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Small low power round balers

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screaminghollow

09-20-2002 19:45:33




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Ok, in the past month I read an article and talked to a guy from Switzerland, both described small round bale balers which operate on a minimum of power. The Swiss farmer claimed there is one that is ground driven and can be pulled by a horse. He described the bales as being about 2 ft x 2ft. This horse job, he claims can be used to make hay on steep slopes, etc. He says they are brand new. Anybody heard of such a thing for sale in the US?. I understand Hesston makes a small square baler, 14 x 18 inch bales, but that still requires 30 hp.

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Ken

09-21-2002 21:23:51




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 Re: small low power round balers in reply to screaminghollow, 09-20-2002 19:45:33  
Probably one main advantage is that the small round baler is much smaller than the square baler and much easier to transport besides needing much lower power needs.



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chris

09-21-2002 18:44:30




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 Re: small low power round balers in reply to screaminghollow, 09-20-2002 19:45:33  
I seen one last year in rural heritage to be pulled with horses i will try to dig it up and get some specifics



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RayP(MI)

09-21-2002 17:43:48




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 Re: small low power round balers in reply to screaminghollow, 09-20-2002 19:45:33  
Lotsa standard square balers have been run by tractors of less than 30 horsepower. We baled up 700 bales of good solid hay with a borrowed Hayliner 268 - pulled it with a '49 JD B - and pulled a wagon behind it - to load the hay on. On hilly ground no less. JD hardly complained! When I was a kid we baled thousands of bales every year with a JD 50 pulling a 14T.



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gy3020

09-21-2002 14:53:54




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 Re: small low power round balers in reply to screaminghollow, 09-20-2002 19:45:33  
My first thought would be, why? I know there are certain circumstances where feeding small amounts is more practical but thats what square bales are for. Most all the equipment companies have small square balers for the record. I have a 346 John Deere wire tie and its a real good baler as well as my 530 John Deere round baler.



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tim[in]

09-22-2002 19:14:15




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 Re: Re: small low power round balers in reply to gy3020, 09-21-2002 14:53:54  
plus tryint to find help. where as when i was a kid i begged for any kind of job that was 'farm ' work, kids today have been taught to go for the easy buck.



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JMS/MN

09-21-2002 15:59:33




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 Re: Re: small low power round balers in reply to gy3020, 09-21-2002 14:53:54  
Hi, Gary - it is because round bales shed water better than small squares- and they can't always be picked up before the rain comes. Have a good one-



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JMS/MN

09-21-2002 12:22:25




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 Re: small low power round balers in reply to screaminghollow, 09-20-2002 19:45:33  
Few years ago I sent my brother, who had a small farm in Virginia, some info on one. Believe it was made in Italy. Made to work with small tractors, like Japanese imports, etc. About 30 hp.



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tim[in]

09-21-2002 10:25:27




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 Re: small low power round balers in reply to screaminghollow, 09-20-2002 19:45:33  
you can get an old allis chalmers roto baler for next to nothing which operates on about 30 hp or less.



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paul

09-21-2002 06:06:51




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 Re: small low power round balers in reply to screaminghollow, 09-20-2002 19:45:33  
BSC (is that right?) has Gravely-type walk behind tractors, with a round baler attachment.

Understand the sticker shock tho - $7,000 or so, just the baler.

--->Paul



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