Best Balers - McHale, Vermeer, New Holland, Kuhn

[crcrofton]

Looking for advice on choosing between these round balers. We need hassle free reliability with minimum down time. Does anyone have thoughts?

 

[Hfd Cattle]

I run a Welger but looking at your list a McHale I would think but there are more learned users on here than me

 

[Yale]

New or S/H?

 

[crcrofton]

New or S/H?

Good question. We were looking to buy at least to begin with.. We need to make a start somewhere.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Belt or roller?

 

[crcrofton]

Belt or roller?

Don't have a preference. Using it to bale legume and grass hay not silage.

 

[welger]

Welger take some beating. Taking everything into account

 

[Yale]

Good question. We were looking to buy at least to begin with.. We need to make a start somewhere.

So second hand?

Its a minefield buying a S/H baler.

Over the last few years we had two older S/H balers,they were OK however always niggles and issues.

Year before last we bought a new Kuhn and 5 years interest free finance was on offer.

The finance costs us £300 a month which is affordable and it’s the best thing we have done.

A baler which we know what it has done,you just hitch and go,no hassle.

 

[crcrofton]

So second hand?

Its a minefield buying a S/H baler.

Over the last few years we had two older S/H balers,they were OK however always niggles and issues.

Year before last we bought a new Kuhn and 5 years interest free finance was on offer.

The finance costs us £300 a month which is affordable and it’s the best thing we have done.

A baler which we know what it has done,you just hitch and go,no hassle.

Sorry.. Looking to buy *new at least to begin with. Which agrees with your assessment.

 

[crcrofton]

Welger take some beating. Taking everything into account

Not sure where to buy Welger..Cannot find anywhere selling them.

 

[Chae1]

Welger take some beating. Taking everything into account

So good your named after them.

 

[Yale]

Suppose it depends which manufacturer is offering the best terms if cash flow is an issue.

To be honest Mchale,Agco,Kuhn roller balers will be much of a much if you look after them.

 

[Yale]

Not sure where to buy Welger..Cannot find anywhere selling them.

They are now Agco.

 

[crcrofton]

They are now Agco.

That makes sense but are they under the MF or Fendt brand?

 

[sledgeit]

That makes sense but are they under the MF or Fendt brand?

Both

 

[welger]

So good your named after them.

I get called all sorts some of them I can’t repeat . Most of the time hay fatty over there

 

[Dian Landman]

Between the Mchale and Kuhn baler for me. The Mchale would be first choice. Really a good baler and we do silage. Where we have done drier materials it really does an excellent job.

 

[Yale]

Tucked away in the shed atm.

The Kuhn auger rotor system works well. John Deere also have it.

 

[Bill dog]

I have a belt welgar in Massey colours, and it’s very good.
For a bit extra cash you can get the identical belt baler in green with a fendt badge!

 

[wdah/him]

have a mchale 5500, but the intake of the kuhn would be very hard to beat. biggest downside to the mchale is the intake is poor in lght crops or wet crops i find, but then welgar is the same intake.