deadmoose
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I answered a similar question for myself last year. I looked around like you and found most say dont try. Somewhere I decided to try just for fun if nothing else. I bought an ih990 7 foot haybine, old new holland rake and a hesston 5530 rounder round baler. I have a kubota l3400 hst with 28.5 pto hp. All said and done it all worked. I know much more now then before and am happy with the results. I baled only a couple acres last year with hopes of tripling this year. My tractor had enough power to run all. The baler recommends 30 pto hp. Same as hesston 530 730 case 8420 mf 1734. I did not make full bales but it worked. The only true way to find out if it will work is to do it. Last summer i baled enough for maybe one of my cattle. By next year i hope to make more than enough for ten to fifteen head with same setup. Good luck to you. Gotta remember you can always upgrade tractor later and still use same equipment. Also the plus side of buying cheap equipment is thst it is a cheap education. Value doesnt have far to go down and you can always upgrade. Plus then you will know what you actually want better than now.