low pressure hay balers???

Anonymous-0 · Aug 21, 2009

Been looking for a cheap baler that I can use w/ my tractor (26HP). There are older ones that work w/ smaller tractors that are called low pressure (translation). Guess they don't pack the bales so tight. Anyone familiar with anything other than the normal balers? Here is a pic of one I found:

Buy most of our hay, but get quite a bit given just for picking it up. Wife and I just about 3 acres with rakes, forks, and a wagon. Can't really justify $4-10K in a round baler or $3k for a small square, but these things run at 1k +/-.

Look familiar?

Dave

Sid · Aug 21, 2009

New name to me. Would like to see more pics of it.

showcrop · Aug 21, 2009

That's a cute looking little thing, and looks like it is in good shape too. When I started haying on my own about thirty years ago I started out with a Ford model 250 baler that was probably about 25 years old, that I bought for $25.00 at an auction. I pulled and powered it with my 19 HP Kubota and it did just fine. A baler by itself doesn't take much power, but you need some weight if your land has significant slope to it.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 21, 2009

That's the only one I have (stole it from an ad). Is/was there a baler in use in the States that makes looser packed bales than the normal square bale press, or the roundbale roller that you know of? Just trying to figure out if this is something I want.

Dave

Anonymous-0 · Aug 21, 2009

Welger still makes balers, fixed chamber soft core bales i think.

Have never been around them to know much about them.

bjb in TX from Ne · Aug 21, 2009

Might try and find an old Allis Rotobaler in working condition. They made small round bales and were designed for WD I think.

mnbob · Aug 21, 2009

Book says there were 2 models, 47X47 (660lb bale) and 61X47 (1102) lb ) bale weights. Sold new for $3725. and 4167. Sounds like the bales would have been fairly tight but you probably could have released tension and lighter bales. Bob

Nancy Howell · Aug 21, 2009

Our Krone balers don't have the hard core that a lot of round balers have. The Krones are a fixed chamber and the centers do not roll the way the belt balers do. They have sort of a swirl pattern.

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powerfarmer · Aug 21, 2009

The machine in the first pic is sometimes referred to as a trusser or buncher, a kind of a low density baler really. That Welger type was popular in the east of England at one time, Welger is a German company, now taken over by Vermeer. They make very good fixed chamber round balers.

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