I had a 100D horse, 2wd JD pulling a JD 530 making 5x6 bales. Ground was firm, slopes not much, crop was thick, bales should have been at least 1800#.
As the roll got up around 5' in diameter you could feel/see the engine loading up with the load. By the time the bale was finished, I wouldn't have wanted less hp. It wasn't a crisis thing, but from the standpoint of machinery wear and tear, a smaller tractor would have been working hard. I had no problem moving 2 rolls at a time.
Currently I have a 60 PTO tractor and am running 5x4 bales and running around 2100 rather than the rated 2500 rpm and it is a walk in the park. The extra 2' diameter doubles the weight and significantly increases the load on the tractor.
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