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Posted by G-MAN on September 14, 2004 at 16:00:46 from (67.52.48.10):
In Reply to: city boy looking for tractor advice posted by City Boy on September 13, 2004 at 12:10:21:
Nothing against the guys that are saying that you can get by with 30-40 horsepower, but I'd go bigger. A minimum of 50 horsepower and a six-cylinder engine for maximum smoothness on a small square baler. I've baled a lot of straw, prairie hay and good alfalfa on a Farmall M and JD wire-tie baler, and listening to that M run up and down all day gets a little old after awhile. You'll also want live PTO for baling if you want to maximize efficiency, and you won't get that with an "M". I'm a Deere two-cylinder guy, but they're not too handy for loader work, although they were available with live PTO, power-steering, and good functional hitches from the early 50s on. Those are items you'll want - good hydraulics, a modern hitch and power steering. And I've worked on Ford N-series tractors, and wouldn't recommend them for anything but a large garden. They're kind of a go-kart of a tractor. All that said, I'm not familiar with all the brands and models that fit those bills, but something along the line of a nice JD 3020, IH 560/706, etc would do real well for you. You could go out and buy the cheapest thing that you think will "handle" what you want to do, but soon you'll be wishing you'd spent a little more to get what you want instead of only what you "need".
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