Re: Like Farmall, but can it do the job?

Posted by Jim on January 01, 2001 at 20:30:52 from (205.188.193.41):

In Reply to: Like Farmall, but can it do the job? posted by Diana H. on January 01, 2001 at 16:20:34:

Diana: Know your looking for cost effective way to be independent of waiting for others - but have to agree with everyone 10 bucks a bale to move it is, well, one would think the neighbor would be willing to move them all day long if just from the your field up to your barn. Up by the farm, SW Wisconsin, custom bailing is ranging from 13.50 to 16.00 a bale. Guess figure out how many bales your using and go from there - may save you the cost of the haybine, or sickle mower, and baler, could just start with tractor and spike. My neighbor up by my farm hays my field, rolling hills, so not as easy flat as if it was here down in NE Illinois. He generally uses his 1066 to move the bales with, have at times seen him use the 706 cautiously and for short distances.

To be honest, and I am far from being an expert or experienced, but 5000 for round bailing equipment from start to finish, I believe would be optimistic. Just my thoughts. Unless of course you can get reasonable equipment at auctions and have someone, if not you, repair and maintain the equipment.

Just a point to consider, my neighbor was moving on bale last week, was about -5 to -10, and backing up the hill hit a small hole and the hay spike broke from the jolt. Fairly new hay spike, may have been a fault in the metal, or just added stress from the cold.

Anyway, thought I would pose the thought of custom bailing to you......I do notice a lot of ads in the spring for custom bailing up by the farm along with a lot of notices of hay for sale.
Good luck and let us know what happens,
Best wishes in the upcoming New Year.
Jim

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