good baler for straw

MikeO-WI

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We live in the heart of dairyland and grow crops with straw being used by a number of farmers. Wheat, soybean and even an oilseed. The problem is getting anyone to bale when you need it baled. So now I am looking for our own baler. Thinking maybe a Vermeer Rebel 5410 if I can find one reasonable. Any suggestions on this one or possibly another one for straw. Last year I could of sold all my soybean straw except the guy with the baler had it break down and he didn't fix it till spring. Still sitting in my yard. Any ideas would be appreciated.
 
I have limited experience baling straw and corn stalks. Limited because my balers wouldn't bale it. I had a 504F Vermeer that I couldn't get to bale wheat straw and and 554XL Vermeer that wouldn't handle corn stalks. I'm running a 468 Deere now.
 
I bale oat straw with my 505 Vermeer, but have never made corn stalk bales with it so I don't know how that would work.
 
Good question, IH 1460 rotary but we are not chopping the straw real fine. One guy who baled for us said the soybean straw was causing problems with his tying mechanism. Something about the long stems catching the string. We will not be using it for hay, but we need to bale the wheat straw right away and we need to remove the soybean straw for next year's oil seed crop. I see some balers out there with knives installed. Are these necessary for straw?
 
Also found a New Idea 4865 baler with net and twine, 9000 bales through it and everything I have read expresses a concern regarding bearings going bad. One guy told me that a baler was basically junk after 8000 bales. Looking for help out there
 
Still don't know what sort of baling tractor you have. If you have something with 540 PTO and 2 hydraulic remotes then I'd suggest either a JD 530-535 or a New Holland 849, 853 or 855. The JD balers like most JD stuff have a parts availability that can't be beat and most NH stuff also has a good parts supply and dealer network. I've never been a fan of case balers. From what I've heard the JD starts easier then most belt balers and had good reliability. The NH chain balers are yes noisy, dusty and really make your tractor work but you can't find a better baler that will suck up almost anything and produce a very nice bale. Even if the straw is fine it will pick it up and put it into a bale. I have a 849 and last fall baled pea straw after being run through a conventional combine. Sold the straw to a farmer who hauled. The bales stayed together the whole trip and had no problems. I've also baled rye straw and had also no problems. Some of the newer NH chain balers may have the newer auto tie which allow you to keep your PTO engaged. The 849 still requires you to shut off your pto when ejecting a bale. Most belt balers will have problems starting a bale if the product is too fine or beat up.
 

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