Re: Here's the deal

Posted by R. John Johnson on June 01, 2005 at 19:04:39 from (205.200.43.245):

In Reply to: Here's the deal posted by Allan in NE on June 01, 2005 at 06:17:36:

Allen

My personal preference in round balers is the New Holland roll belt balers. The belts and the rollers form a chamber like a fixed chamber baler to ensure the bale core forms and starts rolling. The belts then move out under spring/hydraulic pressure to form the rest of the bale.

They have two types of twine wrapping controls. Autowrap is just that. When the bale is full size a clutch engages and swings two twine arms in to wrap the bale. A buzzer goes off in the cab to alert you. When the wrapping is complete the buzzer sounds again to let you know you can eject the bale. Bale Command has a monitor with a screen . All sorts of fancy bells and whistles. There is a spring loaded ramp on the back that moves the bale back so you can close the tailgate without having to drive ahead.

I bought a 664 last year after my 605 Super F burned. Best I did with the Vermeer was 85 bales in 6 and a half hours. The 664 did 148 bales in the same amount of time. The Vermeer was a good baler, but was old enough it was not designed for modern levels of capacity.

My cousin has a 660 baler. Bought it the first year they came out. It has seen some tough use and a lot of bales. Never spent an hour in a shed. Minimal breakdowns and the original belts still look new. That baler is the reason I bought mine. Can't speak from experience on JD or newer Vermmer balers, but I have been told they are good.

Most modern balers are very easy to operate. Many farms have the husband using the MoCo to cut and the wife bales. The better half usually has less experience with machinery so they get the easier job, which is baling.

My two cents

John

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