Lely welger rv 160

[Landrover]

Anyone running one of these new balers and would like to review it please, weighing up options to change next year, demo coming at some point but could be a while away with the current weather !

 

[Landrover]

Anyone running one of these new balers and would like to review it please, weighing up options to change next year, demo coming at some point but could be a while away with the current weather !

I mean an rp 160v ! Anyone ?

 

[welger]

I mean an rp 160v ! Anyone ?

yea had one this time.we have only just got it.been waiting 8 weeks for it.

 

[dipper]

Got 2 of them , very good machines,1 has 28000 bales on and other is coming up to 10000 bales on very little trouble with them.need a bit of tarpaulin over the gap between the netter and the belts to stop heavy winds interfering with net

 

[Balerbob]

Dipper i make a plate that fits in nicely in the space between the net unit and the belts works a treat and looks better than a tarpaulin

 

[e3120]

So are they a cleaner baler, i.e. does the moving net roller clear the stuff that comes out the front back down into the pickup, rather than it coming out over the top?

Anyone got a 180V yet?

 

[Balerbob]

Yes it does keep the net unit cleaner with the drop out roller. Not seen a 180v but am sure they will be very much like the 545.

 

[Landrover]

Tidy solution that ! Was just wondering if the moving net roller makes a diffrence ? Only time i have trouble netting is when baling short mashed up straw that gets stuck up the sides of the belts, other than that hardly off the seat ! Anyone that says a welger cant put tidy bales out hasent got it set up properly !

 

[Balerbob]

Tidy solution that ! Was just wondering if the moving net roller makes a diffrence ? Only time i have trouble netting is when baling short mashed up straw that gets stuck up the sides of the belts, other than that hardly off the seat ! Anyone that says a welger cant put tidy bales out hasent got it set up properly !

What baler do you run at the min is it a 435 or 445??

 

[Landrover]

One of the last 435's coming up to 60k bales so ready to change for next year

 

[Balerbob]

One of the last 435's coming up to 60k bales so ready to change for next year

The 160 doesn't have the problem of the straw getting stuck up the side of the belts they have moved the rollers abit and has over come that.
160 is an awesome machine with the wide pick up its an animal.

 

[Landrover]

Looking forward to a demo, wouldent go past one now, got the new pottinger coming as well to try out so we will see what its like !

 

[Balerbob]

Looking forward to a demo, wouldent go past one now, got the new pottinger coming as well to try out so we will see what its like !

Let me know how the pottinger goes seen one at a local show but not heard of anyone having a go yet.

 

[hillbill]

We got a 160 last year. Awesome baler. Only criticism I do have is the back door isn't as quick as the 435 we have but the pros out weigh any small issues. Wouldn't have any thing else and we demoed all the major brands.

 

[eggy]

We got a 160 last year. Awesome baler. Only criticism I do have is the back door isn't as quick as the 435 we have but the pros out weigh any small issues. Wouldn't have any thing else and we demoed all the major brands.

We got a 160 last year. Awesome baler. Only criticism I do have is the back door isn't as quick as the 435 we have but the pros out weigh any small issues. Wouldn't have any thing else and we demoed all the major brands.

Did you try a krone comprima or kuhn, if so what were they like in comparison.

 

[eggy]

Dipper i make a plate that fits in nicely in the space between the net unit and the belts works a treat and looks better than a tarpaulin

Hi
If you don't mind me asking what problems does the wind cause with the net.
Cheers

 

[dipper]

When heavy winds are blowing in to the front of the baler the wind gets behind the net and sometimes stop's getting to the bale and wraps around the rotor or sits in front of the bale.it . only happens in extremely windy days,the tarpaulin has just about stopped this.

 

[eggy]

When heavy winds are blowing in to the front of the baler the wind gets behind the net and sometimes stop's getting to the bale and wraps around the rotor or sits in front of the bale.it . only happens in extremely windy days,the tarpaulin has just about stopped this.

Thanks I have a 160v and was wondering if it was the wind that caused the net to wrap around the rubber feed roller now and again.

 

[hillbill]

Did you try a krone comprima or kuhn, if so what were they like in comparison.

Yes tried a krone comprima xtreme, on the back of having a krone for a year in 2012, to see if they had improved. No good to us. Unbelievably slow back door, plus you have to lift the door to the top regardless of bale size to trip the bale kicker. And the bale weights were miles behind the old welger. As for kuhn, we never tried one, but have friend who run them and very happy with them.

 

[DrDunc]

Yes tried a krone comprima xtreme, on the back of having a krone for a year in 2012, to see if they had improved. No good to us. Unbelievably slow back door, plus you have to lift the door to the top regardless of bale size to trip the bale kicker. And the bale weights were miles behind the old welger. As for kuhn, we never tried one, but have friend who run them and very happy with them.

Was this an f155 or a v150?

The f155 is a semi variable that has a relatively soft centre like a roller baler.

The v150 is presumably what you tried? Did you set the core density to its maximum by adjusting the stop each side?

I bought a krone v150 primarily because it could put so much in a bale. The core density setting does make a big difference.

I agree about the back door time. There must be a restrictor in the line because it seems horribly slow to close, and I've mine plumbed into the tractor free flow return, not through the spool. Opening is fast with 120l/min pump though.