7	11	77
24 ft. (rear mtd., folding)	8	11	88	10
27 - 30 ft. (rear mtd., folding)	8	11	88	12
Fertilizer Spreader
1 - 2 ton (spinner-type)	8	5.5	44
4 ton (spinner-type)	10	6	60
5 ton (spinner-type)	15	7	105
6 - 8 ton (spinner-type)	18	8	144
Manure Spreader
125 bu. (rear discharge)	15.5	6.5	101
200 - 300 bu. (rear discharge)	17 - 23	8	136 - 184
350 - 500 bu. (rear discharge)	21 - 24	8.5	179 - 204
700 bu. (rear discharge)	30	8.5	255	8
200 bu. (side discharge)	20	7.5	150
300 - 400 bu. (side discharge)	20	8.5	170	8
1500 gal. (liquid)	15	8	120
2500 gal. (liquid)	17	8	136
3000 gal. (liquid)	20	8.5	170	8
5000 gal. (liquid)	24	11.5	276	9.5
PLANTING AND SEEDING MACHINERY Grain drill
7 - 9 ft. (rear mtd.)	6	7 - 9	42 - 54	10 - 12^e
11 - 20 ft. (rear mtd.)	8	11 - 20	88 - 160	10 - 12^e
7 - 9 ft. (drawn)	9	8.5 - 10.5	77 - 95	10 - 12^e
11 - 14 ft. (drawn)	10.5	12 - 15	126 - 158	10 - 12^e
20 ft. (drawn)	13.5	21	284	10 - 12^e
20 - 24 ft. (drawn, sectional)	21	13.5 - 17.5	284 - 368	10 - 12^e
26 - 32 ft. (drawn, sectional)	25	13.5 - 17.5	338 - 438	10 - 12^e
40 ft. (drawn, sectional)	29.5	17.5	516	10 - 12^e
54 ft. (drawn, sectional)	36	17.5	630	10 - 12^e
Row Crop Planter (corn, bean)
4 - 40/6-30 in. (drawn)	14.5	13 - 15.5	189 - 225	9
6 - 40/8-30 in. (drawn, end trans.)	23.5	9	212	10
8 - 40 in. (drawn, end trans.)	29	12	348	11
12 - 30 in. (drawn, end trans.)	33	13	429	12
4 - 40/6 - 30 in. (rear mtd., toolbar)	8	13 - 15.5	104 - 124	9
6 - 40/8 - 30 in. (rear mtd., toolbar)	8	19.5	156	11
8 - 40/12 - 30 in. (rear mtd., folding)	8	18.5	148	12.5
8 - 40/12 - 30 in. (drawn, folding)	23 - 28	13.5 - 15	311 - 420	11 - 12
12 - 40/16 - 30 in. (drawn, folding)	25 - 33.5	13.5 - 15	338 - 503	11 - 12
18 - 30 in. (drawn, folding)	36.5	15	548	12
24 - 30 in. (drawn, folding)	36	13.5	486	13
GRAIN HARVEST MACHINERY Combine (self-propelled, without header)
4-row	20	10	200	11.5^f
4-row/6-row	23	12	276	12.5^f
6-row/8-row	26	13	338	12.5^f
8-row/12-row	26	14.5	377	13^f
Direct-Cut Header for Combine (platform header)
10, 13, 15, 16, and 18 ft.	8	11 - 19	88 - 152
20, 22, 24, and 30 ft.	9	21 - 31.5	189 - 284
Row Crop Header for Combine (corn, bean, grain, sorghum)
2 - 40/3 - 30 in.	9	8	72
3 - 40/4 - 30 in.	10	9.5 - 10	95 - 100
4 - 40/6 - 30 in.	10	13 - 14.5	130 - 145
5 - 40 in.	10	16	160
6 - 40/8 - 30 in.	10	19.5 - 20.5	195 - 226
8 - 40 in.	11	26	286
12 - 30 in.	12	30.5	366
Pick-Up Header
10 and 13 ft.	15	10 - 13	150 - 195
Combine (pull-type with header)
13 ft. Direct-cut or pick-up	33	14	462	10^f
4 - 40 in. Row-crop or 11 ft. pick-up	43	14.3	615	12.1^f
HAY-FORAGE HARVEST MACHINERY Mowers (rear mounted)
6 ft. (cutterbar)	7.5	6.5	49
7 ft. (cutterbar)	7.5	7.5	56
9 ft. (cutterbar)	7.5	8.5	64	9.5
Mower-Conditioner (drawn)
7 ft. (cutterbar)	13	9.5	124
9 ft. (cutterbar)	15.5	11.5	178
12 ft. (cutterbar)	21.5	13	280
14 ft. (cutterbar)	21.5	15	323
Windrower (self-propelled without header)
70 HP	13.3	10.6	141	10 w/cab
75 HP	13.7	12.3	169	10 w/cab
94 HP	14.8	12.9	191	10 w/cab
Auger Header
10, 12, 14, and 16 ft.	8	11 - 17	88 - 136
Draper Header
