Bombproof round baler

[Stw88]

Loads of scam machinery on ebay. Dont bid unless you have seen it in the flesh.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

But isn't it a auction

May be genuine, but it's a low starting price and what's with the random delivery charge?

 

[6290]

Greatest respect, we do just slightly more - usually 1100-1200 and I wouldn't consider buying 2nd hand. Buy new and keep it 25 years... expensive outlay initially but it'll cost you very little over its life and there's no hidden horror story you don't know about.

We done this back in 2006 with much the same thinking as you, doing a similar amount of bales too. Brand new JD 578 arrived replacing a JD580 belt baler. Unfortunately it didn't go to plan as this season we had a major breakdown that cost about 2k in parts. Put it all back together for it to do 75 bales and breakdown exactly the same again. John Deere came out to it and said its twisted and recommended it to be written off. Couldn't justify the expense of a new one this time round so bought a tidy 2011 McHale 550. Would recommend one to anyone, the difference between it and the 578 is like night and day.

 

[Monty]

We do around 1000 for ourselves each year so went down the second hand route and bought a welger rp200 a few years ago. It's had plenty of breakdowns with bearings, chains, tines etc but we have put around 6000 bales on it and it's cost us roughly 20p a bale in depreciation, maintenence and breakdowns so not too bad. Last year we bought a jd combibaler for under £10k which has sped the whole job up wrapping at the same time. A younger and more mechanically reliable machine but plenty of niggly issues and hissy fits. Overall cheap to run and since we have a backup baler and wrapper reliability doesn't have to be perfect. A bit too early to work out running costs but around 15p/bale in spare parts so far. If you want new and reliable then you will have to pay. If you want cheap running and are good at replacing bearings then something older would be better. Also baling haylage and hay with a baler is very easy going. Chopping silage is much harder on them and result in more wear and breakdowns.

 

[holywell farmer]

both the last 2 class rollants I bought used, both ended up igniting themselves while baling straw, not to be recommended, the 1 before, new, brilliant, before that, wellgar 200, brilliant, haven't got one now.

What was causing the fire on the baler .?

 

[Still Farming]

Some your off the tractor seat more time than on it

 

[som farmer]

both times very hot weather, very dry, dusty straw, and a bearing got hot, the second time, F Brigade came out and put out a couple of bales, i'd sorted the baler. 5 hours later, the contractor who came in to bale for me, rung and said a bale was smoking, as he drove across to it, it burst into flame, and 20 acres stubble caught, then 18 acres of unbaled, 6 engines, a water bowser on route, a command trailer, and yeovil hosp put on standby for smoke related casualties. I was somewhat rattled, the bale that caught, was one they had put out earlier, thank goodness. The fire was heading towards 60 acres standing rape, but they stopped it at the dividing hedge, just brought it to a point. Farmer said he could see the value of a good burn, for 4 years. And I decided to use a contractor for baling !!!!