New equipment for this season.

[cat fever]

Anyone purchased any new or used haying equipment this year?
I bought a vicon rc330 haybob and a Fahr KM22 drum mower for the season.
Attach pictures of your new kit

So far this year;
Kioti RX6620 PS cab with KL7320 loader.
Land Pride DH 1590 disc harrow.
Land Pride RB 1684 rear scraper.
Not sure of the brand but an 11' spring tooth. (its old but was refurbished and looks brand new)
A 1986 ( I think ) 9' model 488 New Holland swather/conditioner.
A 1983 model 316 New Holland bailer.
Still looking for a V-rake, seeder, pallet forks, and a 3 point fertilizer spreader. Ya, all this should put my wife into full financial meltdown. I have been putting off buying anything for years, but the guy who was taking care of my land did not want to do it anymore. So about 50 grand later here I am, ready to grow hay!! I know I will never recover the cost. I call it therapy, just like my Harley and snow machine. (2012 Polaris Pro Retro) With any luck I can grow enough to get more cows and make a little cash.
One last thing; in early fall I plan to build a 45' X 72' pole barn to keep all my new toys in.
If I remember I will try to post pictures of everything when I get home. For some reason my work computer will not upload a picture.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Sounds like you have a good plan, how many acres of hay do you have to cut? I looked at the RX 6610 but it was just a bit larger frame size than I wanted so I stayed with the NX.

 

[cat fever]

Right now about 15 acres. But when I retire (4 Years?) I plan to get more. I was going to get a 45-50 hp tractor, my wife is the one who wanted to get bigger and a cab. Who am I to argue with a woman?

 

[countrybumpkin]

sounds like a good plan, I have about that much right now I plan on baling myself but may wait till next season to get started. Yep nothing better than the wife making you buy a cab, same thing mine did.

 

[cat fever]

sounds like a good plan, I have about that much right now I plan on baling myself but may wait till next season to get started. Yep nothing better than the wife making you buy a cab, same thing mine did.

Only problem I see is, my wife is a stay at home wife and I get to pay for everything.

 

[cat fever]

Gonna attempt to add some pictures.I do not have any pictures of the swather yet, it's under a tarp, but here it is. The building next to the swather is coming down and that's where the new barn will be built later this year.

 

[PROFarms]

So I sold the vicon rc330 I just bought, turned a $300 profit in 2 weeks. Instead I got a fahr kh4, 4 star Tedder, and paid $50 for it from a guy who has no use for it any more. So now I have this trailed Tedder I can use the Tedder on all my tractors instead of just the IH I have that I planned to use it on. Having had first trials testing it out I am really impressed with this Tedder!! Also this Tedder is much nicer to take down the road. Towed it home no problems behind the truck about 25 miles home

 

[mattv1]

new equipment this year...

2014 farmall 75c
John Deere 1209 MowCo/swather
Otma/Sitrex V-Rake

I'd really like to get a midsized rotary-style rake, but this Otma V-Rake i found was way too cheap to pass up (about $400) and it's ready to go.

Looking for a square bale accumulator and grapple now..75+ acres to do this season and that's way too much to be loading by hand.

 

[cat fever]

new equipment this year...

2014 farmall 75c
John Deere 1209 MowCo/swather
Otma/Sitrex V-Rake

I'd really like to get a midsized rotary-style rake, but this Otma V-Rake i found was way too cheap to pass up (about $400) and it's ready to go.



I'd like to see a picture of that rake.

 

[cat fever]

new equipment this year...

2014 farmall 75c
John Deere 1209 MowCo/swather
Otma/Sitrex V-Rake

I'd really like to get a midsized rotary-style rake, but this Otma V-Rake i found was way too cheap to pass up (about $400) and it's ready to go.



I'd like to see a picture of that rake.