which round baler ?

JMTHORNLEY

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Location
Glossop
Why buy new out of curiosity? Second hand Fusion 3 with 50/60K on it will destroy anything anywhere any time. Don’t care what all these haters say about they are no good in this that or the other. They are the king, (I used to think they were overrated until I had a demo and bought it) best out and out baler there is I think 💪🏻
Unless your sole job is straw I can’t see why anyone would want anything else.

I’m now ready for the abuse, give it me 🤣🤣
 
Why buy new out of curiosity? Second hand Fusion 3 with 50/60K on it will destroy anything anywhere any time. Don’t care what all these haters say about they are no good in this that or the other. They are the king, (I used to think they were overrated until I had a demo and bought it) best out and out baler there is I think 💪🏻
Unless your sole job is straw I can’t see why anyone would want anything else.

I’m now ready for the abuse, give it me 🤣🤣
Spot on but our ground is too steep to pull one round. If I could flatten out I'd have one tomorrow
 

JMTHORNLEY

Member
Location
Glossop
Spot on but our ground is too steep to pull one round. If I could flatten out I'd have one tomorrow
That is a shame. I bale some reclaimed moorland with mine and if I’m being 100% honest I’ve knocked maybe 2 walls out with it over 5-600 bales I do for the bloke and you don’t get much steeper than his high ground but I’m pulling it with 200 horse on boost and she knows it’s there with two heavy silage bales up them slopes at times. But that’s the worst I have to deal with. I’ve some steepish ground at home but a bit of practice I soon got the hang of it, just can’t see where the bale is going till it’s to late sometimes (I still loose the odd one each year) 🤣
 
That is a shame. I bale some reclaimed moorland with mine and if I’m being 100% honest I’ve knocked maybe 2 walls out with it over 5-600 bales I do for the bloke and you don’t get much steeper than his high ground but I’m pulling it with 200 horse on boost and she knows it’s there with two heavy silage bales up them slopes at times. But that’s the worst I have to deal with. I’ve some steepish ground at home but a bit of practice I soon got the hang of it, just can’t see where the bale is going till it’s to late sometimes (I still loose the odd one each year) 🤣
My cousin has a contractor with two fusions to do his with 200hp+ six cylinder John Deeres and they can't do all of his. Ours would be as steep or worse and only got a n141. Tail wagging the dog springs to mind.
 
As far as new balers go,spec makes thousands of pounds difference. Fixed chamber with no chopper. Seen some Massey(welger) in stock somewhere £21000 ish
 

balerman

Member
Location
N Devon
For baling what?

I suspect a good used machine with a decent reputation might be better than buying new but bottom of the line?
Arent those Metal Fach balers copies of an old RP12 ? Much better off spending the same amount on a well known brand from a dealer.Ive just traded in a Welger RP245 that is mint and would do a much more reliable job for the same money.
 

Runs Like a Deere

Member
Mixed Farmer
Arent those Metal Fach balers copies of an old RP12 ? Much better off spending the same amount on a well known brand from a dealer.Ive just traded in a Welger RP245 that is mint and would do a much more reliable job for the same money.
Yeah exactly what I was saying in my post, I am not the OP.
 

pat kcotnit

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Location
Oot and aboot


Probably both the same baler under the panels, but if you're not bothered about chopping, any of these would be worth a look.
 

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