4 Series In The Field

[aczlan]

We have been pulling a New Holland small square baler (a 273) with a belt kicker behind a Kubota L3830 for at least 10 years. It has been big enough to run it. When you are going downhill with a full haywagon you need to keep the speed down or it feels iffy, but we have never had issues with a lack of control.

Aaron Z

 

[mstockdale]

aczlan

Since you have a kicker i'm assuming you are also pulling your hay wagon while baling.

 

[aczlan]

aczlan

Since you have a kicker i'm assuming you are also pulling your hay wagon while baling.

Yes we are. We can fit 150-200 bales in our wagons.

Aaron Z

 

[sloeffle]

(My neighbor currently has all the equipment so no need to purchase)

I'd try to work a deal out with the neighbor to bale the 15 acres and save your money. Most people do it on shares or a fixed per bale cost. I was doing some googling last night about how much PTO HP it takes to run a square baler and came across this topic.

This post sums up why I wouldn't use anything besides a bigger machine pretty well:

It not only comes down to HP, it has a lot to do with weight of the tractor. It's recommended ( by NH) that your tractor at least equale the weight of your baler. Add a thrower, full wagon and a good hill..... Make sure your ropes is up and seat belt is on and get ready to have that baler and wagon hooked up in a much different configuration than you started. With that said, hills should be a big part of you future planing.

 

[CobyRupert]

Looks like 4 horsepower is enough!
(...and that's without a pony motor)

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[charleyfarmall]

I have a 4520 so basically the equivalent. I have used it for 5 years to mow rake and bale 15 acres. It works fine. HST is great for running a sickle mower and an older square baler. If the field is rough you'll have a rough ride, otherwise it's fine and has plenty of weight and horsepower. We have also used it quite a bit for loading logs onto a sawmill using a grapple. It will certainly do the work.
For last year I added 5085e and used it for the baler but I still cut with the 4520 because I like it better with the sickle. This year we have been offered my neighbors fields and will be baling 50 acres so I am now looking at disc mowers to increase efficiency. In dry grass though I can run the sickle at 6mph though. It gets too rough above that speed. The bigger tractor and disc mower will let me mow faster than that with the longer wheelbase, plus I can cut when its damp in the morning or evening.

 

[dsb5610]

I have a 4720 HST. It has rimguard in the rears and fronts are foam filled. 400cx loader. I've used it on a 9' haybine and square baler (not a kicker) with wagon. Worked well. Ran the same with a 4010 diesel ag tractor (84hp PTO). Prefer the 4720 due to HST and cab.

I use it for mowing (Woods BW12 and NH455 sickle), firewood tasks, hauling brush, snow removal, etc. The HST is very good for these tasks.

dsb

 

[popsie]

Have 4720 i run a new holland 311 baler with and have run many tractors on baler. 4720 with hydro is a dream with it. Set pto speed and go.