Hugh MacKay said: (quoted from post at 14:48:21 04/29/08) Karl: If you put a gear drive, TA, diesel, 656, 666 or 686 on any pre 1980s small square baler, at the end of the day it will have baled as much or more hay as any other tractor. Even one of them in a hydro will not bale more hay. I say pre 1980s balers, as I've not had any experience with the later models.
agree with you there, provided you have smooth terrain* and manpower on the wagon to keep up to the tractor (or a thrower baler).
*Hay fields need to be prepared and maintained as such, any ruts made or gopher mounds, etc. need to be repaired. loosing a load of bales or breaking a beam because of poor terrain makes you look bad, and costs valuable time!
on our farm the ford diesel gets baler duty. 656 runs the discbine. either one interchanges on duties, it's just the way we do it.
been doing almost all rounds for 10 years though, squares are just a contingency plan.
I do love the 656, would buy another or 666-686, just making observation. Don't want the thread starter to buy it and then complain it's going too fast on the tiller for the garden! :)
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