You guys have some pretty nice equipment compared to what I had to settle for. The big splurge for me was a new 52" 2555 SFI drum mower. My rake is a old #5 IH 4 bar side delivery. My baler is a New Holland 269 twine machine. I've really fought the baler hard trying to get is to tie consistently and not break shear bolts. I have the plunger out of it right now trying to get bearings, knifes and the shield plate for it and I really need to cut hay "now". I had to really shop around for the parts online as the local dealer would have been prohibitively expensive. I had to settle for import bearings as they were about one fifth the price of US made. I'm just on the edge of good and broke. I don't know why I thought baling a 1-1/2 acres would be a "GOOD" idea. bjr