Hay Dude
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- Challenger MT655E, Massey Ferguson 7495, Challenger MT535B, Krone 4x4 XC baler, Kubota F3680 & ZD331 Ram 5500 Cummins 4x4, IH 7500 4x4 dump truck, Kaufman 35’ tandem 19 ton trailer, John Deere CX-15
100K? you can get a decent used one for that. I have been lucky enough to find 2 in good condition for about $50K each.The price of the big square baler is a factor as well... not everyone as 100k for a baler
Try 250k for a new one.
A small horse operation can buy and store large square bales without any tractor.
What you do is have the bales delivered and stacked into your barn. Many large square baling operations will offer to do this. You have them orient the bales so you can access the end of the large square bale. You simply pull flakes off one at a time and put them in your feeder.
We also have customers drive over with those little single axle trailers and buy one bale at a time. They drive it home and park it in a barn or garage. They lower the tailgate ramp, walk up it, cut strings and pull flakes off.
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