Haying small fields with a small tractor

[cat fever]

I bought my baler about 140 miles from my house. Towed it home on the back roads real slow. Did not have any issues but I was very glad to get it home in one piece.

 

[flusher]

I bought my baler about 140 miles from my house. Towed it home on the back roads real slow. Did not have any issues but I was very glad to get it home in one piece.

If I had to transport a baler on public roads from field to field, I'd probably go with an in-line square baler like a Hesston 7100. Or maybe one of those compact square balers from SFI

Mini Hay Balers and Compact Hay Balers | Small Farm Innovators

If I were only doing round bales, there's less of a problem since these balers are all in-line designs which are relatively easy to transport over the roads.

 

[TractorToolsDirect]

Here is a resource for selecting compact tractor hay equipment. The article gives you the pros and cons of different types of mowers, rakes, tedders and balers and helps you to determine the correct equipment for the hp and weight of your tractor. This information can also be found on the Purdue Extension Small Farms facebook page. Hope it helps you out!

http://tractortoolsdirect.com/wp-co...ALLER.pdf?mc_cid=f36a00a642&mc_eid=37e3fe62ad

 

[ksshooter]

After reading this post I am convinced not to do my own haying for my three horses even though I have enough land to obtain more hay than I need. But I must comment on CAT FEVER's pictures on this first post on this thread......That second picture gave me EQUIPMENT, OUT BUILDING AND FENCE ENVY in a MAJOR way. :licking: That is some of the nicest fencing I have ever seen.:thumbsup: Your "first bale" post made me smile. Thanks to all who contributed to this most interesting thread and saved me from doing myself in.

 

[flusher]

After reading this post I am convinced not to do my own haying for my three horses even though I have enough land to obtain more hay than I need. But I must comment on CAT FEVER's pictures on this first post on this thread......That second picture gave me EQUIPMENT, OUT BUILDING AND FENCE ENVY in a MAJOR way. :licking: That is some of the nicest fencing I have ever seen.:thumbsup: Your "first bale" post made me smile. Thanks to all who contributed to this most interesting thread and saved me from doing myself in.

Glad to help out. Keep on posting.

Good luck

 

[glockky]

For what its worth I baled some hay this with a Mahindra 3616 and new holland 68 baler. Everything worked fine but I must say I wouldnt want to go with any smaller tractor.

 

[CDennyRun]

For what its worth I baled some hay this with a Mahindra 3616 and new holland 68 baler. Everything worked fine but I must say I wouldnt want to go with any smaller tractor.

Thanks! I might just get an older 40hp something without a FEL for cheap, and keep the TZ24. It fits perfectly in our horse stalls, and otherwise does what I need it to.

I love the mini round baler, but definitely can't cough up the $15k!

 

[Texasmark]

Small Farm Innovations sells small balers for tractors such as yours.

On buying equipment and haying, don't do it (haying) for the money unless you are a commercial operator and are set up for it like TX. Jim for example. You'll never get there. Now how do you think I know that? On doing other people's places, my experience has been that you get asked to hay a place that somebody wants cleaned up for free or that needs some ag. activity to maintain their ag. property tax exemption. Glad I finally quit it and just take care of my place.

 

[CDennyRun]

Small Farm Innovations sells small balers for tractors such as yours.

On buying equipment and haying, don't do it (haying) for the money unless you are a commercial operator and are set up for it like TX. Jim for example. You'll never get there. Now how do you think I know that? On doing other people's places, my experience has been that you get asked to hay a place that somebody wants cleaned up for free or that needs some ag. activity to maintain their ag. property tax exemption. Glad I finally quit it and just take care of my place.

Thanks for the info. Small Farm Innovations has a some really nice machines! I don't really plan to hay for supplemental income or anything. In time it would end up paying for the equipment, and I wouldn't have to rely on the awful hay farmer that we've been having to deal with. Most of the bales resemble a banana, and explode when you pick them up. For me it would also be more of a fun hobby than anything.

 

[Texasmark]

For me it would also be more of a fun """(delete)""" than anything.

Had to eliminate one of your words....shhhhhhh! Revenuer goes nuts with that word. Grin

Really, I enjoy haying too. Kind of an immediate fulfillment thing and I just loveeeeee to smell that Coastal Bermuda after it's been rolled for a couple of days.