I have about 6 acres to hay and the areas are really too tight to use my Deere 3320 and 14T bailer to get the most hay. Was just wondering if this is too much too ask using a BCS and me walking behind it. Looked at that bailer on their web site and it looked like it get into pretty tight places. Looking forward for info on this from people who have one. Thanks
Haying and baling with a bcs 853
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farmerboybill
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Hey Norgeman,
This is Bill. We talked on the phone yesterday about this. Glad to see you found this site.
Here's a link to a long post I made last summer relating to baling hay - http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/2-wheeled-tractors/245024-honeeey-do-these-tires-make.html
I talked with Eric today about going over and watching the baling. He said as soon as we can string 5 days of no rain in the forecast together, he's gonna start cutting. I'll let you know. email me at rockyridgegrillo@gmail.com
This is Bill. We talked on the phone yesterday about this. Glad to see you found this site.
Here's a link to a long post I made last summer relating to baling hay - http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/2-wheeled-tractors/245024-honeeey-do-these-tires-make.html
I talked with Eric today about going over and watching the baling. He said as soon as we can string 5 days of no rain in the forecast together, he's gonna start cutting. I'll let you know. email me at rockyridgegrillo@gmail.com
jomifo
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Hi there-
Just curious as to the nature of your 6 acres that makes it too tight for your 4-wheel tractor and bailer?
Also, for what's it's worth, I hay about 2 acres using a BCS 852 with 5' double-action sickle. I rake by pulling an old dump rake with a Honda Foreman 4-wheeler (gear tranny) with about half the tines removed so I don't overload the 4-wheeler. I gather the hay on to a wagon and then store it loose. For fun, sometimes I bail it w/ a manual square bailer that I made with plywood and 2x4's. All in all the setup works good for my small operation. It's relatively quick. Wouldn't mind having the CAEB baler and Molon rake, but just can't justify the $10K+ investment at this point.
Just curious as to the nature of your 6 acres that makes it too tight for your 4-wheel tractor and bailer?
Also, for what's it's worth, I hay about 2 acres using a BCS 852 with 5' double-action sickle. I rake by pulling an old dump rake with a Honda Foreman 4-wheeler (gear tranny) with about half the tines removed so I don't overload the 4-wheeler. I gather the hay on to a wagon and then store it loose. For fun, sometimes I bail it w/ a manual square bailer that I made with plywood and 2x4's. All in all the setup works good for my small operation. It's relatively quick. Wouldn't mind having the CAEB baler and Molon rake, but just can't justify the $10K+ investment at this point.