350 and 46 in action

[Swittig]

Figured you might want to see some red power in action. Made between 4 and 500 bales the last couple days. Baler worked good may have been a little tight as it was missing the over the top string occasionally.

 

[wwoodrow]

Great picture . I hauled many bales for 2 cents a bale over 50 years ago. That makes me want to haul a FEW more!

 

[cushman]

Beautiful 350,I am hoping to get my 400D looking that good this winter.

 

[Kelly in tx]

Congrats! Looks like you're doing a good job. I'd always heard the IH 46 was a very difficult baler. Glad you seem able to use yours well!
I use an ancient John Deere 214 w/s (wire). I consider 3% (missing no more than three bales in 100) to be an acceptable rate on such an old machine. Crazy, but I enjoy using my old Farmall H for baling. Thanks for posting. kelly

 

[wwoodrow]

Do you have a PTO powered elevator to put them in the barn loft like in the old days. Hot in that loft and bales came fast and we had to stack them in back and then race back to get the next one.

 

[used red MN]

What do you use corn stalk bales for?

 

[caterpillar guy]

Corn stalks for feed or bedding. We always just chopped ours with a green chopper then unloaded them if in a self unloading wagon or fed them direct to the cattle. Just depended on what we wanted to use them for.

 

[Swittig]

I do not have an elevator for the bales, they get stacked on the ground in a pole shed, or left on the wagon outside until used up. They are used for bedding for the steers that I raise.

 

[jhncp]

Looks like fun. Did you go over it with a shredder and rake it?

 

[Swittig]

The guy that harvests the crop has a chopping head. So I just have to take the fodder. Only have 10 acres so it wouldn't pay to have a machine of my own. It is interesting I plant with a 2 row and it is harvested with an 8 row.

 

[560Dennis]

That’s pouring it on ! Good work!

 

[Mac AR]

Can't say I've ever seen anyone square bale stalks. Did you have to make any modifications to your baler or set it up differently than straw or hay? Nice 350 and baler by the way!

Mac

 

[Swittig]

No modifications made to the baler. Tension needs to be backed off from hay and I run the pickup higher to keep some dirt out of the machine. It is hard on the baler due to the material. You also have to watch the pickup since that will plug due to stalks not feeding due to buildup. It is not a highly productive activity but I only need minimal and the equipment was cost effective for the scale.

 

[Mac AR]

No modifications made to the baler. Tension needs to be backed off from hay and I run the pickup higher to keep some dirt out of the machine. It is hard on the baler due to the material. You also have to watch the pickup since that will plug due to stalks not feeding due to buildup. It is not a highly productive activity but I only need minimal and the equipment was cost effective for the scale.

That makes sense. The reason I asked is, I have an old IH #37 baler (pulled by a 300) and have a lot of trouble getting my cornstalks plowed under. So my thought was to bale them up at the end of the season, getting them off the field and maybe selling them to folks for bedding, etc. Thanks for the info!

Mac