Posted by Paul in MN on June 15, 2010 at 16:56:46 from (71.210.144.174):
In Reply to: Bales per hour/day?? posted by Casey in Ky on June 15, 2010 at 16:00:34:
Casey,
30 years ago when I began baling with a IH 300U pulling a JD 14T and my son stacking bales on the pulled wagon, we thought 500 to 600 per day was a really good day.
Now we have 2 balers JD 327 and 328 w/throwers and 10 catch wagons, and hit our highest one day production 3 weeks ago at 2046 bales. That included a couple of minor breakdowns, one wagon having to go to the tire shop, shuttling wagons to the customer's barn, and an hour or so off in the afternoon 'cause I'm getting too fricken old to keep up the pace continuously. Our total for the day was 17 wagon loads. My son was running one baler, shuttling some wagons, and managing the unloading crew. I baled 10 loads (about 1250 bales), took the one wagon to the tire shop, and delivered 6 loads (and took an hour off). It was 94 degrees in the shade. The crew unloaded 12 wagons that day, and we got the other 5 unloaded the next morning. The following day my body did not want to move!
We try for 25,000 bales for the season. The JD balers have been good for us, the 328 being a faster baler than the 327. I prefer to bale with our Ford TW 10 with A/C, usually in 4th gear dual power in low range.
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