Question concerning getting the right round baler

[Texasmark]

A 4x4 is about a 550# bale and it doesn't take much tractor to handle that...45 PTO should be plenty. I run a JD 375 which is a 700# bale with a 57 PTO and usually no grunting...wasn't any today and I got my peas baled. Really hard to go wrong with a JD roller.

 

[powerscol]

This unit might be the ticket for you Massey Ferguson | 17 Series Economy Round Baler Their bigger units take more PTO power than you have.

 

[MikeinMich]

So of course I found a gorgeous jd 547. I think that痴 too big though. Sigh

 

[aczlan]

So of course I found a gorgeous jd 547. I think thatç—´ too big though. Sigh

You said that you need to buy a bigger tractor? We can help with that

Aaron Z

 

[DJ54]

Love my JD 335..!! I bought it in approx. 2000 I think. It was 2 years old, with less than 3,000 bales through it. Bought it for 6G. A buddy of mine I took with me to look at that did custom baling, said if I didn't buy it, he would. Pretty simple, basic machine, with hydraulic tie, and audible alarm. I only bale between 50-60 bales a year for the horses, so still only about 4,000 bales through it. Still has original belts,and the only repair that comes to mind, is that bale gauge cable on the right side, and have re-spliced 3 belts I believe, where they were starting to tatter on the edges.

I bought it with intentions of lasting me the rest of my life. So far, so good..!!

 

[glockky]

What tractor are you running the JD 335 with?

I just picked one up last month.

 

[kthompson]

New to hay, had coastal sprig last year. I went with small square as they will be totally for sale and profit margin. How about equipment to handle the square bales?

 

[sweettractors]

New to hay, had coastal sprig last year. I went with small square as they will be totally for sale and profit margin. How about equipment to handle the square bales?

We can get you fixed up with a cutter,rake and baler package deal. Checkout out inventory here. Ken Sweet
Sweet Farm Equipment - New & Used Farming Tools & Equipment | Tractor Equipment, Implements

 

[StuartDK45SE]

I'm in the same boat. Bought my dad's old place with 10 acres of formerly beautiful jigs grass. He used to have someone square bale it but they didn't take care of it and now I'm trying to get it back into shape. It is tempting for me to look at small square balers because I think if I can get my grass quality back up, it would be better margins. BUT, with a square baler comes the added headache of handling them. You can try to get them sold in the field , but timing on that is always stressful. And stacking and storing that many bales inside isn't an option for me. So I am looking at small round balers that my DK45 (36 PTO) can handle. That way I can stack and store them much easier if I need to and horse people will still buy good quality jiggs grass in round bales.


The issues I am seeing is there are very few small used round balers on the Gulf Coast.

 

[glockky]

I successfully ran a case 8420 with a Mahindra 3616 31PTOhp on flat ground. To be honest it really didn’t even work the tractor that hard.