looking for round baler

[brownmule]

i seen an add in the ag.market for 2 ford 551 round balers, im sure one is for parts, but i havent called about them yet... what's the 411 on these? any one use them? what size bale? how big a tractor do you need ? parts/etc? thanks so much for any one who can give me input on these good and bad rose

[floridahay]

I don't know much about these balers but have never seen many of them in my area. From what I have heard they are hard to find parts for. I would imagine that as old as they are now that any newer baler would be a much improved design. I don't know who built them for Ford but sems that I have read that it was Gehl or Owatonna.