I appreciate everyone's input on my 9ft haybine and small fields question earlier.
So I'm locked and loaded - on the lookout for a 9ft New Holland 488 or Hesston 1120 - hopefully in great shape and for a price even my Wife could smile about.... ;-)
But to get it home.....
Don't really have a trailer to haul a haybine and not to sure about towing.
The New Holland 488 is 12ft-2in in transport - a lane of interstate highway is around 12ft. Haven't measured our little back road, but I'm thinking the 9ft haybine is going to be a road hog - LOL.
Last year when towing the 68 baler some 110 miles, the bad thing was the wheels were the outmost part of the baler and when oncoming traffic came, the right wheel came really close to the pavement edge.
Looks to me like these haybines have their rear wheels in set to some extent. That makes me feel much better about towing the haybine down the road and keeping the wheels on the pavement.
What do you think? Hook the New Holland 488 or Hesston 1120 to the truck and tow and go?
Thanks!
Bill
So I'm locked and loaded - on the lookout for a 9ft New Holland 488 or Hesston 1120 - hopefully in great shape and for a price even my Wife could smile about.... ;-)
But to get it home.....
Don't really have a trailer to haul a haybine and not to sure about towing.
The New Holland 488 is 12ft-2in in transport - a lane of interstate highway is around 12ft. Haven't measured our little back road, but I'm thinking the 9ft haybine is going to be a road hog - LOL.
Last year when towing the 68 baler some 110 miles, the bad thing was the wheels were the outmost part of the baler and when oncoming traffic came, the right wheel came really close to the pavement edge.
Looks to me like these haybines have their rear wheels in set to some extent. That makes me feel much better about towing the haybine down the road and keeping the wheels on the pavement.
What do you think? Hook the New Holland 488 or Hesston 1120 to the truck and tow and go?
Thanks!
Bill