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Does anyone have experience of Sipma equipment and location of uk dealers please ?
Looking to view a front loading bale wrapper that leaves the bales on their end ,any thoughts ?
I am going to look at one of those too,but is cable controls ,however any thing has to better than what i have at the moment ,how i didn't set fire to it last season i don't know.I have thoughts. I’m thinking why not McHale as they are the baws.
I am going to look at one of those too,but is cable controls ,however any thing has to better than what i have at the moment ,how i didn't set fire to it last season i don't know.
I’ve sent the OP a PM.
I’ve sent the OP a PM.
Not a brand I’d recommend, putting it politely.
I bought a Sipma round baler a few years back. It couldn’t cope with haylage or damp hay as grass built up on the feed roller.Couldn’t remember the story but remembered there was one…
I bought a Sipma round baler a few years back. It couldn’t cope with haylage or damp hay as grass built up on the feed roller.
I wouldn’t know what their latest products or back up is like so can’t comment further.
Funnily enough I was thinking of getting round to re engineering the baler the other day now there’s room in the shed after selling the old combine. Anyway I digress. After my experience I’d be extremely wary. That’s all I’m saying, but if they’ve improved or put things right then give them a chance eh?
Lawrence Edwards ,but i spend more time off the seat than doing the job.It was the first wrapper i had when i decided to move to a mixed farm and needed cows,baler etc so i went down the cheap route.What are you working with?
Found a few McHale today and made a few inquiries , my wife has been looking for me this afternoon as she thinks i should spend a bit more , not have trouble and then not come home in a bad mood.I have thoughts. I’m thinking why not McHale as they are the baws.
Found a few McHale today and made a few inquiries , my wife has been looking for me this afternoon as she thinks i should spend a bit more , not have trouble and then not come home in a bad mood.
The baler is I think a copy of a Krone of some sort. It did sixty bales of silage but had a lot of problems with grass sticking to the roller in the chamber. This in turn played havoc with the netter.Im not in the habit of talking tackle down just for the sake of it, generally I find most decent mainstream grass gear is a good as the next thing.
I’d contradict myself however when it comes to balers there is so little time or hours to grab the stuff you can’t take the chance on a machine not doing it.
Would be interested to see what you consider doing to improve your baler, perhaps take a look at how some other brands get around it?
5K is plenty for me ,as long as it does the job and leaves me with no debt.I thought the wife had a motive but she has everything a farmer's wife needs and was just thinking about my stress levels.Your wife reckons you should spend more? Oh my days.. What kind of trickery is this
Buy a new one if you like, 5k on a 991 BE from a reputable dealer will go far too.
I run a Claas 250 and it does a great job baling around 1200 bales a year.I nearly went for a belt baler when i bought this place ,but was advised against it,the belts would get damaged by the stone .The baler is I think a copy of a Krone of some sort. It did sixty bales of silage but had a lot of problems with grass sticking to the roller in the chamber. This in turn played havoc with the netter.
It might have been alright in straw but didn’t get that far as a big build up grass on the roller bent the front plate out and cracked some welds. I need to get round to sorting it out. It maybe needs a different roller coating, better stripper bar and also a stronger net knife.
It didn’t help that it failed on a steep hillside trying to bale windrows that had been incorrectly tedded but this was the culmination of constant problems on the flat.
To be fair my John Deere 550 wasn’t much better in grass/clover silage but fortunately I didn’t sell it so just carried on using it.