I had a Hesston that rolled 5x6 bales. Think it was a 5600 or something like that. Had narrow belts as compared to Deere...4" I think. The twine was dispersed by two arms that crossed each other to start then went to the outside.
I don't know if it was open or closed throat but had trouble getting sudan x sorghum (haygrazer) to start the roll. Sometimes getting the twine to cut reliably was a problem.
What I liked about it and didn't like about the JD 530 I bought to replace it was that the JD had wide belts (8" as I recall) and not much space between them and unlike the Hesston, you couldn't see the bale string and know for sure that your roll was tied before you dumped it.....I really didn't like that as sometimes the JD wouldn't pick up the string till half way across the bale.
I sold it about 7 years ago for $3k after I demonstrated it (his insistence). He had the hay patch windrowed. I pulled in, rolled 2 rolls and stopped. Disconnected from my tractor, picked up my check and went home.
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