McHale v660

[Chuckie]

I'm not sure what they've changed apart from the side panels

 

[KB6930]

I'm not sure what they've changed apart from the side panels

New panels
Looks like you can pull half a set of knives out from the seat now
New bale ramps( hopefully they're better now !! )
They've changed how the door catch return springs are attached so will be easier to change or possibly won't break as often now due to different mounting
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But looks pretty much the same as my 2018 one with a lot of the same faults from what I can see I'd like to see that in a field of chaffy straw that was nice long straw and it was making odd shaped bale's as in the centre is offset it's hard to spot but I noticed it a couple of times during the video the bale nearly looks oval if it was short straw out of a rotary/hybrid it would be really noticeable

 

[Chae1]

I'm not sure what they've changed apart from the side panels

Spoke to them at agritechnica and got a tour of it. Like yourself new panels only difference i could see. Had, seen round previous model July 2019.

Will be a change in price I'm sure though.

 

[Fragonard]

I did wonder about removing the long flat spring or moving it back a hole to make it shorter then it would allow the bale ramp to drop at a steeper angle.

I've still got the annoying delay on the tailgate while I what for the tension rams to retract before the gate drops shut.

Did you buy the McHale, or just a demo of it?

 

[Fragonard]

Spoke to them at agritechnica and got a tour of it. Like yourself new panels only difference i could see. Had, seen round previous model July 2019.

Will be a change in price I'm sure though.

Did they update the fixed chamber baler also?

 

[Chae1]

Did they update the fixed chamber baler also?

Not that I'm aware of.

 

[robbie]

Did you buy the McHale, or just a demo of it?

Yes bought it but only done the deal a few weeks ago.

 

[Dog Bowl]

Looking to get my own round baler for this season. We bale around 2000 bales of straw and a further 2500 of silage, haylage and hay.

Have previously used a contractor but this year he used the baling as a licence to print money - some of the bales he made were so soft and buggar all net wrap on them. I make a fair chunk of multi-cut silage so think having our own baler will allow me to pick and chose what and when to cut and bale.

So, am thinking a McHale V660. Have read the threads about them and they seem a decent machine. Anyone know of a second hand one within a few hours drive of Cirencester that I can go and see?

 

[KB6930]

Looking to get my own round baler for this season. We bale around 2000 bales of straw and a further 2500 of silage, haylage and hay.

Have previously used a contractor but this year he used the baling as a licence to print money - some of the bales he made were so soft and buggar all net wrap on them. I make a fair chunk of multi-cut silage so think having our own baler will allow me to pick and chose what and when to cut and bale.

So, am thinking a McHale V660. Have read the threads about them and they seem a decent machine. Anyone know of a second hand one within a few hours drive of Cirencester that I can go and see?

That many silage bales do yourself a favour and get a Welger/Massey/fendt especially for lighter multi cut crop unless you're running a 4 rotor rake in front of it.
Most belt balers are not easy to use in light grass but I had less issues starting a bale with my welgers

 

[Stw88]

After reading this thread not sure i would rush for a mchale! Kuhn belt gets thumbs up from me. Only off the seat twice in 3800 bales, bailing hay, silage and pee wet 2nd cut.

 

[Zebbedee]

Never any issues starting a bale with welgars in all sorts of crops

 

[KB6930]

Never any issues starting a bale with welgars in all sorts of crops

At first I thought the wider belts on the McHale would be better but I'm now thinking that because they're wider they twist easier in an odd shaped row .
I can only remember twisting belts once or twice on all my welger balers but it's a daily occurrence in grass now to be fair this is mostly due to mine being modified to get it to make bales like the welger used to.

 

[Dog Bowl]

In my multi cut grass silage I only row up with a twin rotor rake - putting 3 x 3m rows of grass into 1.
The rake leaves a lovely even row but, as said, the crop can be fairly light.

My contractor I've used has a newish kuhn, which he drives like stink, and an old ish NH 7060(might be wrong model no) which he goes very steady with.

I have a neighbour who has a welgar and he does rate it highly. My only comment is that the straw bales he does often look fairly untidy as the net isn't edge to edge. I assume this is his own doing by not using the right net or is this a drawback of the balers?

What are the weak points to look out for on the welgars? What models are the pick of the bunch to go for?

 

[KB6930]

In my multi cut grass silage I only row up with a twin rotor rake - putting 3 x 3m rows of grass into 1.
The rake leaves a lovely even row but, as said, the crop can be fairly light.

My contractor I've used has a newish kuhn, which he drives like stink, and an old ish NH 7060(might be wrong model no) which he goes very steady with.

I have a neighbour who has a welgar and he does rate it highly. My only comment is that the straw bales he does often look fairly untidy as the net isn't edge to edge. I assume this is his own doing by not using the right net or is this a drawback of the balers?

What are the weak points to look out for on the welgars? What models are the pick of the bunch to go for?

Last welger I had was a 2013 445 the camless pickup was crap but it could make good bales (very tight) .
The net being untidy is solved by using tamma edge to edge an running the net brake a bit on the tight side .
The newer rv160 seem to be decent bits of kit