hay baling tractor help

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Matt S Illinois

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• Jul 28, 2010

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I am looking at a IH 706 gas. It only has 3450 original hrs on it. Would it be a good haying (moco, raking, square/round baling) tractor? Don't know much about them but he's asking 3k for it. Rubber is above 50%. Shifts good all works. even a factory 3 pt and drawbar.
Need input.
Thanks in advance guys.
Matt

 

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Fordfarmer

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• Jul 28, 2010

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I'd say that's a good size, but it will be THIRSTY. Find a diesel if at all possable.

 

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Walt Davies

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• Jul 28, 2010

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I use my Cochshutt 35 it has plenty of power for bailing and other related things. Runs on fumes. The IHC 706 is a fairly large tractor for using on a small baler but will get the job done.
Walt

 

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Dave2640

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• Jul 28, 2010

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The 706 is a good tractor my neighbor has one , a diesel he mows and bales with it with no problem. The gas is probably hard on fuel. I think you will be pleased with it though. Not sure with the 706 gas but international has a problem with the torque amplifier not shifting or going out that one may not have one. But anyhow I think its a good buy. I just bought a 4366 for a restoration project it cost me 3500 and dont run.

 

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rustyfarmall

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• Jul 28, 2010

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Sounds like a deal to me. Go for it. That 706 will not use too much fuel doing light haying work, and the gas engine will be easy and economical to maintain, plus, it will start easily in cold weather.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Jul 28, 2010

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That's a good medium sized tractor that used to be considered a big tractor. Like someone else said check the TA carefully. Get someone to look the tractor over with you, maybe someone that already has one.

 

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Hogleg

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• Jul 28, 2010

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2 diesel ih tractors avail on the photo ads in IL, in that price range and age. May want to take a look at them also. A 806 and a 460.

John

 

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M Nut

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• Jul 28, 2010

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It will use a bit more gas than a diesel would use fuel, but they are a good tractor. My neighbor has one and it is a good starting and running tractor. For that price and in the condition you described, if you're thinking at all it may work for your needs, I'd be sealing the deal today.

 

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old

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• Jul 28, 2010

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Way over kill for all those jobs. Now if you had said round bales I would say good match but for a MOCO/haybine or rake or square baler it is about twice the tractor you need but would do the job well other then use a lot of fuel doing what could be done with a smaller machine. A 706 is rated at around 75HP and I don't even use a machine that big for any of those jobs

 

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DeltaRed

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• Jul 28, 2010

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I have used a 706 since '84,plenty of power.you can use it for heavy work also.for that price,buy it!fuel economy is not bad,aspeacially for a part time user.

 

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DeltaRed

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• Jul 28, 2010

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You want thirsty?try my neighbors' 4630....10-12 gph!

 

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State of Jefferson

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• Jul 28, 2010

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The JD 8430 I've been running lately has a digital fuel readout. When it's pullin hard, it'll say 17-19gal/hr. Just cruising it only burns 5/hr! At idle it does drop to inder 1/Hr.

Ben

 

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TGIN

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• Jul 28, 2010

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I use one to pull MOCO and bale , round and sq. You dont have to have that much tractor to pull a sq. baler but it sure is nice pulling a full wagon up a hill . Old says you dont need a tractor that big but he only bales 10-15 bales at a time .

 

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sammydwm

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• Jul 28, 2010

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We use a 756 gasser for cutting and baling and like it.
Have raked with it but usually use the WD for that.

 

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Don-Wi

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• Jul 28, 2010

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I figure that once yuou've got a 60-80 HP tractor on the front of a square bvaler, you'll never wanna go back to a smaller tractor. Sure, smaller tractors get the job done and are still used quite a bit for those jobs, but we use a Massey 285 to cut/bale hay. It's around an 80 HP tractor, and it is great on the baler.

We have used our 165 on the baler in the past when the 285 was either still wearing duals, PTO was out, cutting hay with it, or whatever. It got the job done, and could still pull the baler with a full wagon of hay, but it's not quite as nice to run.

Donovan from Wisconsin

 

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wolfman

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• Jul 28, 2010

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I hayed for years with a 756 gas. Very nimble & user friendly. Best part of it- you sit up high enough to look down on the bale chamber. You never want to square bale with a tractor so low that you can't see the bale chamber. Sitting up kinda high is a near neccesity for a mower-conditioner as well.

 

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amnion

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• Jul 29, 2010

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For baling small squares, 4x5' round bales, cutting with a sickle mower-conditioner, and raking, that tractor is more horsepower and weight than you need. Fuel consumption will be relatively light, compared to what the tractor can use, but you will be wasting some fuel moving the weight of the tractor.

If you are planning to run a 9'+ discbine with it or doing heavy 5x5'+ round baling, might want to check into a home-equity line of credit to pay for the gas that thing will consume.

And just a friendly fyi here, big square baling is completely out of the question.

 

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Matt S Illinois

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• Jul 29, 2010

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Some of you say it is a thirsty tractor. What is considered thirsty 1-3gal an hour or 4-6?????
Thanks
Matt

 

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amnion

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• Jul 29, 2010

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Under a good load, ex. 9' discbine, that tractor will use 6+ gallons of fuel per hour easily.

If it is in top condition, $3k is a pretty good price. You'll have HP and weight to pull work the heavy stuff, it just won't be very economical in the long run.