Soggy Bottom Outdoors
Gold Member
When I bought my 5075E I had hoped the 61-62 rated PTO HP would be enough to spin a "1000 LB" round baler in my rolling field conditions. I felt a little better when I saw the "dyno" climb to 74-75 HP before I took delivery. I felt even better when I hooked to a new 459E and headed across the field. This is a low end model baler which makes a 48 X 60 bale, net or string. On dry fescue/legume hay, med to heavy windrows it makes a 900-1000lb bale. I ran the tractor in 4th (B1) 2450-2500 engine rpm the whole time, up hills and down. Very few issues, very few, but some. First one was operator error, the operator being me. I tried to start a new bale before the gate was completely closed. The second two where after dark and the dew had fell. I plugged the pickup twice more within 30 mintues. Admittingly also operator error, but I had 10 bales to go with rain coming. I felt the tractor and baler preformed well, 83 bales on 15 acres. The 5075E is 2013 2wd unit I bought new, now showing 115hrs. No cab, no loader. 600lbs of ballast on the front, fuild in the rears, weighting 7000lbs. The baler was a new 459E, net wrap model. Manual pickup adjust, no mega wide pickup, electric bale monitor, no baler density adjustment. I'd be happy to answer questions from all who are positive.
