Bombproof round baler

[Tealo]

Claas, Lely, Mchale or Krone fixed chamber balers all doing well around here. Less to go wrong with the fixed chambers. A good look at how they've been kept goes a long way.

 

[JamesC]

Can't go wrong with a belt McHale.

As others have said though, if you plan to keep it for 10+ years a new one will pay for itself.

 

[valtraman]

Mchale 550 plenty on the used market nowadays . Simple string baler even with high count

Strong is what I meant

 

[Dman2]

paid 6k for a NH 7060 with 13000 bales on
Been faultless last 2 seasons

 

[Nithsdale]

Fair do's if you can justify one on 1200 bales. Mines done over 40k and can't make sums add up to change it.

34k to buy (ignoring residual value of old baler traded in).

15 years work, minimum, and go conservative at 1100 bales a year is £2.06 per bale. Ofcourse, you need to factor in the consumables (net, oil, grease, diesel - but the tractor itself is here anyway and works every other day as it is)

You have the infinite flexibility of working when you want/need. Our baler has done 7 seasons so far, 0 breakdowns/repairs and runs as it did when brand new. Pretty good value, I'd say.

 

[Mursal]

Nothing wrong with belts we run welger balers, belt baler will be cheaper to run than roller but requires a better operator to make it work in any conditions.

Only my opinion, didn't mean to cause offense.

 

[Scribus]

John deere belt balers make a nice tight centred bale but in my experience don't like it too wet or too dry. We have used a JD550 for years but it struggles in wet silage or dry straw. It laps up damp straw. A bit old hat nowadays. It makes a tighter bale than a McHale in my experience but is slower and less able to cope with diffcult conditions.

Avoid anything Eastern European. Utter shite.

McHale have a factory in Hungary. ;-)

 

[Gruffalo]

Cheers, not too bothered about speed, looking at between 700-1000 bales per year from first cut to third so nicely spread out.

Have a 2013 Welger RP245 if of any interest, about 8500 bales

 

[Gapples]

IF you can find a nice old Claas Rollant 46 they were superb balers, simple & reliable. ( But expect the bearing to fail )
Spend a bit more & the Welger rp235 is a good buy. Once again a very well made baler, better build than the Claas of that era IMHO.

 

[ARW]

The cheapest baler is a contractors! Round baling is possibly the cheapest best value for money service there is!

 

[Zebbedee]

Only my opinion, didn't mean to cause offense.

Oh no ,, definetly no offence taken Mursal I should apologise if it came across that way ???

 

[HarryB97]

Baling silage especially damp grass and chopping it is very hard for a baler so definitley don't go for cheap! You would be better off buying an ex demo one or a new one on 0% finance and keeping it for 10 + years. The baling cost for 1000 4 foot bales would be around 3K here, I would stick with a contractor. Our contractor changes his baler every year and runs a Kuhn and Tama edge to edge wrap, very smart even bales with plenty of weight in them

 

[Poorbuthappy]

34k to buy (ignoring residual value of old baler traded in).

15 years work, minimum, and go conservative at 1100 bales a year is £2.06 per bale. Ofcourse, you need to factor in the consumables (net, oil, grease, diesel - but the tractor itself is here anyway and works every other day as it is)

You have the infinite flexibility of working when you want/need. Our baler has done 7 seasons so far, 0 breakdowns/repairs and runs as it did when brand new. Pretty good value, I'd say.

Factor in 40p for net, plus diesel and maintenance and you're left putting in your time for free imo. And then, whilst your tractor may be "sat there anyway" the extra hours will cost at trade in time. And 1 day you'll get a potentially expensive breakdown.

On the plus side, how do you put a price on not being at the mercy of a contractor.
Having the labour at home also helps. For me, a 1 man band, a contractor with his baler is an extra man too.

 

[Nithsdale]

Factor in 40p for net, plus diesel and maintenance and you're left putting in your time for free imo. And then, whilst your tractor may be "sat there anyway" the extra hours will cost at trade in time. And 1 day you'll get a potentially expensive breakdown.

On the plus side, how do you put a price on not being at the mercy of a contractor.
Having the labour at home also helps. For me, a 1 man band, a contractor with his baler is an extra man too.

Well considering my loader tractor is 31yr old... I won't worry about trading in too much


I put what net on we want (not what someone tells us). I know the lay of the ground (had 'experienced' balermen here before busting dykes for fun!). I can go to it late on a Sunday if the weather suits... as and when.

If I decide to sell the baler it's always got a worth. The last baler we had for 14 seasons and I got almost 2/3 of its original purchase price...

 

[Fendt516profi]

2008 McHale F550 Very Low Bale Count | eBay

2008 Mchale F 550 round baler.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Poorbuthappy]

2008 McHale F550 Very Low Bale Count | eBay

2008 Mchale F 550 round baler.

www.ebay.co.uk

Alarm bells ringing...

 

[Fendt516profi]

What part of it

 

[Poorbuthappy]

What part of it

The price?

 

[kill]

What part of it

Price

 

[Fendt516profi]

But isn't it a auction