NH 315 Baler

[Haymachine]

I’m looking at either a 311 or a 315 NH baler. Was hoping I could find out what the minimum HP would be to run this with a hay wagon on the back? I have about 20 acers of pretty flat land, no rolling hills or anything.

 

[cushman]

We ran a NH 275 baler for several years with a 135 massey,and unless the fields were soft we had plenty of power.I think the 315 might be a bit larger baler,but would not need much more power.like you our fields were pretty flat.

 

[mjsnodgrass]

i currently use a 315 NH baler. i believe it is a updated 276 as they look alike when side by side. i usually use a ford 3930 when baling, but have in the past used a 3600 and a 860. my fields are pretty flat as well. good luck.

 

[grandpa Love]

We used a Ford 960

 

[mikewood869]

We've used a Ford 4110 on ours. That tractor has pulled the baler with a kicker and a full wagon on hills just fine

 

[showcrop]

Small square balers don't require much power. Since you don't have hills you don't need much weight either. 30 HP would get it done even with a good load on the wagon.

 

[JohnRowehl]

We've used a Ford 4110 on ours. That tractor has pulled the baler with a kicker and a full wagon on hills just fine

Engine kaputt and converted to PTO?