On the new krone balers the chain and slat system do not like baling silage all season. Take off your winkers and you might see a bit more .Chains? Bearings?
What, like on the 20 odd year old kr130?
Once again Mr Geoghegan the only evidence you provide corroborates the story that you're talking pish
Mchale f5500 new price
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ollandroverman
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Sounds like you don't know Krone balers ether.
Their chains are completely standard off the shelf sizes such as 20B
Have they 20 b going around the back door like any other baler , can you show it to me please
James the Krone Comprima isn't a chain and slat system
James the comprima v150 will put more in a bale than a McHale roller
James the Krone Comprima making heavier, better shaped bales than a McHale isn't a story that you heard from a man with an uncle who works for your aunt, it was me, in a field, baling
Orionn4444
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Unless you've ran the two balers side by side your not in a position to comment on the comparitable running costs of the two units. Personally I would be hard pressed to have any other baler than a Krone, nothing to do with running costs, just prefer the better bale quality out of the Krone compared to anything else I've seen.
as said the comprima has rubber belts not chains, yes they are expensive and u change all the bearing when u are in there but then u don't really have anyother issues from what I know. I am still only running a roundpack but can get chamber chains for the chainslat system for 500 and that's good for another 20000 or so bales only one other bearing gives much bother in them and that's only a 3 hr fix.
not too fond to go back to a roller baler as when u push them the rollers are a weak point, bearing housing get loose at high bale counts bearing fail on rollers etc.
I bought the first roundpack after looking at several McHale and weglars at 30000-40000 bales and they did not seem to give me any hope of a hassle free baling for what they are. A roundbaler by its job is sore on itself as it is to put pressure into a bale, rollers have to flex and this after time makes them weak.
however the op is looking a price for a new McHale and without knowing how many bales he intents to make-howlong it will last or how well it will be serviced the other info is useless.
if I was buying new for all I do I would buy what I fancy for the job and price and look after it.
not too fond to go back to a roller baler as when u push them the rollers are a weak point, bearing housing get loose at high bale counts bearing fail on rollers etc.
I bought the first roundpack after looking at several McHale and weglars at 30000-40000 bales and they did not seem to give me any hope of a hassle free baling for what they are. A roundbaler by its job is sore on itself as it is to put pressure into a bale, rollers have to flex and this after time makes them weak.
however the op is looking a price for a new McHale and without knowing how many bales he intents to make-howlong it will last or how well it will be serviced the other info is useless.
if I was buying new for all I do I would buy what I fancy for the job and price and look after it.
I deal with hundreds of contractors here who run balers and the feed back is if your out for hire it's either a Mchale or a welger. The contractors here who make over 50-60,000 bales every season all run mchales .
Yes there's plenty doing that amount running 4 fusions
ollandroverman
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Proof.
If a piece of info without proof is posted does that mean It isn't true?
.. In that case you had better up your game because I have seen very little evidence to corroborate your opinions.
Opinions and FACTS are not mutually exclusive
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That's not on the back door are you trying to prove it is , there are 11 chains on a fusion with two of the 20 b chains driving the rollers to make the bale , where is that chain on the krone .
Razorready
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Thanks for the info guys id rather stick to a fixed chamber roller baler as ive always had these. For you expert machinery boys out there what value would you put on a 2013 welger 245 40000 bales very tidy and well maintained new chains at 30000 all round
James why are you picking a fight?
You've already proven by your own posts that you don't know how they work and that you're talking bollox about balers.
Wouldn't want to be paying much over £5000 at that bale count. Really depends how much has already been renewed on it.
How good are you with spanners?
Razorready
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Fairly good with spanners this is my own baler that i was thinking of changeing for either the f5500 of welger /mf ect its good to go and will easily do me another season but its going to have to be changed at some point the mchale guy came out to our Wrapper one day last year he said he knows of a few of there balers with over 100k on the clock and still going this is what got me thinking
Razorready
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Id presume 7 on the f5500 as my welger has 7 chains and there fairly similar drivelines
Aye, mine would initially only work with the most expensive Deere branded tama net. Didn't need a wind not to take the net in on cheap net.
Service guy from Krone came out and adjusted the two net brakes. Works with any brand I've tried since.
Sounds like the brake under the roll wasn't tight enough and there was too big a loop left in the duckbill that the wind blew away from the toothed intake roller.
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