Sure it does,the OP asked about a certain brand so he mst have had something in mind.
Looking for a safe hay baling tractor on mild slopes
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Sure it does,the OP asked about a certain brand so he mst have had something in mind.
dex3361
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koerbdog77
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Howdy neighbor, you wouldn't happen to live off the Amma exit?
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Would the low profile tractors be a speciality type tractor that I should avoid or are they a safer type tractor since they have a lower center of gravity? I am looking at the 500 series LP MF.
That seireis of tractor should work good.
I doubt you need a LP but that is for you to decide.
chh
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I used a 596 MF when I started baling last year. Switched to a MF 5455 in the middle of hay season. One of the 500 series would work for you and they are solid workhorse tractors. If the slopes are mild I would not worry about the LP series myself, but as long as they did not sit so low to the ground as to interfear with the windrows they would not have any disadvantages either. I would set the wheels out for stability and load the rear tires though on the regular model. A tractor with a heavy basic weight is always a good thing in a baling tractor with round balers. Being pushed around a hayfeild is not fun at all. I run the 105 hp 5455 in front of a MF 2746A (4x6) round baler as a small custom operator. You would not need that much tractor with 4x4 or 4x5 bales. A 573 or a 583 would probably do nicely for you. I really do prefer having front wheel assist(especially with a FEL), but it is not really necessary in most conditions.
dex3361
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I am off of the Elkview /Frame Road Exit.
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Back in the early 1990's I lived in Hurricane WV. I worked at all of the AEP power plants up and down the Kanawha, the Ohio and the New rivers.
Depending on where your at down there you can have gentle slopes to sheer vertical. The key words, regardless of the tractor selected, are width and balast. Make sure that your tractor has enough weight to hold back the weight of the baler and a full bale with margin. Four wheel drive gives extra margin of safety, especially if the ground gets wet from a freak rain shower. I wouldn't hay my ground without having either four wheel drive or a much bigger tractor (with differential lock).
Depending on where your at down there you can have gentle slopes to sheer vertical. The key words, regardless of the tractor selected, are width and balast. Make sure that your tractor has enough weight to hold back the weight of the baler and a full bale with margin. Four wheel drive gives extra margin of safety, especially if the ground gets wet from a freak rain shower. I wouldn't hay my ground without having either four wheel drive or a much bigger tractor (with differential lock).