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JMS/MN
04-14-2005 13:43:11
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Re: allis chalmers round baler in reply to mark tucker, 04-13-2005 20:01:10
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This comment is coming from someone who really grew up with one. Dad bought a new one in 1949. Ran it with a WC, no live power, until 1956, when we bought the WD45. WC had the throwout lever for quick stops, but he had to clutch to restart. He baled up to 6500 bales each year, our own and custom work. Total repair during those years was getting one part welded, twice, total cost of about $15. Cast part, locking the throwout arms together. Neighbor who kept pulling the override to make bigger bales (It started the conveyor again)- broke belts. Most important thing about getting a good bale is to make a good windrow. ie- if you can make a good windrow for a square baler, rake two of them together to make a good windrow for a Rotobaler. You need two windrows, side by side, to fill the conveyor with a windrow 3-4 feet wide! Dad, rest his soul,told me that so many times! With a current big round baler, you can weave side to side- YOU CAN NOT DO THAT WITH A ROTOBALER! You are making a bale with 50-60 lbs of hay, not 1500 lbs, so you need a uniform windrow. Grass hay is easier to make into a good windrow- straight alfalfa is harder, since it makes a tighter windrow. The later version, maybe a white top, had the option to continue driving while the twine was wrapping. That was a joke with a normal windrow- the conveyor could not hold enough hay for the twine to wrap. For your use, don't be scared about a Rotobaler- nor by the price if it is so cherry- 100 bales per year is one wagon load.
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