Round balers

jdtractor · Dec 29, 2011

Hi I have been around round balers for approx. 35 yrs give or take a few, I have owned Vermeer, and John Deere . Ive had custom bales from New Holland , and I must say there is quite a difference in bale tightness and shape etc..... I currently own a JD 457 with electronic monitering , which I myself like. If I were going to buy again it would be either Vermeer , or John Deere, they are rated very high and I mite add Vermeer was first to have the big round balers. xperience says it all! just my 0.02 cts you wont go wrong with either 1 of these brands. P.S. you get what you pay for!

Builder · Dec 29, 2011

I have it narrowed to Deere or NH. I need to strike a balance between getting the features that make them easy to use, but not overpay to the point that I cant produce enough profit to pay them off.

sweettractors · Dec 29, 2011

Builder, Here is a partial list of our hay rollers in stock today. items in Sweetfarmequipment store on eBay! Ken Sweet

wykubotaguy · Dec 29, 2011

We use the jd 567 & 568 w net wrap. The 567 has 16500 bales through it and just normal wear and tear. No major repair. The 568 is less than a year old and has 2500+ this year no repairs.

Bigfoot62 · Dec 30, 2011

Builder said:
I assume wide pickup is just what it says-wider swath of hay picked up compared to a standard model?
What are the star wheels set out at angles on the side of the baler for? Do they throw stray hay back in front of the pickup?

What size should I concentrate on? 4x5?

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Yep. 4x5 rolls will stack well in the barn. They will also sit side-by-side on an 8' trailer without hanging over. MOST farm tractors will handle them, at least on the rear. If you go bigger, you will have to have larger tractors and your customers will have to have larger tractors also.

Builder · Dec 30, 2011

How much HP required to run a 4x5 baler?

sweettractors · Dec 30, 2011

Builder said:
How much HP required to run a 4x5 baler?

Usually 40-45 depending on how your fields lay and how much ballast you have your tractor setup with. Ken Sweet

Builder · Jan 1, 2012

On the sileage special: Does this have a negative effect on a round bale if it isn't a sileage bale? In other words, A s/s is fine for ordinary hay?
From what I read it's just a beefed-up baler that can bale "junk", too.

WilliamBos · Jan 1, 2012

Builder said:
On the sileage special: Does this have a negative effect on a round bale if it isn't a sileage bale? In other words, A s/s is fine for ordinary hay?
From what I read it's just a beefed-up baler that can bale "junk", too.

Neighbour has an NH 644 Sileage special, does not bale sileage with it. Says it is heavier built, bearings, and a wider pick up auger too.

Another thing I did not know was that the NH balers are the old Allis Chalmers design, NH bought the patents when AC liquidated.