Massey In The Frost

rusty6 · Jan 5, 2023

It was another "hoarfrosty" morning here so I took this picture of the Massey Super 90 with a hay bale this morning. Unfortunately no sunshine or blue sky but at least the temp was above zero. Its been a mild week compared to most of December.

GermantownGreen · Jan 5, 2023

Beautiful picture, thanks for sharing
Good luck there with your weather.
Be careful when you're out and about.
GG

rustred · Jan 5, 2023

u were doing the same thing i was today. here is my old red unit. got to keep the critters happy.

Kow Farmer · Jan 5, 2023

Hi rustred . Great cattle picture. Please share more of them if you are willing. Thank you sir. Kow Farmer

Kow Farmer · Jan 5, 2023

Rusty. That is a great picture. Kow Farmer

rusty6 · Jan 5, 2023

(quoted from post at 15:39:40 01/05/23) u were doing the same thing i was today. here is my old red unit. got to keep the critters happy.

Nice sun and sky there. Is that a 5 or 660 IH?

rustred · Jan 5, 2023

Its the 560. I do have a few 660s I farm with. My favorite
tractor.

rustred · Jan 5, 2023

I can do that.

farmersamm · Jan 5, 2023

Glad to see someone else is feeding 4yr old hay ROFLMAO(insert teasing emogi)

My old 846 rolls tighter bales than that (insert teasing thingy)

Just sayin'................get a sense of humor.......which doesn't seem to exist on this site.(big grin)

But..................200# bales be a bit easier to handle(huge grin)

rustred · Jan 5, 2023

Baled mine with the 855. But I dont like how them twines
are so close to the edge of the bale then when it drys a
bit the twine is loose and falls off. I Tryed to bring the
twine in some but it didnt work. And its this last falls
hay.

farmersamm · Jan 5, 2023

(quoted from post at 18:27:39 01/05/23) Baled mine with the 855. But I dont like how them twines
are so close to the edge of the bale then when it drys a
bit the twine is loose and falls off. I Tryed to bring the
twine in some but it didnt work. And its this last falls
hay.

Hell, I was just kidding. I'm used to it, and most of the forums I'm on........it's pretty normal.

I've run into twine problems too.

I have to take a pic, but what I did was to bend a piece of round stock, thread it first, and put it on the bar that has the twine knives. The piece of round stock holds the twine short of going over the edge of the bale. I'll do my best to remember to take a pic in the morning.

Believe me.........been there done that. Sucks when the string starts to work its way over the edge.

farmersamm · Jan 5, 2023

And, for you Fancy Pants that like net wrap over twine...........

I can feed bales for about a month, and the cab doesn't get near full of the twine from the bales, that net wrap would. Net wrap is just plain stooooooopid.

And.........if you're not super careful..........it gets in the rumen when the gurlz eat it. They don't know the difference between it, and hay. Every bit of it has to be removed from the bale.

Net wrap is good when you're sellin' hay. Not so good when you're feedin' hay.

I'm waitning to get slammed on this. No biggy..........keep it comin'

rusty6 · Jan 5, 2023

(quoted from post at 18:12:11 01/05/23) Glad to see someone else is feeding 4yr old hay ROFLMAO(insert teasing emogi)

My old 846 rolls tighter bales than that (insert teasing thingy)

Looks very similar to my 847 and I can't make a tight bale with it. Broke and welded lots of crossbars on the chain so I'm careful not to push it too hard. The bales handle fine and sure beats small squares.

farmersamm · Jan 5, 2023

(quoted from post at 19:45:42 01/05/23)

(quoted from post at 18:12:11 01/05/23) Glad to see someone else is feeding 4yr old hay ROFLMAO(insert teasing emogi)

My old 846 rolls tighter bales than that (insert teasing thingy)

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Looks very similar to my 847 and I can't make a tight bale with it. Broke and welded lots of crossbars on the chain so I'm careful not to push it too hard. The bales handle fine and sure beats small squares.

It will make a reasonably hard bale(not like a modern baler), if you run narrow windrows, and keep your ground speed slow.

Keep it in the low range(tractor), and keep the pto spinning at the max.

Don't weave when baling. Run a square pattern. Veer off to one side, hold it there, and pack the edge of the bale.........then repeat on the other side. You'll get a respectable bale.

Chain balers are under appreciated. I've run one for years before I got my NH 650.

farmersamm · Jan 5, 2023

A chain baler will literally bale TREES. Can't say that for a belt baler. I think a chain baler ROCKS.

In good times, you can have a hard time selling the bales. In drought times, they sell. And if you're feeding your bales, WTF cares................the gurlz don't.

farmersamm · Jan 5, 2023

I can make John Deere, Vermeer, etc rich........or I can make it to the next year. I run old crap, and hope for the best.

kcm.MN · Jan 5, 2023

Rusty, great pic!! Your area looks like ours. So much hoar frost that it makes even the ugliest terrain strikingly beautiful.

We went to town today (cancer center) and we both kept gawking at the amazing scenery. Suddenly, the world just disappeared. Drove into the fog. Was like driving into a giant marshmallow. That part wasn't so nice, but sure is wonderful once that fog is gone.

And yes, I know it's great ONLY for those who don't have to be out in the mess. *lol*

Here's a pic we took on the way home:

farmersamm · Jan 7, 2023

I promised I'd do a pic of the twine guides on my 846.

They had a rudimentary set of guides,, made the same as the ones in the pics...........which didn't always work properly.

I threaded some 3/8 round stock, then bent it to form the angle. The threaded portion is over length in order to be able to adjust the guides as low as possible to the point they almost interfere with the twine needles IIRC. Anyway.........they keep the twine from going too close to the edge of the bale. I was experiencing the same thing as the OP. This solved it.

rusty6 · Jan 7, 2023

(quoted from post at 16:35:57 01/07/23) I promised I'd do a pic of the twine guides on my 846.

They had a rudimentary set of guides,, made the same as the ones in the pics...........which didn't always work properly.

My 847 does not have automatic twine wrap. It is completely controlled by my hand on the hydraulic lever. The previous owner had painted some marks on the twine wheel plainly visible from the cab so I can just line up the marks with the lever and let it roll twine. Not too close to either end of the bale.

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