Gallignani round balers

[Lincs Fenman]

Hi whats everybodies views on Reco Gallignani round balers please

 

[Dave W]

Decent machines. Abysmal paint

 

[Will 1594]

How old ,old belt balers ,
will give younthe swan and vesta,s now

 

[organicguy]

Big chains, made of chocolate. (that was 20 years ago!)

 

[spin cycle]

How old ,old belt balers ,
will give younthe swan and vesta,s now

don't listen to him he knows nowt about good classic balers....for example he won't believe me when i tell him that the welgar rp150 is quality

 

[biggles]

Had a chain and slat one 3200?? Rings a bell , would make a very heavy bale as it had latches on the back door, was simple and reliable but slow, no feed rake or rotor, so straight off the pickup into the chamber, which was crap on very short grass as it would sit between pickup and roller until it was pushed in by the incoming grass, very simple with hardly any electrics and could be run in manual by watching the pressure gauge and pulling a rope manually to start netting if need be.

 

[organicguy]

Had a chain and slat one 3200?? Rings a bell , would make a very heavy bale as it had latches on the back door, was simple and reliable but slow, no feed rake or rotor, so straight off the pickup into the chamber, which was crap on very short grass as it would sit between pickup and roller until it was pushed in by the incoming grass, very simple with hardly any electrics and could be run in manual by watching the pressure gauge and pulling a rope manually to start netting if need be.

I think thats the one I had, rollers on half the chamber, chain and slats on the back. Slats were made of chocolate as well.
In wet grass I remember making bales we could not lift with the loader of the day, but was not great for the longevity of the baler.
Went up in smoke!

 

[Still Farming]

Early roller balers wouldn't bale fit hay.
Rep told contractor who had one new to paint the rollers with grit in it ,leave dry and have a go???

 

[Will 1594]

don't listen to him he knows nowt about good classic balers....for example he won't believe me when i tell him that the welgar rp150 is quality

Old r p good Bsles
R p 180 was when sleeved to make them narrower 6 ft high 4 ft 6 wide

 

[Highland Mule]

Abysmal paint

Still? I remember stripping the orange (?) paint off one with a pressure washer in the late 80s.

 

[tr250]

At least everyone will know where you are! They use a car horn as a buzzer for when bale is big enough

 

[Lincs Fenman]

Think I might look at other makes had an old JD 545 on string it was a spot on baler then like a fool I sold it now I need another baler

 

[gatepost]

I had a3200, as above, probably wouldn't bother with another one! not awful but not great.

 

[Dave W]

Think I might look at other makes had an old JD 545 on string it was a spot on baler then like a fool I sold it now I need another baler

I got a nice 545 available

 

[gatepost]

I got a nice 545 available

I've got a reasonable BR 740 available, next!