Round baler tractor

[MNfarmer]

Just curious how many people still run their round baler with an open station tractor and how many bales you make?

 

[JEH]

Oliver 1800 with a JD 435 baler make about 150 4x5 year.

 

[NEKS]

Allis D-19. Between 300 and 400 bales a year 4x5

 

[K. Peters]

Oliver 1650 gas with a Vermeer 504G baler. In an average year I make around 100 bales for myself and 30-40 for a couple close neighbors.

 

[TractormanNC]

IH 666 and NH 630, usually make about 150-200 a year

 

[Ron-MO]

Ford 5000 and a NH 850. I did about 70 bales last year, mostly because I do some small squares too.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Allis D-10, sometimes a hundred. 40" X 4.5'.

 

[Anonymous-0]

MF 65 diesel, NH 846. About 100 +-.

 

[BCnT]

only made 63 this year from being too wet...last 4-5 years havent been optimal for hay production here.
'02 Mahindra 6000 and New Holland 851...gonna at least stick a umbrella on it this year...cab is out of the question in brush country.

 

[LAA]

NH TN75 pulling a Hesston 856A -- 550 5x6 rolls per year.

 

[JDinMi]

IH Hydro84, IH8420 I make at least 500 per season, last five years.

 

[rrlund]

Last time I used an open tractor on the round baler was 1993. Dirtiest job on the farm! Never again.

 

[old]

1955 Oliver S88 pulling a NH850 I do between 30-50 bales a year. I also do around 300 or so squares when I have the help to pick them up that is

 

[tom-ky]

I have pulled my NH 848 with a couple different open tractors. About 125 a year, sometimes a 150 or so.

 

[timberjack]

White 2-105 pulling NH BR7060. 120 dry, 450 baleage and sometimes Roto-cut straw for bedding.

 

[JNP]

Oliver 1600 with a Massey Ferguson 450 baler. Between myself and my dad we made about 250 4x4 bales last year which was our first year making rounds. Also put up about 1400 small squares.

 

[kyhayman]

I do, at least part of the time. Last year my total output was 3735 round bales. At least two thirds of them were run with an open tractor. Last spring I traded a cab tractor with a tempermental a/c unit for one with a canopy. Nothing worse than an a/c malfunction on the hottest day of the year and you are trapped behind all that cab glass. That wasnt the reason for the trade, I needed another 20 hp and that tractor had the most reasons to need a new home.

For most things, except feeding in the rain and bumble bees, I prefer the canopy tractor. I can hear and see better.

 

[James Howell]

We use "15" to pull the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X1TPAUgf38">KRONE 125</a> 4x4 round baler.

Made about 75 bales of Coastal Bermuda for Nancy's horses.

We use "Big John" to pull the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHJzjiuHOwU">KRONE 260</a> 4x5 round baler.

Made about 80 bales of Bahia for community neighbors' cows.

 

[ne_mn]

We run about a 1000 a year on an open station, 1086 with a 4 post setup.

Sometime when you get done you could go down to the hood and fit in with the brothers. Especially true with rained on hay or low ground hay.

 

[Tx Jim]

(quoted from post at 07:21:16 01/24/11) Sometime when you get done you could go down to the hood and fit in with the brothers. Especially true with rained on hay or low ground hay.

I agree and raied on hay is a killer. When I first started custom rd baling all I had was an open station tractor. I baled around 5000 bales a yr and at night I coughed up dust. Now that I use a cab tractor and the cab air filter requires blowing out quite frequently I'm glad that the filter is saving my lungs.

 

[Vernon in Ks]

Started out with an Oliver 1655 with Vermeer 604K. Baled 2000 that first year. Wife came to field and watched once and when I got home she said I needeed a tractor with a cab. I DEARLY LOVE THAT WOMAN! The field she watched was a Brome field and the windrows were with the breeze/wind. You couldn't open your eyes going with thw wind. Windrows were too long to deadhead and go into the wind all the time. I will do just about any work on an open station but I don't want to round bale again on one.

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

We prefer to use our 4020 with year-round cab, no ac, we leave the doors off and open front and side windows. In grass hay we end up with large windrows that want to drag under hitch so we use our 3020 narrow front open station. We made about 250 bales with 3020 last summer. Baled 150 in one afternoon.The wind was blowing and to tie I had to back the baler at an angle so I could see the baler. I wore a dust mask not much fun but the job got done. We use a 335 JD baler we bought new 16 years ago. With custom work it has baled over 15,000 bales of hay and stalks still on the original belts but they are shot. Replaced pickup teeth three times and drive chains twice.

 

[M Nut]

Well, my 886 I.H. was down this past summer due to engine failure, so I baled over 1,000 round bales with our open station 686 I.H. Hot, dirty, and itchy, but the cows are sure appreciating the hay, especially at the -35 temps we had last week! (Feeding them on an open station Allis Chalmers too.)

 

[hd6gtom]

1800C OLIVER AND New Holland 851 maks a good combination.

 

[old]

Shoot that tractor doesn't even know your pulling any thing behind it. Sure is a whole lot of over kill isn't it??

 

[muduc]

Lets take this a different direction, how many run round balers with monitors...on an open station tractor and what kinds of problems have you experienced...overheating electronics? dust? etc....I run a MF 180 with my old NH 845 baler...thinking of making the jump to a newer round baler with net wrap...which to my knowledge means it has to have a monitor on the tractor...worried how monitors fair on open cab tractor...keeping it out of the elements not a problem...tractor sits in the barn every night...but dust..heat?? Please enlighten me...

 

[MNfarmer]

I have ran my JD 467 on my open station 185 Allis before with no monitor trouble. Mine sits inside at night too, but if I ever have to use the tractor and there is a chance of rain I take it off and for sure take it off in the winter so it's not in the way. I pulled a JD 435 baler this way for a few years too. The reason for my original post is because my main baling tractor, another 185 Allis with a cab, is in need of an overhaul. I'm still debating whether or not to overhaul it or just bale with the open station one, which I have always done until I bought the cab tractor two years ago. Just wanted to see if I would be the only person left in the country baling on an open station tractor!!!!!!!!

 

[wolfman]

I've used an open tractor for 20 years with monitor mounted on the fender. In shed every night. Not much dust in our s.w.Pa hay. Did get caught in a thunderstorm twice in the 20 yrs. It seems to have a waterproof cover. From 150-400 per year.

 

[ne_mn]

Our vermeer monitor is left on year round in the sun, heat, rain, snow, and other nasty crap and it still works. This is the fancy monitor used on the j, k, and l series balers. I think dust is least of things to worry about.

 

[Shetland Sheepdog]

Not a baler monitor, but a planter monitor! sits out all planting season. they just tie a plastic bag over it when not in use. Been doing that for many years without problems.
HTH, Dave

 

[inddan]

We run a 855 nh behind the 706 200+bales a yr.As for your moniter, Go to radio shack and get a cheap ant.magnet Put the moniter on the mag then you can mount it where & when you need too.