I will say the Kubota BV round bailer I purchased early last year is festooned with grease fittings and I optioned the one shot greasing system as well as the on board pressurized oiling system but even with the one shot greasing system, there are still many other grease points that need to be hand greased.
On the flip side, the NH bailer I traded in had very few grease fittings on it and no pressurized oiling system either. I really like the pressurized auto oiling system that meters just the right amount of oil onto the drive chains.
The only thing I don't like about the Kubota BV round bailer are the side cover wings. They are somewhat difficult to open and even harder to close but I've gotten used to them. You have the multiple ball twine box on one side and room for 3 rolls of net on the other and unlike the NH, the twine arms overlap each other so even if you only twine (which I don't), the twine pattern overlaps on a bale really securing it and unlike the NH I traded in, the Kubota actually tells you on the in cab display screen how much net you are using per bale and how much net is left on the roll. Very convenient set up and unlike the NH, I can set the density of a bale at my discretion and I can alter it while it's actually making a bale. I like to run my bales with a soft center so I can spear them easily but as the bale forms, I want the density to increase so the bale is tightly wrapped and weather resistant. I can wrap them fiddle string tight if necessary but still have a soft center to spear easily and of course the BV runs 'over the edge' net. Something my NH always had issues with. I run 52" net rolls which gives me about 2" over the edge on every bale made. It really is a very nice baler other than having to load the net in the front, something I like about the JD round bailers as they load their net in the back instead.
Finally, I never cared for the NH display, especially the driving arrows or the side fill alarm. The BV bailer has an actual steering wheel on the display that turns to show you which way to drive the baler for a nice even fill and the threshold alarm is much more subtle as well, not that I ever set it off anyway. The BV can roll 4x6 bales if necessary but Kubota recommends 4x5. I've done 4x6 at the end of a field before however. Far as input power is concerned, my M9 (86 PTO) has plenty of power to run it without breaking a sweat or consuming a ton of fuel either. I did opt for the extra wide pickup as well. I really disliked the 'gathering wheels' I had on the NH.
Like I said, Kubota is still offering 0 percent financing on all their hay tools and tractors yet.
