Re: Belts vs Chains/Bars for Round Bailer ?

Posted by kyhayman on October 19, 2005 at 18:12:07 from (205.188.117.6):

In Reply to: Belts vs Chains/Bars for Round Bailer ? posted by Bill Henry on October 19, 2005 at 14:01:45:

Apples and oranges here. The 630 is a newer baler by at least half a decade than the 846/847. I've had both, like them both for what they were. Wore out them both out, completely (3 floors welded in the 847). Great machines, for their time, would bale anything, wet or dry, almost never plugged up. Replace the chains when I started having problems with them (figure $1000 and 4 days). Biggest drawbacks, loose, sloppy bales. Even in first gear with PTO at full 540 they squated like a puppy in about a week. 851 was worse, by fall, when I ran it along with a 640 (heavier built version of the 630) the 5.5x5.5s looked like the two year old bales out of the 640. Other folks are right, belts cost too, a full set in my NH 650 this past spring was $1200. Best part after the tighter bales is the ease of repair, break a chain and you have an all day job, with come-a-longs, and tree limbs. Belts, I can do an in field replacement in less than 10 minutes.

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