Narrow Baler width advice please

[Sam Partridge]

no that’s why i said if he can wagon . ie handle it
in line is the only option i bought one last night for a mates lad who is in lake district for that very reason they only 7 ft6, wide .
morgan machinery in kent have one

Bale count on that?

 

[HWC Darren]

I assume that'll make it tight for the bale trailers too? Swinging in and out of gateways etc?

Once it's here it ain't leaving our gates are all 12ft on the farm it's just getting it here is our issue

 

[HWC Darren]

Between Starcross and Dawlish. Doesn't take long to get to, say, Haytor but depends where you are on the Moor. Hay and straw?

Hound tor and then a little way along Long lane. Straw is definitely something we won't be able to produce, How much per small bale

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Once it's here it ain't leaving our gates are all 12ft on the farm it's just getting it here is our issue

Buy what you think will be best, then get it transported in its side, simple

 

[HWC Darren]

Buy what you think will be best, then get it transported in its side, simple

Only the bravest couriers come up the lane we had 2 chaps walk the 3/4mile carrying a kingsize mattress it's proper tight

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Only the bravest couriers come up the lane we had 2 chaps walk the 3/4mile carrying a kingsize mattress it's proper tight

Have you a handler ? If so get a good strong axle, out of a rotorspreader etc, lift up rear of bale chamber, bolt axle to chamber side with some brackets good n strong,
Let baler down on to side of wheel on chamber, stick a bale of hay under the front of chamber, strap around outside wheel on baler and lift it up and forward so it sits on wheels, and on bale of hay, let drawbar on baler to working position, and 2 shakels joined together to attach baler to tractor drawbar, and away yo go, all be it quietly,
It will be bottom heavy and will travel fine, as what sticks up is the light bit,

Keep axle for next new bed

 

[HWC Darren]

Have you a handler ? If so get a good strong axle, out of a rotorspreader etc, lift up rear of bale chamber, bolt axle to chamber side with some brackets good n strong,
Let baler down on to side of wheel on chamber, stick a bale of hay under the front of chamber, strap around outside wheel on baler and lift it up and forward so it sits on wheels, and on bale of hay, let drawbar on baler to working position, and 2 shakels joined together to attach baler to tractor drawbar, and away yo go, all be it quietly,
It will be bottom heavy and will travel fine, as what sticks up is the light bit,

Keep axle for next new bed

I need you to be my mate, fancy moving to Dartmoor Unfortunately no handler or loader on our tractor. We may have to go down the round bale and loader route. Unless we can find a tiddler

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

How many bales/acres are you hoping to do without a loader ?

 

[Hesstondriver]

you can have cheap or cheerful . not both imo

 

[HWC Darren]

How many bales/acres are you hoping to do without a loader ?

Up to 10 it'll be a bit of a slog but the wife's got good muscles and the 2, 3 and 4 year old boys are coming on nicely. We have our 12 year old daughter as back up if we can keep the fun going but she may run out of steam. It won't take long we're aiming for about 700 bales for us any excess we'll sell

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

Up to 10 it'll be a bit of a slog but the wife's got good muscles and the 2, 3 and 4 year old boys are coming on nicely. We have our 12 year old daughter as back up if we can keep the fun going but she may run out of steam. It won't take long we're aiming for about 700 bales for us any excess we'll sell

Not to bad when the sun is shining. have a look at getting a bale carrier to go on tractor 3 point linkage, we had one that carried stacks of 17 which is easier than filling trailers

 

[Will 1594]

Bale count on that?

2174 in last 10 years

 

[CPF]

A David Brown baler

 

[Exfarmer]

are you aware there are mini round balers available? Seem to be around 5K new no knotters and make bales around 20Kg not so easy to stack admittedly but they should make good hay as the air can get in the stack. Google “ small round baler”

 

[Nearly]

Then they'll have to get a loader.

 

[Sam Partridge]

2174 in last 10 years

thats been around the clock

 

[Will 1594]

thats been around the clock

no a city boy bought a whole load of hsy equipment to play at hay for wife’s horse
giving it up because she not well it baled 267 bales last year

 

[David1968]

Get someone with a decent size handler and carry it in by lifting it above the hedges etc

 

[Bury the Trash]

Get someone with a decent size handler and carry it in by lifting it above the hedges etc

plenty of stone walls as well as steep up and down and uneven surfaced roads / tracks either

something like our little 545 jd round baler would be ok, can make the bales a bit smaller as well, just needs to be a bit drier generally that small square baler, but on the sort of old grasses up there it would be fine with good weather in late June /July / for the job,
much easir handling and wont hurt out for awhile after baling so less pressure on the job.

 

[spin cycle]

you can have cheap or cheerful . not both imo

still not met me have you

rp12 and rear end loader is my...very cheap/cheerful idea