Lower hp round baler

[MJMJ]

I thought new hollands chain balers where all fixed chamber? Like a NH 848?

They were all variable chamber balers.

 

[MJMJ]

Keep in mind the KR130 is a soft-core baler. So less desirable bales if you're going to sell them, a little less hay in each bale so more bales per field, and HP might be a concern. The manual for the KR130 says it only requires 35 HP, but with soft core balers the published HP values don't always tell the full story. Some of the New Idea 483/484 series, for instance, had very low published HP values. And you can certainly roll a bale with a soft core baler with very little HP. But to get the outer surface packed tight enough to shed water and really hold its shape, you really need to stuff them near the end of their rolling cycle, and when you do this HP jumps up significantly. I'm not saying you shouldn't go with the Krone: Good balers, no belts to worry about, compact size, and totally fine if you're feeding your own animals. But if you want decently-shaped bales (especially if they're being stored outside), you should probably have a lot more than 35 HP in front of one.

KR130 manual: https://cdn.piecesmoinscheres.com/catalog/krone/fixedchamberbalerparts/274-000-0 E.pdf

Not that more HP wouldn't be better, but I baled a lot of bales with an M&W version of the KR130 using a Ford 3000. I was able to make a full bale with no trouble.

 

[caterpillar guy]

I've run our 484 NI baler with the 5and 674 if needed and had plenty of power to do it. Made same bales as when run on the 806. Just had to set down in the dirt instead of up out of most of it doing that. both 5 and 674 are in the 50-60 HP range.

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

Is there a newer round baler that would work with a 45 or 50 horse tractor? This would be on flat ground. With the cost of hay help and me getting older handling round bales may be in my future. Don't really care about bale size but would want a real baler not a miniature.

Daniel gave some good answers. I will vote for a 335 Deere. We had a new one and baled thousands of bales. I pulled it with a some what tired 2510 (54 hp when new) and dad often used his 3 cylinder 2040 that was about 40 hp. Ours was electric tie. Great baler and only sold because we wanted net wrap and a wider pickup. Tom

 

[ford4wd08]

One other thing about the JD 335 vs 375 is that the 375 is much easier to rake for since it makes a 5 ft wide bale and has a larger pickup.

 

[dcarp]

Is there a newer round baler that would work with a 45 or 50 horse tractor? This would be on flat ground. With the cost of hay help and me getting older handling round bales may be in my future. Don't really care about bale size but would want a real baler not a miniature.

Used to have a Case 8465A and made thousands of 5x5 bales with it, run by a NH 62 hp tractor. Size can be adjusted to 5x4. The baler has a fully self contained hydraulic system so no remotes are needed. Very simple baler, easy to work on, most parts are still available.