Round bale trailer with loading winch and bridle

A round bale loading and transport vehicle comprising a mobile frame, a generally horizontal load bed pivotally mounted on said frame for tilting between a generally horizontal transport position and an inclined position with a first lower marginal edge of said load bed at least closely adjacent the support surface upon which said vehicle is supported, an adjustable length flexible bridle including a pair of elongated spikes having one pair of corresponding end portions anchored to the opposite ends of said bridle and a second pair of corresponding end portions adapted to be lengthwise inserted into the central areas of the opposite axial ends of a round bale, an elongated flexible tension member including one end removably anchorable to the mid-portion of said bridle, said transport including pull means engaged with the other end portion of said tension member operative to apply a lengthwise generally horizontal pull on said tension member at an elevation above said load bed toward a second marginal edge portion of said load bed remote from said first marginal edge.