12, 15, 18, 21, and 25 ft.	9	14 - 26	126 - 234
Rake, Side Delivery
7.5 ft. (rear mounted)	7.5	4	30
9 ft. (rear mounted)	7.5	10	75
8.5 - 10 ft. (semi-mounted)	10.5	10 - 11	105 - 116
7.5 ft. (drawn)	16.5	7	116
9 ft. (drawn)	17.5	7	123
11 ft. (drawn)	20	7	140
18 ft. (drawn, sectional)	10	12	120
21 ft. (drawn, sectional)	10	16	160
Pick-Up Baler (conventional)	18.5	13.5	250
Round Baler
650-lb. bales	10	6.5	65
800-lb. bales	11.5	6.5	75
850/900-lb. bales	12.5 - 14	7 - 8	88 - 112
1500/1800-lb. bales	13.5 - 15.5	8	108 - 124	8 - 9
Stack Wagon
1.5 ton	18.5	10.5	194	13
3 ton	23	12	276	15
Forage Harvesters (self-propelled without header)^g
175 - 200 HP	14	8	112	10.5
250+ HP	15.5	8.5	132	10.5
250+ HP (with hopper)	18	9	162	14
Forage Harvester (drawn)	16	9.5	152	10
Forage Harvester (mounted)	12	8.5	102	10
Forage Chopper/Blower	10 - 13	6 - 7.5	60 - 98
HAULING EQUIPMENT Multi-Bale Mover (round)
3, 1500-lb. bales	25.2	6.5	166
6, 1500-lb. bales	26	8	208
8, 850-lb. bales	30.5	8	244
Stack Mower
1.5 ton	18.5	10.5	194	13
3 ton	23	12	276	15
Forage Wagon
14 ft. box	17	8	136	11.5
16 ft. box	19.5	8	156	11.5
High Dump Wagon
300 bu.	13	8.5	111	13
360 bu.	15	10	150	13
Gravity Flow Wagon
165 - 220 bu.	10.5	6.5	68	8
225 - 380 bu.	11 - 12.5	7 - 8	77 - 100	8 - 9
450 - 550 bu.	12 - 17	8	96 - 136	9 - 10
650 bu.	16	8.5	136	9.5
1000 bu.	24	8.5	204	9.5
Grain Auger Cart
400 bu.	15.5	8	124	10
575 bu.	18	8	144	10
650 bu.	20.5	8.5	174	10
700 bu.	23	10	230	9
820 bu.	25	8.5	213	10.5
Trailer (cargo/implement)
20 - 26 ft.	25 - 31	8	200 - 248
Gooseneck Trailer
20 - 32 ft.	28 - 40	8	224 - 320
Laydown Implement Trailer
18 ft.	30	8 - 12	240
Truck
1.5 ton	21	8	168
MISCELLANEOUS MACHINERY Rotary Mower/Disk Mower
5 ft. (rear mounted)	7.5	5.5	41
6 ft. (rear mtd., rigid)	8.5 - 11	6.5	55 - 72
7 ft. (rear mtd., rigid)	9.5 - 11.5	7.5	71 - 86
9 ft. (rear mtd., rigid)	7 - 11.5	9.5	67 - 110
13.5 ft. (rear mtd., rigid)	7 - 12	14	98 - 168
15 ft. (drawn, folding)	12	8.5	102
Stalk Shredder
6.5 - 20 ft. (flat-type)	10	7.5 - 21.5	72 - 215
Skid-Steer Loader
18 HP	7.5	3.5	26
25 HP	8.5	4	34
30 - 35 HP	9.5	4.5	43
40 - 45 HP	9.5 - 10	4.5 - 5.5	4 .- 55
Front-End Tractor Loader	14 - 15.5	5 - 6	70 - 93
Mixer-Feeder Wagon
150 bu.	16.5	7.5	124
235 bu.	18.5	8	148	8
312 bu.	20	9	180	8
Grinder-Mixer	12	8	96	8.5
Tub-Grinder	24	9.5	228	12 - 13
^a The hitching terms "drawn" and "pull-type" are used synonymously. Also, equipment height (far right column) is shown only if height exceeds 8 feet. ^b Add 5 feet (and recalculate area) for tractors with duals, 2.5 feet one side only. ^c Sizes given are general requirements for mounted, semi-mounted, or pull-type, including 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22-inch bottoms. ^d Add 3 to 4 feet of height if equipped with tine-toothed finishing attachment. ^e Grain drills with markers are 10 to 12 feet high. ^f Extension on grain bin may exceed height shown. ^g See self-propelled combine for approximate dimensions of direct-cut, row-crop, and pick-up headers.

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