tractor size for nh 575 baler

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bobin wayne

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• Jan 29, 2015

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Is a JD 3010 large enough to operate a NH 575 baler?

 

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4020 electrician

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• Jan 29, 2015

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No. NH requires more hp. 4020 is the smallest I'd put on it.

 

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NY 986

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• Jan 29, 2015

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It depends how fast you want to feed it. 3010 would be at the low end of the power range but I think if you are not in a hurry you could make it work. They will eat material if you put the power to it. I've seen a 1466 on one puffing away and that baler put bales out without an issue.

 

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TractormanNC

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• Jan 29, 2015

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I have pulled mine for the last 5 or 6 years with a F656D, 61 hp on the PTO. Pulls it fine. 3020 should do fine.

 

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JH in NM

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• Jan 29, 2015

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My neighbor pulls one with a Ford 4000, and has for years. Probably doesn't get all of it's capacity, but he puts a lot of hay through it

 

onefarmer

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6735 S Lowell Rd, St Johns, Mi 48879

• Jan 29, 2015

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I run a 570 with a MF265 60hp, 175 63hp, or JD2550 65hp. They all run it just fine, right up to what I would call full capacity.

 

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RickB

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• Jan 30, 2015

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Got a customer that bales 12-15k per year with a Ford 4610, 52 PTO HP.

 

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4020 electrician

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• Jan 30, 2015

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55 hp will run the baler.. Have you ever tore out a PTO?? I have doing the same thing with a 348 jd. Jd actually says less hp but it goes on nothing less than a 4020 now. That plunger will take the rear out of that 3010 in time and it will break when your doing hay.

 

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4020 electrician

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• Jan 30, 2015

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So he bales 100 acres a yr with that set up? How much of it gets rained on?

 

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DeltaRed

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• Jan 30, 2015

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I help a neighbor put up 15,000 yearly bales with a 575 on a 7700.Sometimes a 5000 is used. No problems with either.However in real heavy hay the 5000 'grunt' a bit more and need a bit more throttle.I've also pulled a similar (283/425) with a SuperM. So that 3010 will be adequet.There are guys out there who seem to think you need minimum 100 horse for baleing.That is simply not true.

 

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DeltaRed

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• Jan 30, 2015

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4020,maybe you need 100 horse so you can bale in 5th .That 3010 will be in 3rd/4th.So he puts more strokes per bale. Who cares.

 

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BushogPapa

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• Jan 30, 2015

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That was the main advantage to the JD 116W baler..it didn't wear drawbars or transmissions..

Ron.

 

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JH in NM

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• Jan 30, 2015

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If you need 100 horse to run a small baler, you're cramming hay through way too fast. Massey Ferguson 65 165 265 have been popular baling tractors around here for years. I've put a lot of hay through a 315 NH and a 347 JD, on a 265 and never had any trouble

 

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wvfarmboy

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• Jan 30, 2015

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looks like some will tell you anything. a square balor dont need 100 hp to run in fact i have baled thousands on bales with jd 1020 and 3600 fords thing to watch for is u ennd big enpough tractor to hold your load back with 18 ft wagon fullyou need more like 6600 ford or a 6300 jd sise tractor but if droping on ground 3600 sise tractor in fine

 

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ss55

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• Jan 30, 2015

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How fast do you need to bales and how steep are your hills?

 

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Part Time Pete

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Leatherstocking Region NY

• Jan 30, 2015

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If you're pulling wagons on steep ground you might want a little more tractor, but a 3010 is enough to run the baler.
It's important that the slip clutch be set right, to protect the drive line.
Pete

 

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ss55

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• Jan 30, 2015

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That should have said "How fast do you need to make bales and how steep are your hills"?

 

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4020 electrician

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• Jan 30, 2015

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Google search hp requirement for a 575. They tell you 75 hp minimum. 4020 is about a perfect match. Make sure your slip clutch is adjusted. 575 is 2 x that 315.

 

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RickB

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• Jan 30, 2015

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"So he bales 100 acres a yr with that set up? How much of it gets rained on?"

Depends quite a bit on the weather.

 

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rick1

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• Feb 1, 2015

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i use a 165 diesel on a 310 nh. baler 50 hp tractor no wagons just baler barely knows its even back there. i use to use a to30 ferguson on a nh 68 baler.little touchy but got the job done.
RICK

 

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JBDyer

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• Feb 1, 2015

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I ran my 575 with a MF 180 for years, about 65 hp, no hills , no wagons, no accumulator, coastal grass hay. Never a problem.

 

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4020 electrician

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• Feb 2, 2015

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Your customer runs a 575 NH baler with a 4610? Must be slow

 

Tx Jim

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Coyote Flats, Texas

• Feb 3, 2015

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(quoted from post at 07:13:11 01/30/15) 55 hp will run the baler.. That plunger will take the rear out of that 3010 in time and it will break when your doing hay.

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A sq baler similar to a 348 will not tear the rear out of a 3010 especially if the ""slip clutch on baler isn't stuck and properly adjusted"". BUT JD 3010's have a long history of being operated with the pto stub shaft mounting bolts loose which will cause a pto problem even pulling a light load such as JD sickle mower. Back when sq balers were sold with power units IIRC the 4 cyl Wisconsin engine was 27 HP.

I pull my JD 347 with a 65 pto HP Kubota and before that with a 45 pto HP Kubota with no problems.

I just looked at JD & NH websites

This is JD's tractor specifications for a 348
Tractor Requirements
PTO Speed, rpm 540 rpm
Minimum PTO, hp 35 hp

NH BC 5060 is 62 pto HP & NH BC 5070 is 75 pto HP

 

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magpiene

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• Feb 5, 2015

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I ran mine on a 3020 powershift. Going uphill with a nearly full bale. I was in first gear. Worked the snot out of it. BUT it got the job done. My 4020 or the 4320, makes life much better. Gary