New Holland bb940 or Massey Ferguson 185 series 2?

[Sa86]

What's people's thoughts on these 2 balers and what's the difference between them I currently run a bb940 been a good enough baler for me but getting tired now and found a 185 series 2 that looks tempting.

 

[Chae1]

@Andrew

 

[glasshouse]

What's people's thoughts on these 2 balers and what's the difference between them I currently run a bb940 been a good enough baler for me but getting tired now and found a 185 series 2 that looks tempting.

Why that size?

 

[Sa86]

Why that size?

80-90 is the perfect size for us most of it apart from what goes into the cows is done by hand and the majority goes to horse customers who like to be able to put a few flaps in a wheelbarrow and go they struggle like hell with 120-90 bales and rounds but these are perfect.

 

[Hesston4860s]

Somebody up this way was looking to trade his BB890 last year for a new one but his dealer couldn’t find a buyer for the old one so the deal fell though, it would be a good baler for someone as it’s not done vast amounts.
Me personally I’d go with the New Holland every time but that’s just personal choice, I’ve had 5 of em and still run a BB950.

 

[Andrew]

I would have said parts would be more readily available for an MF. Our 4755 (185 series 1) is still going strong, about 25 years old.

 

[glasshouse]

80-90 is the perfect size for us most of it apart from what goes into the cows is done by hand and the majority goes to horse customers who like to be able to put a few flaps in a wheelbarrow and go they struggle like hell with 120-90 bales and rounds but these are perfect.

Yes, good size forhorses, but been too many near fatalities with them round here

 

[Flat 10]

Yes, good size forhorses, but been too many near fatalities with them round here

Buy a flat 10 grab and cross them

 

[Andrew]

Yes, good size forhorses, but been too many near fatalities with them round here

Perfectly safe if handled correctly.

 

[glasshouse]

Buy a flat 10 grab and cross them

using a 120x90 now, local contractor had a man severely injured when he released straps and wasnt quick enough. There was a big claim
Another lad got hit from behind by falling bales, very lucky

120,s far safer, and my horse yard loves them

 

[Sa86]

using a 120x90 now, local contractor had a man severely injured when he released straps and wasnt quick enough. There was a big claim
Another lad got hit from behind by falling bales, very lucky

120,s far safer, and my horse yard loves them

I had to use a 120 90 for a year when my old krone before my nh baled it's needles as I couldn't get another 80 90 in and had a major mutiny from several horse yards the complaints I got were unreal they couldn't handle the bales and ended up going elsewhere I use 400 a year at lambing time and carrying all that around the sheds compared to a small 80 90 tought me a valuable lesson never again we have a Kuhn straw blower for the cattle and maybe if I purely had them I'd probably have a 120 90 or even better 120 120 baler

 

[glasshouse]

I had to use a 120 90 for a year when my old krone before my nh baled it's needles as I couldn't get another 80 90 in and had a major mutiny from several horse yards the complaints I got were unreal they couldn't handle the bales and ended up going elsewhere I use 400 a year at lambing time and carrying all that around the sheds compared to a small 80 90 tought me a valuable lesson never again we have a Kuhn straw blower for the cattle and maybe if I purely had them I'd probably have a 120 90 or even better 120 120 baler

Haylage?

 

[Sa86]

Haylage?

Everything haylage hay straw

 

[glasshouse]

Buy a flat 10 grab and cross them

Yes, but whrn you deliver them out, customers only have spikes

 

[Flat 10]

Yes, but whrn you deliver them out, customers only have spikes

Yes that is a problem. Ride lovely on the lorry all crossed though.

 

[glasshouse]

What's people's thoughts on these 2 balers and what's the difference between them I currently run a bb940 been a good enough baler for me but getting tired now and found a 185 series 2 that looks tempting.

I know of a bb940 with additive applicator