New Holland round belt balers
- Thread starter essexpete
- Start date
- Location
- Limousin, France
I'm sorry for you...a 550 jd.
All most anything will be better.
All most anything will be better.
- Location
- Cheltenham
They weren’t that bad
Bramble
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Mine was, luckily it got exported and replaced with a NH 658 which was loads better (predecessor of the yellow ones).
Did 25000 bales over 14 years with it, a few bits fell off/broke over the years but it was fairly simple to fix. The Cropcutter knives didn't do a great deal and I hardly ever used them.
Replaced it last year with a 2007 Claas Variant. Probably 30% more output, the feed rotor on the Claas is much better than the stuffer fork on the old 658. The Claas seems more 'delicate', once it's running it goes well, whereas the the old 658 just plodded along for ever.
I looked at the yellow NH ones, I was told sometimes the rotor on them can cause problems because they are a bit too far back from the pick up.
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
I'm hoping they're are a good baler, we've got one coming soon, 2008 model replacing a 648. 648 has been an okay baler for what we were doing, not going to set any records but does the job. Wanted to chop bales hence the upgrade.
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
I had a 7060. It was OK but suffered a few electrical problems. There seemed to be always something about it that worried me about it reliability wise. Got a Krone now, which is a different animal altogether.
I think the most important thing about most round baler and especially a NH is to slow down the hydraulic flow rate to opening the door to release the bale Every time those rams gets to the end of their stroke, is one less time before something is going to go bang, particularly if the flow rate is set too high.
I think the most important thing about most round baler and especially a NH is to slow down the hydraulic flow rate to opening the door to release the bale Every time those rams gets to the end of their stroke, is one less time before something is going to go bang, particularly if the flow rate is set too high.
icanshootwell
Member
- Location
- Ross-on-wye
Have you tried baling haylage with them!!! It's the devil's machine. Spent Many an afternoon pulling silage out of the starting roller and belts. The thought of it sends shivers down my spine.
Yes mine is total PITFA on a damp long stem crop.
You have lost me there.
- Location
- Cheltenham
No I haven’t but I sold competitive makes. All belt bakers went through tough times when baking “wet” crops. I would say all now have cured the early gremlins
- Location
- Limousin, France
Never had many problems with haylage/drier silage with the old 550 BUT hay out here when dry could take 2 mins to start a bale. Got a Krone now. 
No I don't need the cost of a square and it suits me to leave the rounds out to semi field cure. I can run a round with low hp.
- Location
- Dorset/Wilts
Can get a brand new round baler for the price of a questionable square imo.........unless you meant little square baler??
I've got all 3 , the round baler does the least
When you can bale axial flow straw with a narrow pick up 550 ,
you can bale owt , maybe devils machines now , but where the baler in their day ,like 30 drills ,and fahr drum mowers ,e5c0rt.mk1
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We've got a br7060, it had 10,000 bales on the clock when we got it, but it must of done 5 times that.
We only make less than a 1000 bales a year.
For about 5 years it was great, a few little problems, but nothing major. Then one year it never went into a field where it didnt break down. In that one year it needed about 10 bearings, hydraulic pipes, not cutting the net correctly, the net actuator stopped working, one of the big rollers wore away, cam bearing in the pick up, somehow the pickup reel was twisted.
Then to top it all off it set on fire when the main gearbox to chain shaft bearing went. Luckily not too much was burnt, it was repaired then a about a year later the same bloody bearing went again and it nearly caught fire again. We've now put 2 bearings on that shaft instead of one which seems to of cured it.
Last year, other than grease and oil, it never had a spanner on it.
After saying all that, they are a cheap, easy to work on baler, and if you could get a good, well looked after one i cant see it being to much hassle.
We only make less than a 1000 bales a year.
For about 5 years it was great, a few little problems, but nothing major. Then one year it never went into a field where it didnt break down. In that one year it needed about 10 bearings, hydraulic pipes, not cutting the net correctly, the net actuator stopped working, one of the big rollers wore away, cam bearing in the pick up, somehow the pickup reel was twisted.
Then to top it all off it set on fire when the main gearbox to chain shaft bearing went. Luckily not too much was burnt, it was repaired then a about a year later the same bloody bearing went again and it nearly caught fire again. We've now put 2 bearings on that shaft instead of one which seems to of cured it.
Last year, other than grease and oil, it never had a spanner on it.
After saying all that, they are a cheap, easy to work on baler, and if you could get a good, well looked after one i cant see it being to much hassle.
- Location
- Hockley Essex
Peter used to do thousands with a small baler, hes knocking on a bit now and cannot handle the work of one now! (He will roast me for this comment!)
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