hp to run round balers

mgk2081 · Feb 22, 2018

can anyone tell me what the minimum horse power is that it takes to run a round baler such as a 535 JD or comparable size baler?
thanks
mgk

rrlund · Feb 22, 2018

I ran a Gehl 1500A 5x5 with a 53 horse Oliver 1550 if that helps you. It handled it as well as a larger tractor.

Moonlite37 · Feb 22, 2018

When I bought my Hesston, a salesman told me to only be concerned about having enough mass of a tractor to handle it on hillsides and on the road.I bought an IHC 986 and had twice what I needed in level fields but I appreciate the size on the road and in soft ground.

Bruce from Can. · Feb 22, 2018

Hard core dry hay bales don't take a lot of HP. Making wet haylage bales is a bit of a different story.
Even a 5x4 dry hay bale can get pretty heavy, so if you have hilly ground you will need more power to bale
while climbing hills. And on hilly ground you are also better off using a bigger heavier tractor while
baling on a down hill side, as you will need to stop the tractor and baler to tie and eject the bale. A 5x4
bale in the chamber could make stopping a problem going down hill with a light tractor.

Moonlite37 · Feb 22, 2018

When I bought my Hesston, a salesman told me to only be concerned about having enough mass of a tractor to handle it on hillsides and on the road.I bought an IFC 986 and had twice what I needed in level fields but I appreciate the size on the road and in soft ground.

sotxbill · Feb 22, 2018

Seems that I remember 65 hp, but dont know if that was engine or pto hp....

mgk2081 · Feb 22, 2018

(quoted from post at 11:26:15 02/22/18)
Seems that I remember 65 hp, but dont know if that was engine or pto hp....

I have a 3020 gas but didn't know if that would be big enough. we had an old new holland 800 series with the chains and pipes and a 3010 diesel wouldn't do it. ( but that tractor was pretty tired). someone told us that a baler like that would take 100 hp.

James Howell · Feb 22, 2018

"[b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]<font color="#6699ff">minimum horse power is that it takes to run a round baler such as a 535 JD[/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0]</font>"

Take a look at the [b:654c4848f0]<a href="http://pami.ca/pdfs/reports_research_updates/(4a)%20Balers%20and%20Baler%20Attachments/677.PDF">Evaluation Report</a>[/b:654c4848f0] information below under the [b:654c4848f0]Power Consumption:[/b:654c4848f0] paragraph on page 2.

"[i:654c4848f0]Peak power requirements were about 50hp (38 kW) in hay on level fields at high work rates. A 75hp (56 kW) tractor was suggested by the manufacturer to fully utilize baler capacity on soft and hilly fields.[/i:654c4848f0]"

Hope this helps.

paul · Feb 22, 2018

It's notice to be in that 60-100 hp range.

Paul

paul · Feb 22, 2018

It is nice to be in the 60-100 hp range, is what I was saying. Sigh....

Paul

Jim Phelps · Feb 22, 2018

We ran a JD 635 with a 185 Allis with no problem, we have also ran the same baler with a 175 Allis but it was a bit light on hills, worked fine on flat ground. So I would say you need to look at more than just HP but weight of the tractor, type of ground.

Ray IN · Feb 22, 2018

I baled with my 3020 gas this summer on a JD 510 round baler. It did just fine. Normally I use the 4020 but it was down at the
time. I also used the 2510 diesel and could not tell any difference from the 3020.

hd6gtom · Feb 22, 2018

I have an 852 NH that I run in hills with a D17 Allis diesel turned up to 70 HP, fluid in both rears, using
2nd gear low side. I put the same baler behind my 200AC 105 hp I run in 3rd gear, high side, same hills.

Dave O'Brien · Feb 22, 2018

I run a New Idea 484 (5x4) on a Farmall 706 gas on some fairly hilly ground. It does okay, But I wouldn't mind having a few more HP on it.

Tx Jim · Feb 22, 2018

IIRC JD 535 rd baler set at maximum hyd pressure making a 5X6 bale will need 75 pto HP probably more HP on hills

rustred · Feb 22, 2018

just for comparison sake , i bale with my 660 ih on a new holland 851, sometimes use cockshutt 1550.

JMS/.MN · Feb 22, 2018

I didn"t nice that there was anything wrong in your msg....LOL

Robert Major · Feb 22, 2018

Hi I run a 688 NH with a 100 ish hp valtra , when I get on the 36ft wide winter wheat swaths that are as wide as the front wheel spacing and 2.5 ft
high. I'm baling at 7.5 to 11 KM an hour depending on the straw feeding in. I can make that run out of steam on some hills with a near full 5x6
bale doing 6-7 km and be dropping down gears on the 3 speed power shift.

My buddy has an 1175 case on a 535 doing hay, he said he's got loads of power on hills, but moans about fuel consumption. With the smoke he gets
that things not stock fuel settings from when he got it though.

A buddy of his borrowed that outfit that burned his 4440 Deere and 535, he said he could near kill the Deere on his baler doing flax with full
bales, in the same field. He said that Case don't know it's even baling he figured 160 hp out of it.

I guess it depends what you are doing how fast you want to go and how big the hills are. yeah you might run it on 50hp flat land for example, but
if you got hills is the tractor enough power and heavy enough to be in control. meaning as they say round here will the tail be trying to wag the
dog.
Regards Robert

SVcummins · Feb 22, 2018

Those chain balers take more power to run I could
run 7 mph with my 855 on my 4020 but you knew it
was back there

mgk2081 · Feb 22, 2018

thanks everyone for all the great info and advice. i appreciate it.
mgk

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