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Allan in NE

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Had to spend most of the day over in Wyoming at a funeral, but when I got back I tore into this leaking gate cylinder.

Took me 'til dark thrity, but she's up and running with no leaks, drips 'er splats. :>)

Oh, yeah the pickup tailgate is my bench and I had to figure out a way to hold that silly ram to get the nut off the slug. :>)

I'll re-attach that twine box in the morning; I'm tired.......

Pretty darned bad when yer co-dependant on a baler. :>)

Allan

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I can bring you a nice 486 for a little over that.
Are you doing that hay on a custom basis?

Gordo
 
Allan, Here are some alfalfa numbers for 160 acres from SE SD.
Knock it down with 16 ft MoCo 20 hours.
Rake with 2/1 V rake 8 hs.
Bale with BR 780 about 500 net wrap conditioned bales, 12 hours.

375 tons total 40 hours.
 
I don't like chain balers but why not if he likes it.Those 855's did make a big old bale of hay and I bet it's paid for.
 
why not bale 25K worth of hay with a $ 1500 baler ???...Could be because, Allen ain't told anyone when his birthday is so they can buy him a new one ,, but there always Christmas ,,, btw , I can use a new one too ,,or at the very least , New floor chains and slides , Where is the best Place to get them ,, My AGCO nhdealer wants $$$$, and don't want to deliver service to anyone ,My nh 846 has been making 350 balesa each year since 1979...
 
Morning Gordo,

When I was a boy, spent my summers putting up hay with a three-tined pitchfork. If we got an early start and worked til dark we could put up 15 acres in 3 days.

Then, in the winter, ya had to chain the beet truck up, drop the sides down to horizontial, go out to the field, load it back up with that same pitchfork so as to feed it to the cattle.

Believe me, this will leave a deep impression on your mind and it precludes any urge to look over the fence to see how the neighbor is doing it.

So, looking from inside my old shoes, that silly 855 does just fine. :>)

Allan
 
Putting up hay with a pitch fork? How old are you. I am 60 and can remember putting up hay for 55 years and I missed the dump rake-bull rake by one year. Small squares were the thing, thousands per year on 16 foot hay racks. By the way, my third cutting of alfalfa hay is in the barn in small squares. First cutting was chopped for hayledge, second was round baled with a new JD 568. List price $47,000.
 
Let's do the math here. Big M spent $47,000.00 for his baler. Allen now has spent $1525.00 (by his own admission) for his baler. Allen bales $25,000.00 worth of hay for two years= $50,000.00. If he TOTALLY pays for his baler EACH year, he's left with $46,950.00.

A $47,000.00 baler paid off in two years with $25,000.00 worth of hay each year, leaves a profit of $3000.00

What am I missing here?
 
Allan and I are about the same age, and I vividly remember putting up loose hay with a pitch fork. Had to learn to make sure stack was layered or hay would slide off when ya didn't want it. I still have the hay saw we used to cut hay from the stack to feed. My mom saved everything!!!

Keith
 
I get so amused with folks.

I bought this baler used off a real good neighbor who had himself bought it on a farm sale to use just as a spare and it looked in pretty darned good shape to me.

Had sit for many, many years and had been bounced from one owner to another. Still, like I say, the darned thing looked in good shape to me.

Got it home and cranked it up. The ol' sister just "banged" something awful, squealed to high heaven and would not tie a bale to save your soul.

Moved one sheild to stop the squealing noise, put in two TINY little FREE springs to cure the bang and the tie issues.

Been baling flawlessly for 4 seasons now.

We live in a throw away society. I guess if it doesn't work, yer 'sposed to go buy a new one....... :>)

Allan
 
As I always have said.. I have no need to keep up with the Jones's..

When I farmed, I used stuff that was antiquated, and it worked for me, just fine in fact.

The best stuff is the stuff without a payment book.

Brad
 
I learned that lesson long ago.

A custom cutter had borrowed a combine sheave from me to finish the season.

Later that year, he brought the new replacement and installed it on my machine stating that the only difference between new iron and old iron is the fresh coat of paint.

Additionaly, nice part about being "old" is that ya don't have the urge to impress anyone. :>)

Allan
 
I am 69 and I can remember putting up hay with a pitch fork. Cutting it with a McCormic hourse drawn 4' scicle bar mower raking with a 9' Hourse drawn dump Rake, Hauled to barn with a Two horse sled. Was at my Grandfathers, I still have the Rake it is sitting in my front yard.
 
I get teased that I get parts for my stuff at Pioneer Village in Minden, NE.

Sometimes it's hard to watch the neighbors farm with brand new stuff paid for with Grandpa's land, but we do what we can.
 
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