48BX 48-Inch Bracketed Bale Spear with 155BU Bracket

The HAYSTIX® 48BX 48-inch bracketed bale spear provides a complete bolt-on mounting assembly for compatible hay frames built with 3-inch by 3-inch tubing. The package combines a 48-inch by 1.625-inch heat-treated spear, a 155BU bracket, two 58X3U U-bolts, and the required fastening hardware. Rated at 3,000 pounds at a 30-inch load center, it is built for handling properly sized round bales, square bales, straw, silage, and other baled feed.

The 48BX does not use a welded spear sleeve or tapered nut connection. Instead, the straight spear is secured to the 155BU bracket with a cross-bolt. The bracket then fastens around the attachment’s structural tubing with two U-bolts. This two-part mounting method gives farmers, equipment owners, and fabricators a practical way to add a bale tine where the frame size, spacing, and structural capacity are suitable.

How the 155BU Bracket Mounts to the Frame

The spear and bracket use separate fastening points. First, the spear slides into the 155BU bracket, and a cross-bolt passes through aligned holes in both components to retain the tine. The two 58X3U U-bolts then wrap around compatible 3-inch by 3-inch tubing and secure the bracket to the frame. This distinction matters when ordering parts because the cross-bolt holds the spear in its bracket, while the U-bolts attach the complete bracket assembly to the hay carrier.

Unlike a weld-in collar, this arrangement does not require the spear mount to be permanently welded into the frame. Correct installation still depends on the tubing dimensions, wall thickness, frame design, bracket position, U-bolt condition, and specified tightening procedure. The mounting surface should be straight and undamaged so the bracket can seat evenly. Hardware should be tightened correctly and checked again after initial use.

The bracket’s position also affects how the spear engages and supports a bale. When more than one tine is used, proper spacing and alignment help the spears share the work and keep the bale controlled. A qualified fabricator or equipment professional should evaluate any custom frame before the assembly is installed or operated.

Bale Handling on Tractors, Skid Steers, and Telehandlers

When mounted on a compatible attachment, this 48-inch bracketed bale spear may be carried by a tractor front-end loader, skid steer, or telehandler. It can support routine farm jobs such as feeding livestock, moving hay from storage, loading trailers, staging bales, and stacking feed. The long spear provides useful penetration into suitable bales, while its bracketed connection keeps the mounting hardware accessible for inspection and service.

Machine category alone does not confirm fit. The 48BX mounts to the attachment frame rather than directly to a tractor, skid steer, or telehandler. Buyers must verify the carrier’s tubing size, spear location, coupler, clearances, frame strength, and overall rating. The published 3,000-pound capacity applies to the individual spear at the stated load center; it does not establish or increase the capacity of the completed attachment or the machine carrying it.

Bale weight varies with size, density, moisture, and material. Operators should stay within the lowest rating among the spear, bracket, frame, coupler, loader, and machine. Before each work period, inspect the tine, cross-bolt, bracket, U-bolts, nuts, frame, and surrounding tubing. Stop using the assembly if any component is loose, bent, cracked, stretched, deformed, or excessively worn. PRO-Link covers the 48BX with a one-year limited warranty against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use, subject to the complete warranty terms.

Questions & Answers

What mounting parts are included with the 48BX?

The assembly includes the 48-inch spear, 155BU bracket, two 58X3U U-bolts, and fastening hardware. It does not use a separate weld-in spear sleeve.

How does the 48BX attach to 3-inch by 3-inch tubing?

The spear is cross-bolted inside the bracket. Two U-bolts wrap around compatible 3-inch by 3-inch frame tubing and fasten the bracket in position.

Does this 48-inch bracketed bale spear fit every loader attachment?

No. Confirm the tubing dimensions, frame strength, bracket location, spear spacing, coupler, clearances, and total equipment capacity before installation. Machine type by itself does not guarantee compatibility.