Round Bale Tractor

[450]

I am looking for a tractor to round bale with my 467 baler this year. Need a cab with air and around 100 horsepower. 4 wheel drive not
necessary. I have looked at a 5525 and some 6000 series as well as a good clean 4240. I have been using the other green and want to update.
Please give me some pro's and cons what to look for. Thanks

 

[Tech 7]

Slickest combo I have baled with was a 467/4055 2WD PS

 

[Destroked 450]

Im not a JD person but a neighbor has a 5525 he bought new, 1st gear is messed up and the dealer told him it wasnt worth fixing
That tractor is actually only 75 pto hp and even though it will handle his baler he says a full bale on hills is all it wants
Though older a friend has a 2955 and sons FIL has a 3255 which I think are a couple of JDs best 85-105 hp tractors they made
Today tractors are advertised as gross engine hp which is worthless information, pto hp is what that baler sees and is what the older tractors were rated at
I bale with a 72 pto hp tractor and at times it struggles, borrowed a cousins 85 pto hp tractor of the same brand and it handled my baler with no issues
The 6400, 6405, 6410 and 6415 seem to be fairly popular in my area as well

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

Not sure of your budget but 4240,4050,4250,4055 or 4255 would be hard to beat. Tom

 

[Tx Jim]

My 4255 & 467's have baled close 50,000 rd bales. I've utilized my Kubota M7040(64 pto hp) to rd bale when 4255 AC compressor clutch failed. I bale on nearly level ground but 64 pto horses handled 467 fine making 5.5' diameter bales at full hyd pressure

 

[deeresarebetter]

We bale 1500 wet bales a year with our 4430 and Kuhn VB3195