Best Round Baler out there for reasonable cost

[BFL4437]

Possibly looking at buying a round baler rather than getting contractors in. Would do around 2000-3000 a year mainly silage. Not looking at buying new due to cost but a decent condition second hand one. What seems to be the best balers out there?

 

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[Greythundercloudys]

Not a claas 250, that's for sure

 

[daveydiesel1]

Defo wont be the cheapest but a mchale is a good baler for build quality, older vicon/newer kuhn has a great intake and will be bit easier bought than the mchale

 

[Matthew Britton]

I have a Kuhn belt baler and it’s a good machine, @DrDunc i believe has the roller version and I think is pleased with it.

 

[JohnAC]

We bought a mchale f560 a couple of years ago and were happy enough simple to use and parts seem plentiful

 

[JohnAC]

Tbh if you don’t have help I would strongly advise a fusion/combi

 

[Purli R]

I have a Kuhn belt baler and it’s a good machine, @DrDunc i believe has the roller version and I think is pleased with it.

We got kuhn roller baler. well made, better intake than Mchale,cant complain.

 

[Stw88]

would new with 3 or 4 years 0% not be a better option. What you would be paying the contractor on 2500 bales should cover the payments then you have a baler that should do you 10 years trouble free if you look after it.

 

[Spencer]

What’s the budget?

 

[Boohoo]

Unless you have to wrap at the stack I'd look at a Fusion.

 

[Matthew Britton]

Not in any way trying to start an argument but would a fusion not have to be considerably older/more warn out to be in a similar price bracket to a stand alone baler? Also does it not add a higher degree of complication/probability to go wrong? I have never run one but so it is only my opinion that a baler and wrapper offers greater flexibility and security than an all in one machine, I.e. if something goes wrong with on you only need to find help for that operation rather than both.

 

[Boohoo]

Not in any way trying to start an argument but would a fusion not have to be considerably older/more warn out to be in a similar price bracket to a stand alone baler? Also does it not add a higher degree of complication/probability to go wrong? I have never run one but so it is only my opinion that a baler and wrapper offers greater flexibility and security than an all in one machine, I.e. if something goes wrong with on you only need to find help for that operation rather than both.

The initial cost of a Fusion would be more than a stand alone baler but there's no wrapper to buy, or an existing wrapper could be sold. The main benefit of 1 person baling and wrapping is instead of having someone wrapping, and often waiting for bales, they can be stacking.
The reliability of an older Fusion wouldn't concern me and I've driven ones with 90000 bales on them. Spares are readily available and there's no shortage of people who know how to fix them.

 

[Martin Holden]

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Hmm i like your baler

 

[BFL4437]

Unless you have to wrap at the stack I'd look at a Fusion.

We wrap at the stack and am not planning on changing that method. Also don't know what a fusion would be best on some of the slopes it may have to go on

 

[BFL4437]

What’s the budget?

Would be ideally 10k-12k as all we could justify this year. We may possibly wait till next year and would then have a larger budget for something a bit better and more reliable.

 

[Elpresidente]

We got kuhn roller baler. well made, better intake than Mchale,cant complain.

I’ll second that. I’ve always had Claas balers 254, 354 and 374 and they never gave much bother, changed to Kuhn last year and I’m well pleased intake is superb, and I have to say the Kuhn seems to need less power to drive than the Claas balers I had.

 

[Spencer]

Would be ideally 10k-12k as all we could justify this year. We may possibly wait till next year and would then have a larger budget for something a bit better and more reliable.

You could get yourself a Krone comprima for that near enough, and never look back..

 

[Zebbedee]

Welger 435 or maybe 445 simple reliable and make a nice heavy bale

 

[Martyn]

Welger 435 or maybe 445 simple reliable and make a nice heavy bale

We have a 435 very good reliable machine, basic maintenance, saw one recently with 14000bales very tidy for £11500