valley iron
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what is a good rule of thumb to determine when moisture content is right for baling with a closed throat baler? cant afford better baler right now so have to make due. mowed some hay and it got wet so had to wait about a week to bale.rolled like a dream. mowed more on a saturday then tedded it and raked on monday. after popping off every drive chain,and rolling a belt, finally got a bale started, went to end of row and discovered it had pushed tailgate open and was not gaining anything so dumped and admitted defeat.i have baled with a new holland 650 is only experiance i have had........ so got spoiled. if you had enough hp it would bale with water running out of it. having to relearn how to bale with old technology. advise appriciated