Custom Baling

   / Custom Baling
  • Thread Starter
#41  
Thanks everyone for all your help. I'm going tomorrow to look at some hay equipment.
 
   / Custom Baling
  • Thread Starter
#42  
Well i bit the bullet yesterday and bought a John Deere 337 square baler. It's a twine model in great shape. I'm going monday to buy a tractor, mower, and rake. All at great deals.
 
   / Custom Baling #43  
matt21 said:
Well i bit the bullet yesterday and bought a John Deere 337 square baler. It's a twine model in great shape. I'm going monday to buy a tractor, mower, and rake. All at great deals.

Congrats on your new baler. Post a few photos when you get a chance.

Last week I thought I had a shot at a JD baler. It turned out to be one of those 1950 vintage balers with the Wisconsin on-board engine. It dumped the bales to the left side of the baler. It was in pretty bad shape and was a wire model (I want twine). And I prefer the pto-driven balers. So I passed on that "collectable".

On the way home I stopped in a farm and feed store and checked out their pre-owned haying equipment. Had good luck. Made a deal on a nice 8-ft cultipacker ($600)

DSCF0086Small.jpg


and a JD 350 side delivery rake (3 pt model, pto driven, $800)

DSCF0090Small.jpg


DSCF0093Small.jpg


They're pretty fully restored and are field ready.

Gonna use these with the new Mahindra 5525 and the 1964 MF-135 diesel.

I have 7 of my 10 acres in pasture that will become a hayfield later this year.
Still need a small square baler and a 10-ft grain drill to go with my 2-14 plow, 7 ft tandem disc and 6-ft sicklebar mower.

Haying is fun, fun, fun (so far).
 

Tractor & Equipment Auctions

2011 GR TRAILER GOOSENECK (A50854)
2011 GR TRAILER...
2015 MACK GU713 (INOPERABLE) (A50854)
2015 MACK GU713...
Caterpillar D5K2 LGP Crawler Tractor Dozer (A50322)
Caterpillar D5K2...
Tree Boom (A50322)
Tree Boom (A50322)
2009 Peterbilt 384 T/A Wet Kit Day Cab Truck Tactor (A50323)
2009 Peterbilt 384...
BW RVB3405 20,000lbs 5th Wheel Hitch Base (A50322)
BW RVB3405...
 
Top