conventional baler

[multi power]

looking for a conventional baler please

 

[John 1594]

any particular make? What age? All id say is steer clear of anything with IH on it, they didnt make a good baler, ever. Got an MF 20 here, smashing bit of kit, and suprisingly fast considering its age and size

 

[sleepy]

any particular make? What age? All id say is steer clear of anything with IH on it, they didnt make a good baler, ever.

Wasn't there a good IH baler with Deere knotters, IH 445D I think (or something like that). Was a discussion about it a while ago and it was well regarded.

Personally I'd say Welger, end of story.

 

[John 1594]

Wasn't there a good IH baler with Deere knotters, IH 445D I think (or something like that).

Personally I'd say Welger, end of story.

could be right there, but the 45/46/47s and the 440s were total piles of s***e, we had a 47, spent more time baling broken bales than i did earning money, sold it and went for an older MF 20, hasnt been a spot of bother and does 2-3k a year with us

 

[multi power]

dad had a b47 years ago n i seem to remember it was trouble, i think welger would be out of my budget, plus i hate the local dealer, we also had a welger rp12s that was serious greif so that put me off them. there was a class on ebay last night but got out bid on that, i understand jd are good balers due to gear driven knotters

 

[John 1594]

All depends how much work your planning on doing, anything up to a 1000 a year, a little MF 20 would be ideal, but if your planning it on a bigger scale, maye a 124/128 would be a better option, MF are the cheapest balers, but imo they also one of the best.

Friend has an early deere baler, its all gear drive, but the flywheel is mounted on the side of the chamber instead of the front, its a well made thing, even has an early form of auto lube for all the bearings

 

[multi power]

i would think massey 124 would be ideal

 

[John 1594]

the 124 has a lot simpler knotter mechanism compared to the 20s iirc, its quite a bit shorter in its chanber design too, see a few in cheffins monthlys. They usually go for anything between £1000-1500

 

[sleepy]

the 124 has a lot simpler knotter mechanism compared to the 20s iirc, its quite a bit shorter in its chanber design too, see a few in cheffins monthlys. They usually go for anything between £1000-1500

mf 20 is an antique best consigned to a museum, mf 124 would be streets ahead

 

[John 1594]

mf 20 is an antique best consigned to a museum, mf 124 would be streets ahead

as i said earlier, still do a lot with ours, an MF 20 is ten times older than a B47 ih, and ten thousand times better too!!!!

I gave £125 for my 20 out of cheffins in 2007, had done at least 2000 bales a years since, if not more. What does it owe me?

 

[bobk]

Here's one , bit more than 125 squid though
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Massey-Fe...K_BOI_FarmingEquipment_RL&hash=item589c1a500c

Terry will give a bit on the price

 

[MF565]

I have a John Deere 224t baler for sale. Been barn stored the last 15 years at least since we got it. Had new tines on it, 4 years ago and baled a mighty 8 acres since. Not missed a bale in the last 800 accept when someone forgot to check how much string there was. Selling as I am loosing storage and not doing any more hay baling anymore.

 

[multi power]

Here's one , bit more than 125 squid though
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Massey-Fe...K_BOI_FarmingEquipment_RL&hash=item589c1a500c

Terry will give a bit on the price

while that would do my job its more than i was thinking about spending