L 3540 and Haying equipment

[radar09]

I am wondering if a L3540 is too small to pull a 540 pro rated 9ft haybine and a square baler around? Wife needs bales for her horses, hope tractor will be big enough.

 

[flusher]

With only 28 hp (pto) your L3540 is a bit underpowered for a baler (small squares). My MF124 baler (two twine, small squares) takes about 34 hp (pto) according to the manufacturer's specs. You can probably get by with 28 hp but I'd be concerned about a 3000 lb baler jerking your tractor around since it's weight is about equal to the baler's. Might be hard on the pto driveline.

Don't know about that haybine, but my guess is that 28 hp (pto) is too little to drive it.

Good luck.

 

[repete]

My 2550 pulls my JD 24T square baler pretty well at 29 HP. It does jerk it around some as the plunger moves but it makes a few thousand bales each year.

I cannot comment on the HP required to turn the shaft as my baler has the Wisconsin two cylinder engine. I am think it cannot produce a lot of power.

 

[art]

I'd say you might be a little light on the horsepower as recommended but with a hydro you can make up for that. You do have enough weight as long as you are on level ground for the mower as well as a baler.
In saying that I'm assuming you are not going out to bale 200 acres!

I've seen a BX run a small square baler although I had to laugh at what the plunger was doing to the tractor!!! The 9' mower not disc but sickle should be fine as well.

 

[SPYDERLK]

I am wondering if a L3540 is too small to pull a 540 pro rated 9ft haybine and a square baler around? Wife needs bales for her horses, hope tractor will be big enough.

I have powered a 7' haybine and a IH 37 sq baler easily with both our L2550 and L3450 tractors. -- We have gone to a drum mower now because of slow cut speeds or clogs with the haybine. -- I think a 9' would be ok if the haybine cutter is in good shape and you dont have hills.

Oh, oops. I didnt realize HST. Its possible the thrusting of a sq baler causing repeated surge in tractor motion will break that transmission.
larry

 

[wmonroe]

I think you will be fine. My dad cut, raked, and baled hay for about 12 years with a B8200 hst and still hadn't had any issues with it. It was not ideal and you had to be careful since the baler was heavier than the tractor but it was what he had and it worked.

 

[SPYDERLK]

I think you will be fine. My dad cut, raked, and baled hay for about 12 years with a B8200 hst and still hadn't had any issues with it. It was not ideal and you had to be careful since the baler was heavier than the tractor but it was what he had and it worked.

If used lightly its ok. But in heavy rows the plunger motion and compression forces for firm bales can react enuf against travel speed to throw the HST trans into pressure relief with every stroke. If that happens it will eventually fail the trans.

 

[Parkranger]

I wondered the same question myself as I have the L3430HST. While I have not gotten into hay yet, I came across this thread where member rankrank1 offered some good advice about smaller balers that may work for you.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/haying/138497-small-hay-baler-search.html

I am eager to follow this discussion as it seems from my reading that tractors of this size could bale a few acres of flat land going slow and not also towing a wagon behind the baler.

 

[flusher]

I wondered the same question myself as I have the L3430HST. While I have not gotten into hay yet, I came across this thread where member rankrank1 offered some good advice about smaller balers that may work for you.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/haying/138497-small-hay-baler-search.html

I am eager to follow this discussion as it seems from my reading that tractors of this size could bale a few acres of flat land going slow and not also towing a wagon behind the baler.

You might be able to find a used baler that has it's own on-board engine that you can tow with your tractor. The engine drives the baler flywheel via a triple belt arrangement. My neighbor has a 3-twine NH baler with an engine that he tows around his 8-acre hayfield with his Kubota L4630.

Good luck.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

I've seen a BX run a small square baler although I had to laugh at what the plunger was doing to the tractor!!!

I would pay to see that.