newter haven
03-04-2010 18:21:29
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Re: Vermeer vs JD in reply to canada_mike, 03-04-2010 14:58:02
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The jd is older than the vermeer, I would guess, right? Are you set on a 5x5 or 5x6 machine? Where I'm from (Missouri), the 4x5 bale is popular because of width restrictions on public roads. We rented a 430, 435, 530, 535, Vermeer 504 h, 504i, one Owantonna 4x5 (soft center), one of the new Gehl 4x5 balers, (which was a wonderful machine, head not wide enough), all good machines. Here's a warning, if your hay is not course or should I say slick when it's dry,(like fescue and bluegrass) stay away from the vermeer, I had a lot of trouble starting a bale because the machine couldn't get that slick stuff to start rolling, and the 435 jd had the same problem. It seemed to me the more wear on the belts the more problems with rapping, on the bottom roller. We bought the 430,530,535 jd new and you could eject a bale and run right into the windrow without a problem getting the bale started, which made for a fine afternoon! I'm not down playing the vermeer at all because I've never ran a new one. The new Gehl even had problems in the slick stuff. The only baler that had no problems was the soft center Owantonna and that was some years ago! I ran a New Holland chain baler and it worked just fine in all kinds of hay but the bales weren't very tight. The twine system on the jd is excellent, better than all of the balers I've ran, and that also makes for a better day! Good luck!
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