Compact tractor in action baling hay!

[HayDR]

Just attended the NC MTN. Station Hay Day, yesterday. We have been doing this for 6 years and this was the first year they demonstrated a compact tractor pulling a round hay baler.
The MF 1552 with a Hesston 730 baler.

 

[HayDR]

The finished product. As you can see even on hilly ground this can be done.

 

[HayDR]

Hesston 530 bale beside a NH740 bale. In the same field on the same day.

 

[MicroPilot]

What are the HP requirements for the Hesston? How big of a bale will it roll (size and weight)?

 

[DMF]

I'm not the best at ID-ing equipment; but I'd say that's a 730 Hesston baler.
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[Pooh_Bear]

Tractor noobie here with an off topic question.

If that is a compact tractor, what constitutes a full size tractor.

Pooh Bear

 

[BB_TX]

The 1552 is fairly small compared to the size of the driver as can be seen in the first picture. However, at 52 hp it is at the high hp end of the compacts.

 

[hobbyfarm]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( What are the HP requirements for the Hesston? How big of a bale will it roll (size and weight)? )</font>
<font color="brown">Hesston</font>
700 series operate off as little as 45 PTO hp.

 

[slowzuki]

We use a Kubota L5030HSTC which would be an equivalent model to that MF to hay with. It is compact but thinking about what it would take to make it an ag model... Larger tires and longer wheelbase for one, bigger displacement motor for how much hp would be two.

 

[HayDR]

Engine HP means nothing when baling hay. PTO HP is what every baler needs to make the bale. The MF1552 has 41 PTO HP. MF1500 Series
The Hesston 730 round baler needs 30 PTO HP min., Hesston 730 Baler

 

[gamble77]

How much better does that NH bale look...thats a cool picture.

 

[HayDR]

It is more a situation of TBN'ers not believing that 500+ Lbs bales can be baled by the larger compact tractors. I just wanted to show posters that there in not a great size difference. All the balers did a good job, the hay was in perfect shape. The NH baler baled 1/2 its bale on a single windrow made by the Kuhn rotary rake and the rest on a V-rake windrow and all the other balers baled hay behind a V-rake.

 

[hobbyfarm]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The Hesston 730 round baler needs 30 PTO HP min., )</font>

OOPS,
That will teach me not to pay much attention to the intro to the balers, but to read the PDF instead! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Thanks, Mark /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[HayDR]

The problem is with AGCO. They have just what some smaller operators need but they have raised the price 20% over the past 4 years while the other balers prices have only risen 10-15%. You can not blame this one on steel prices because this is the smallest baler they make so increasing steel prices should have affected the 730 least. AGCO is trying to promote their Hesston 745 model to compete with other 4'x5' balers.

 

[Cactus]

CCI,
You provide some good reading and info..

Thanks

 

[Tim_in_IA]

Soooo.... how much? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[HayDR]

We are not a AGCO dealer so you will have to contact one.

 

[rockyridgefarm]

Thanks for the great post, especially since it is something you don't even sell. Looks like there is hope for small hay operations...

 

[Slamfire]

Here are some others:

small bailers

 

[HayDR]

Balers Please