JD 567 round baler

[Tx Jim]

With the rising cost of fertilizer and the fact that soil PH can tie up the nutrients I think lime is a good investment if we could get some more rain.

 

[foreman Etexas]

With the rising cost of fertilizer and the fact that soil PH can tie up the nutrients I think lime is a good investment if we could get some more rain.

Just put down 7gand on my wife a new truck and that came out of my farm account. Was going to do lots more the LIME and FERTILIZER but the truck is bought done and over with keep her off my but several years. LIME cost $39ton and was going to put a ton&half out per acre..

 

[jenkinsph]

With the rising cost of fertilizer and the fact that soil PH can tie up the nutrients I think lime is a good investment if we could get some more rain.

Jim I was wondering what your ph runs? I am fortunate in that in my locale the ph is typically 7.2 to 7.8 so no need for lime. Just tested some bottomland I am working on, hasn't had anything done to it in forty years as far as fertilizer or amendments. Needs 125# N, 70#'s P and no K /acre so I put out a starter fertilizer with the seed 24-25-4 125lbs/acre to start with. The ph is 7,5 to 7.6 not too bad.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Just bought 48tons,will be putting out later this week. $42ton put out...

 

[Tx Jim]

2 coastal fields tested 6.8 and the rest were 7-7.1

 

[foreman Etexas]

ok i need thoughts from the JD people here on a 2006 JD 567 mega wide round baler with 2500 bales or less on it.ive know about the baler for a good while so i called on it yesterday to start working on buying it if we settle on a price.the guy retired an parked it in the barn 3yrs ago.so it has set that long without baling any hay.what are yalls thoughts on this baler.

I seen this 468 for sale,3yrs old,don't know bale count but its suppost to be low one owner
Price is neg. Somewhere around the 18's

 

[bigbull338]

well we got the JD 567 round baler an had her delivered sun afternoon.ended up getting it for $17,000 a savings of $3000.year before last he baled 50 bales with it.a buddy told me the baler was worth $22000.

 

[Grateful11]

Check your belt lacing pins for wear, the hydraulic hoses and grease everything and it should be good to go. 2500 is not many bales.

Sounds like you got a good deal. Did it have net wrap?

 

[Tx Jim]

well we got the JD 567 round baler an had her delivered sun afternoon.ended up getting it for $17,000 a savings of $3000.year before last he baled 50 bales with it.a buddy told me the baler was worth $22000.

Sounds as if you did good especially when one considers what a new one costs.

 

[AKfish]

Very good deal! That's an incredibly low bale count and the ones I've been looking at are 10x that (30K bales) and they're still around $15-18K. That pic of the 468 looks good. Rocky ground, though. Might have some belt wear and roller wear to look out for. (Too much baler for me, though...)

AKfish

 

[foreman Etexas]

Very good deal! That's an incredibly low bale count and the ones I've been looking at are 10x that (30K bales) and they're still around $15-18K. That pic of the 468 looks good. Rocky ground, though. Might have some belt wear and roller wear to look out for. (Too much baler for me, though...)

AKfish

The pics of the 468 they had it parked up by there sons fab.shop...

 

[bigbull338]

the old owner had changed all the pins in the belts year before last.but knowing my brother he will prolly change them this year.im hoping itll last us 20yrs.

 

[foreman Etexas]

the old owner had changed all the pins in the belts year before last.but knowing my brother he will prolly change them this year.im hoping itll last us 20yrs.

Don't forget the hay baling pictures this year..

 

[bigbull338]

ill try to get some pics of the baling.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Got the LIME out today
52.5 tons 2,202.48

 

[AKfish]

Got a quote for lime 2 years ago... $438/ton! Yep... that'll make you pucker! Haven't done it yet -- likely gonna have to -- fertilizer dropped about $25/ton this year to... $815/ton but with $32/ton shipping added in; 'bout the same as last year.

AKfish

 

[foreman Etexas]

Got a quote for lime 2 years ago... $438/ton! Yep... that'll make you pucker! Haven't done it yet -- likely gonna have to -- fertilizer dropped about $25/ton this year to... $815/ton but with $32/ton shipping added in; 'bout the same as last year.

AKfish

I had to zoom it in on my blackberry to see if I missed a .,in your numbers.. That's high,I don't mind what I spent now...

 

[AKfish]

I had to zoom it in on my blackberry to see if I missed a .,in your numbers.. That's high,I don't mind what I spent now...

Yep... I really wished I'd just messed up on the comma or period!! Nope. I need to lower my pH some and the lime option is/was pretty scary. Added sulfur to my fert mix and that helps. Plus, the horses seem to find the sulfer hay to be tastier! They'll sort through the hay and pick out the sulfur stuff.

We add lime in the fall. Fall rains work it into the ground. And then snow melt and spring rain works it deeper into the soil profile.

Shipping is just an absolute killer for anything up here! Aaaarrgghh!

AKfish

 

[foreman Etexas]

Yep... I really wished I'd just messed up on the comma or period!! Nope. I need to lower my pH some and the lime option is/was pretty scary. Added sulfur to my fert mix and that helps. Plus, the horses seem to find the sulfer hay to be tastier! They'll sort through the hay and pick out the sulfur stuff.

We add lime in the fall. Fall rains work it into the ground. And then snow melt and spring rain works it deeper into the soil profile.

Shipping is just an absolute killer for anything up here! Aaaarrgghh!

AKfish

I feel for you and your pocket book. I'm also looking for chicken litter now,hope to get a ton an acre put out but the bigger farms buy it up and make it hard for us little guys to get any.

 

[Grateful11]

Got a quote for lime 2 years ago... $438/ton! Yep... that'll make you pucker! Haven't done it yet -- likely gonna have to -- fertilizer dropped about $25/ton this year to... $815/ton but with $32/ton shipping added in; 'bout the same as last year.

AKfish

I kinda understand fertilize being that high in Alaska because 18-9-9 is around $500-525/Ton here but lime is $40-45/ton, both cost $7/acre to be spread. They're charging 10 times for lime what they charge here.