Re: How many HP for bailing hay? Square Bales

Posted by TimV on March 24, 2006 at 18:23:25 from (24.59.208.200):

In Reply to: How many HP for bailing hay? Square Bales posted by Marksd on March 24, 2006 at 17:20:07:

We ran a New Holland 311 for years with a IH 300--roughly 35 HP. Of course that"s at the low end of what you want, but with a modest-sized baler you can easily get by with a tractor of less than 50 HP on flat ground. Things like having a kicker, pulling up (and down, due to less weight and braking power) hills, wet or muddy ground, etc. will raise your requirements. In response to your other question, tractors historically have been rated for both a "PTO" (or "belt" in the days when most tractors had a belt pulley) and a "drawbar" horsepower. The PTO horsepower number will always be higher. This is a reflection of the additional horsepower it takes to run the transmission and final drives, resulting in less horsepower available at the drawbar for pulling loads or plowing.

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