730 baling pics

[Case Nutty 1660]

my cousin baling his big hay crop using my 730 to pull his JD 327 baler 280 bales on 24 acres

 

[JGarner]

Boy that looks familiar, we had an 830 about the same year model except it wasn't a row crop, I believe the designation was standard 4 wheel according the the CNH parts list. Pulled a big JD bailer with it too. And on some parts of the fields the crop was was just about as thin, but those old cows and horses needed all they could get when the snow lay 4 ft deep on the ground all winter.

We stacked in the field and fed with a sled pulled by two big ole draft horses. Anybody else out there know how to put on the horse collars and harness to hook to a double tree? (<:

Jim

 

[Greyhorse]

Looks slightly better than what I had last year in NE Texas. My dad would stop raking and lean out the door of the tractor to try to see where he had already raked, I was running the square baler right behind him so what little there was wouldn't have time to blow away.

 

[Craig C]

Hey Nutty, You kinda got me to thinking. What kind of yields do you expect for alfalfa per cutting, in your climate and rainfall zone? I planted a small plot of Afalfa, about eight acres, last fall here in KY. First cutting was 27 5x5 haylage bales. Second cutting was 250 square bales and 8 5x5 round bales. We haven't had much more than a sprinkle of rain in weeks. The afalfa is the only thing green on that farm, even our corn is trying to give up. Is alfalfa tough enough to stand a summer long dry spell and not loose stand count? It is trying to come back and grow, but I don't see how it can do much, when the ground is too dry to sprout a soybean. Hopefully it will rain soon.

 

[Case Nutty 1660]

Craig, sorry to hear you are so dry also, last year that field made a ton an acre I know a lot of people are in the same boat maybe next year cnt

 

[Bruce from Can.]

I sure wish that we where closer so I could help you guys out, or prehaps you could help me out. We have had more hay this year, more than last, and I am still trying to sell last years surplus, grass hay 4x4 $20.00 per bale. Few takers around here. I have 27acers to wet bale today for milk cows ,cause the haylage pit is full and another 15 to bale dry. We are a getting sick of haying, not trying to brag or rub salt just wish we could get together on this. I like to use my 730 on the square baler too, also on the NH488 haybine, just seems to be the right fit for the job. Bruce

 

[VAC400]

Tom, great pictures, I am sure you would of got the CASE baler out if the hay was heavy. When we got home the Alfalfa mills got mine went 2 ton dry . Jerry from Ohio

 

[Country Nate]

The 730's are great baling tractors arn't they....

Whew, sure looks dry out there.

 

[55 50 Ron]

Yes sir,

I know how to do the harness collars and hook the horses to the doubletree, etc.

 

[Kevin B from Illinois]

CNT just baled 20 Acres of alfalfa only got 485 bales here in northereastern ILL it just terrible dry here also our corn and beans are in big trouble, used a neighbors tractor 970 case with a 30' wheel rake to get a windrow, baled with my 986 IH and NH baler at least its done not much you can do about it.

 

[Bret4207]

Still using horses. Gas and diesel are expensive.