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I am not sure about the vintage of the MF10, but I would expect that it was made in the 1950's. Parts are still available. It will work well if properly adjusted. It requires only 16 pto HP to run the baler mechanism and I would say an older 35 HP machine would handle it nicely on the flat. The bad news is that it is a very low capacity baler. For comparison, I have a MF10 and a JD327 with a pan thrower. Baling onto the ground, the maximum number of bales that I could put through it is about 500/day (only did it once and it wasn't easy). I can easily double that with the JD and have it in wagons. With the kind of acrage you are talking about, I would look for a bigger baler than the MF10 and possibly bigger than the JD327. Unless of course you have all the time, good weather and patience in the world. I would expect your yield to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 15,000 bales per year. You may wish to look into having a neighboring farm or custom hay baler look into making this hay off for you. That is a lot of work unless you have a good labor pool to draw from. If it were my operation and I was set on doing the hay myself, I would be looking for a JD 336, 346, 337, 347, 328, 338 or 348 baler with a kicker -OR- with a quarter turn shoot and a NH bale wagon. You will need at least a 55 PTO HP tractor with more being better. Hopefully others will chime in and give their opinions and experience.
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