What will come with a Round Baler when purchased

[jerry shannon]

I may be baling my own hay this year for the first time. I have a 25 acre new hay field and might be baling myself. I have a Oliver 1855 Diesel. Almost 100 hp at the PTO. Should be big enough. My question is this. When and if I buy a used round baler ( I decided that I want rounds. 4x5 or 4x6 for my horses) what will come with the baler normally. Example, do I need to buy or install any electronic equipment for the baler such as a computer to tell me when to wrap or stop as well as when to unload? Does that normally come with the baler? My Oliver is a 1975.

 

[corey9212]

I may be baling my own hay this year for the first time. I have a 25 acre new hay field and might be baling myself. I have a Oliver 1855 Diesel. Almost 100 hp at the PTO. Should be big enough. My question is this. When and if I buy a used round baler ( I decided that I want rounds. 4x5 or 4x6 for my horses) what will come with the baler normally. Example, do I need to buy or install any electronic equipment for the baler such as a computer to tell me when to wrap or stop as well as when to unload? Does that normally come with the baler? My Oliver is a 1975.

The round baler should come with everything you need except for the twine or net wrap. The monitor should be included with it.

 

[Tx Jim]

You will need to install an electrical quick disconnect plug on your Oliver tractor to power the baler MONITOR that corey9212 referred to.

 

[Lou66]

I bought a new one last year and the computer came with it.. 4 x 6 NH,, 450 utility.. I had to pay extra for the net wrap and the gathering wheels.. Lou

 

[jerry shannon]

I bought a new one last year and the computer came with it.. 4 x 6 NH,, 450 utility.. I had to pay extra for the net wrap and the gathering wheels.. Lou

Thank you very much. I did not to assume.

 

[jerry shannon]

You will need to install an electrical quick disconnect plug on your Oliver tractor to power the baler MONITOR that corey9212 referred to.

When I restored the Oliver, I did wire in a quick disconnect for road lights ect. Great suggestion and thank you.

 

[jerry shannon]

Thank you Lou.

 

[jerry shannon]

The round baler should come with everything you need except for the twine or net wrap. The monitor should be included with it.

Thank you very much. I did not want to assume that was the case.

 

[bigbull338]

everything you need will come with the baler.as said you need to have the monitor installed on your tractor.an you might as well by the disc cutter an rake when you buy the round baler.might help you get a better price.

 

[sweettractors]

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We have several good used round balers and lots of other hay equipment. The link above will take you to our Ebay store. Ken Sweet

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Some older balers do not require electronics. There are indicators on the baler to tell when it is full and you use a rope for tying. Works really well and can be switched between tractors easily.

 

[DT86]

Others still had a hand crank or a hydraulic cylinder and then there is manual controlled electric tie, which is what we still use.

 

[ksbrdmkr]

My JD 510 5X6 baler cost a $1000 4 years ago and has a hyd tie. Use it for about 10 to 15 acres a year. Doesn't pack as tight as the newer ones but the alpacas can eat easier than the neighbor's Vermeer tight bales. Repair cost have been one hyd hose and one belt.

 

[corey9212]

The first round baler I used was an international 3450. It was a soft core baler and it had a control box instead of a monitor, the box hooked up to the battery terminals for power and it would let off an alarm when it was full then you had to manually wrap the bale with a switch that moved an arm. It was very basic but was the easiest baler I have ever used, all my bales were perfect shape and never had troubles starting them (which I was told is the hardest part of making a bale.)