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round baler newbie questions

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Paul in OH

09-20-2003 04:20:19




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having baled square bales for decades, I'm ready to buy a round baler but know little about them. I sell alfalfa/grass to horse people so a smaller baler would be better. Net wrap ideal but not sure. I could also use a Brillion or other wrapper to use after baled
I see some Hesston 540 and Case/IH 8420/8430 and NH 630 around. I think the Case/IH is the same as the Hesston and/or Gehl line. I'm trying to buy exc. cond -used to keep cost down but I want to buy relatively trouble-free engineering.
Any input on these or other balers, maybe net wrap or maybe wrap after bale? We're talking maybe 50 acres a year and have 85 HP.

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Tim

09-20-2003 18:00:00




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 Re: round baler newbie questions in reply to Paul in OH, 09-20-2003 04:20:19  
If you are selling mainly to horse customers I think you would want to wrap after baling. The spoilage on the outside of a twine wrapped or net wrapped may make horses sick. I have had hay baled for me with a NH 648 and JD 457 both having net wrap. They both make a very nice bale and I would recommend either one. However they may be a little pricey since they aren't that old of models. I really don't know a lot about the Case/IH models or the hesston brand. From what I've been seeing Vermeer may be the best brand yet. Basically if you have a place to store the bales inside twine wrap would work well for you. I will say the net wrapped bales only spoiled about 1-2 inches in all the way around so I think it pays for itself.

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RickB.

09-20-2003 16:32:38




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 Re: round baler newbie questions in reply to Paul in OH, 09-20-2003 04:20:19  
Can't speak to the Hesston/CaseIH balers. I do know that NH belt balers are very good EXCEPT for the 630, 634, 638 and BR730. These are all progressions of a light duty 4x4 econobaler with no convenience or efficiency features. I would avoid these models. A good 640, 644, 648 or BR740 make very nice 4x5 bales or smaller diameters.



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