MotorSeven
Elite Member
Just to let y'all know.....I know nothing about round bailers. There are a gazillion brands/models/sizes. Help me narrow the field....
I am tired of watching my 21 ac go from seed to weed waiting for the guy to come cut and bail it(he has cut it once this year so far). I made him a really good deal, cut and bail it 3 times a year and it's yours for free. I have bottom land pasture, it's a little bumpy, but turns out between 50 and 80 4x5 rolls each cut even during drought years.
I have decided that this winter I am buying hay bailing equipment. So, the biggest questions I have are:
Haybine or cutter?
What 4x4-5' brand & model round bailer would YOU recommend for a 40 horse tractor?
I cannot afford new, so what do I look at/for when looking at a used bailer? This keeps me from looking like an idiot while I make a somewhat informed decsion....
Yes, I will sell most of it, but will be building a hay barn to store 250-300 rolls(banking on another dry season). My fields are a fescue/johnson grass mix. I will be weeding and fertilizing this spring.
I have access to a bigger tractor, but hate "borrowing".
RD
I am tired of watching my 21 ac go from seed to weed waiting for the guy to come cut and bail it(he has cut it once this year so far). I made him a really good deal, cut and bail it 3 times a year and it's yours for free. I have bottom land pasture, it's a little bumpy, but turns out between 50 and 80 4x5 rolls each cut even during drought years.
I have decided that this winter I am buying hay bailing equipment. So, the biggest questions I have are:
Haybine or cutter?
What 4x4-5' brand & model round bailer would YOU recommend for a 40 horse tractor?
I cannot afford new, so what do I look at/for when looking at a used bailer? This keeps me from looking like an idiot while I make a somewhat informed decsion....
Yes, I will sell most of it, but will be building a hay barn to store 250-300 rolls(banking on another dry season). My fields are a fescue/johnson grass mix. I will be weeding and fertilizing this spring.
I have access to a bigger tractor, but hate "borrowing".
RD