Phillip w
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Typo: I would NOT even consider pulling a baler with one of the modern compact tractors.
JD 14T baler with small tractor
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One more time, been using my 14T for over 20 years behind a 35hp JD 1070. Not even a squeak out of the tachometer.
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We have been pulling a New Holland hayliner 273 behind our Kubota L3830 for over 10 years with no issues to date. It has a belt kicker and we generally have a 8x16 hay wagon hooked up behind the baler to kick bales into.
This year, we picked up a Ford 552 round baler to run behind the same tractor and while it makes the tractor work with a 5 x 5 bale it's quite happy with up to a 4 by 5 bale.
Aaron Z
This year, we picked up a Ford 552 round baler to run behind the same tractor and while it makes the tractor work with a 5 x 5 bale it's quite happy with up to a 4 by 5 bale.
Aaron Z
Phillip w
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Your saying 35 hp John Deere. That is in the ball park and yes should pull it. I have known guys try it with 18-20 hp tractors and wonder why there tractor fell apart. Also, in my opinion, the older tractors were more rugged and would take more. I got a 9 ft sweather and 14 t baller. It was working the devil out of my d-15. Put the allis Chalmers 185 on it and that tractor plays with it. I got one of the 30 hp tractors and I'm not impressed. They have no lugging ability. The engine starts to pull down and you done killed before you can react. May because only 3 cylinders. The old farm tractors with 6 cylinder engines would lug and lug and lug before you ran out of power or killed it. As soon as she started laboring, just put the throttle to her. She may blow smoke like a freight train, but plenty of pure grit. Any way, I guess I like a little more tractor on my baler and don't want to see a guy get in trouble using to small of tractor.
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The rocking is what I recommend an inline baler behind a compact tractor. I run a Hesston 4550 (35 HP recommendation) behind my Bobcat CT 235 (35hp diesel with 26.5 PTO HP). Now I am at 6500 feet so factor in the loss too. My tractor is hydro-static, but weighs in at 3600 lbs with the filled rears - that's critical TRACTOR WEIGHT! I keep my windrows manageable so I can run in mid range at 540 PTO RPM. I get very little rocking with this set up as the flywheel sits in the opposed plane to the tractor (sideways) If I get any bogging I just slow down and let her work. Baling is much easier with my new rotary rake as the windrows are fluffier than the roll bar rake I had.
So folks know I tried to run a baler similar to the 14T and one modern JD with the side pick up and they both threw me and my tractor around - its a good thing I tried them out before I bought. To test a baler take along 6 or 7 bales and string them out in a typical windrow and give it a go. This will also test the baler on short crops too.
Hope this helps.
So folks know I tried to run a baler similar to the 14T and one modern JD with the side pick up and they both threw me and my tractor around - its a good thing I tried them out before I bought. To test a baler take along 6 or 7 bales and string them out in a typical windrow and give it a go. This will also test the baler on short crops too.
Hope this helps.