First Baler

[Doncha]

I'm looking for a good small used baler to use with a 45 hp pto. Any suggestions on what works well with a small tractor and will last a long time.

 

[Kubota81]

45hp so we have a 14t baler that works great the 42 horse kubota tractor (38 at pto) the baler pumps out bales nicely how ever the only issue is the kubota is pushed around by the 14t but if u have a ford or Jd no problem! The baler is a john Deere 14t probably 50years old it sure is built to last

 

[mkreitler]

The JD 14 T was a very good small baler another good choice would be a New Holland 268 or 271. Myself I would go with the New Holland over the JD the New Holland is superior.

 

[Grateful11]

NH is superior to JD, that's debatable. The 24T here has chugged out 10's of thousands of bales. Both brands are good but I wouldn't personally say one is superior over the other.

 

[mkreitler]

The JD 24T is the bigger brother of the 14T, if memory serves me rite and I used to rake in front of one for years at 18 MPH with the 24T running at 15 MPH behind a AC D19.So I agree that they are good but up against a NH in heavy hay,meaning 150 bales per acre as in ALFAFTA hay in a river bottom then it's a different story. I have a 320 NH Behind a 7710 Ford SERIES II with 120Hp at the shaft. At one time put over 15,000 Bales per year.And at the most only missed one bale every 2500 bales for 10 years.So for me it's been a good baler.

 

[blueriver]

I think I'll call you on raking at 18 mph and baling at 15 mph .. I don't think so.

 

[Tx Jim]

The JD 24T is the bigger brother of the 14T, if memory serves me rite and I used to rake in front of one for years at 18 MPH with the 24T running at 15 MPH behind a AC D19..

Man your fields are a lot smoother than mine if you can go that FAST plus there's no way a 24T can bale at 15 MPH because you'd be stopping too often to put in shear bolts.

 

[aczlan]

The JD 14 T was a very good small baler another good choice would be a New Holland 268 or 271. Myself I would go with the New Holland over the JD the New Holland is superior.

We have a 268 with a belt kicker and it has been very reliable for us. It runs along happily behind our L3830 (~38 HP at the engine, 35HP at the PTO)

Aaron Z

 

[Farmer495]

The JD 24T is the bigger brother of the 14T, if memory serves me rite and I used to rake in front of one for years at 18 MPH with the 24T running at 15 MPH behind a AC D19.So I agree that they are good but up against a NH in heavy hay,meaning 150 bales per acre as in ALFAFTA hay in a river bottom then it's a different story. I have a 320 NH Behind a 7710 Ford SERIES II with 120Hp at the shaft. At one time put over 15,000 Bales per year.And at the most only missed one bale every 2500 bales for 10 years.So for me it's been a good baler.

If you had said 8 MPH and 5 MPH it would be believable.

 

[blueriver]

And 8 mph is still fast

 

[mkreitler]

Hi blueriver so you think 18 mph is fast for raking you are rite but when you have 1500 bales on the ground and you still have another 8 acres to go with thunder clouds looming overhead you do whatever it takes to get done before the rain hits. by the way I was was rakeing with a 3/4 ton chevy 4x4 in bottom ground that was like driving on an interstate. And the guy baling had a AC D19. Remember this was in good old MISSOURI in the MISSISSIPPI RIVER BOTTOMS.

 

[bjr]

Will Last For a Long Time? Are you expecting never to have lay a wrench on a baler? I bought a used NH 269 (to be pulled with a 35hp tractor) and was two years getting the thing to tie. I've probable got two thousand dollars in it as well. GOOD LUCK! bjr

 

[Tx Jim]

I still think a JD 24T won't bale hay that's thick enough to be worth baling at 15 MPH!!!!!!!

 

[AGRIMAN]

I still think a JD 24T won't bale hay that's thick enough to be worth baling at 15 MPH!!!!!!!

I agree. If there's anything to the hay, you can't feed that kind of volume through a small square baler. At least my 320 or 575 won't do it. Unless your hauling it as fast as it hits the ground then you don't need to be baling if it's going to rain. You are much better off to let it get wet in the windrow than in the bale.

We often rake and "roll" in the 10 mph range and it the field is really smooth we will go up to the 15 to 16 mmph range.

 

[5030]

I've got a fresh bag of butterd popcorn..... carry on.....lol

 

[2458n]

268 was a popular baler when you had a two row corn head on your combine. The man I help still uses one. Knotters and needles can be expensive and hard to time if you are not sure how to do it.

 

[R W]

If you had said 8 MPH and 5 MPH it would be believable.
Just.

 

[oosik]

Gentlemen - - I think I saw Porky Pig baling hay with a JD 24T - and going that fast - in the last Wily Coyote cartoon, ha,ha. I've witnessed hay being baled at unbelievable speed - in front of an on-coming lightning/rain storm and it sure looked FAST to me. All was going reasonably well until something broke and the operation came to a loud/grinding stop.

 

[Navasot]

And 8 mph is still fast

Very!

 

[Navasot]

For that small of a tractor you may look into a 4x4 baler like Krone offers. The Vermeer rebel 5410 would be a good choice also