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<blockquote data-quote="NewRenoFarmsInKY" data-source="post: 1808255" data-attributes="member: 32426"><p>Howdy all,</p><p></p><p>Yesterday was the day that made me want to get rid of my baler. I bought a new JD459e back in 2019 when I started this cattle adventure, and I've come to the conclusion it's time to kick my baler to the curb. It's (at times) a good little baler, and if your windrow is just right it can make a nice bale. But usually it's a nightmare!</p><p></p><p>I don't think I've gone out more than once or twice where it didn't give me trouble in the 4 years I've had it. The pickup just begs to be plugged every dang time. It seems like it finds new ways and places to plug. Of course if I it isn't plugging up, the net wrap (JD brand wrap btw) is snagging and tearing on something-never from the same places consistently. I've learned how to baby it and usually get my hay up with only one or two incidents-but this is driving me nuts. I don't put up much hay, only 2-300 bales a year (baler only has 1250ish bales), but I am so sick of dealing with a headache every time I go out to work. Yesterday I had hay somehow wrap around the inner roller of the pickup without breaking the shear bolt (and I was watching) but it didn't seem like a clog from what I could see in the cab. Still, grass hanging out in one place for more than a few seconds makes me nervous with this machine-so I shut off the pto to check it out. I had a drive belt nearly on fire when I opened up the side cover <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😖" title="Confounded face :confounded:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f616.png" data-shortname=":confounded:" />. But I digress…</p><p></p><p>I need a baler that will flat out eat a thick windrow, isn't prone to wrapping or clogging, and that if there is an issue can be resolved fairly easily.</p><p></p><p>I won't be getting another Deere (while I acknowledge that perhaps their more expensive machines may be great-dealer support is practically non existent), so I'm left with Kuhn, Vermeer, or Kubota. My Kubota dealer is A-1 and sells Vermeer so I'm inclined to lean more towards a Vermeer. I have a Kuhn rake and Tedder I bought new a couple of years ago, and they've been trouble free so I can't speak to what dealer support would be like.</p><p></p><p>Recommendations are appreciated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NewRenoFarmsInKY, post: 1808255, member: 32426"] Howdy all, Yesterday was the day that made me want to get rid of my baler. I bought a new JD459e back in 2019 when I started this cattle adventure, and I’ve come to the conclusion it’s time to kick my baler to the curb. It’s (at times) a good little baler, and if your windrow is just right it can make a nice bale. But usually it’s a nightmare! I don’t think I’ve gone out more than once or twice where it didn’t give me trouble in the 4 years I’ve had it. The pickup just begs to be plugged every dang time. It seems like it finds new ways and places to plug. Of course if I it isn’t plugging up, the net wrap (JD brand wrap btw) is snagging and tearing on something-never from the same places consistently. I’ve learned how to baby it and usually get my hay up with only one or two incidents-but this is driving me nuts. I don’t put up much hay, only 2-300 bales a year (baler only has 1250ish bales), but I am so sick of dealing with a headache every time I go out to work. Yesterday I had hay somehow wrap around the inner roller of the pickup without breaking the shear bolt (and I was watching) but it didn’t seem like a clog from what I could see in the cab. Still, grass hanging out in one place for more than a few seconds makes me nervous with this machine-so I shut off the pto to check it out. I had a drive belt nearly on fire when I opened up the side cover 😖. But I digress… I need a baler that will flat out eat a thick windrow, isn’t prone to wrapping or clogging, and that if there is an issue can be resolved fairly easily. I won’t be getting another Deere (while I acknowledge that perhaps their more expensive machines may be great-dealer support is practically non existent), so I’m left with Kuhn, Vermeer, or Kubota. My Kubota dealer is A-1 and sells Vermeer so I’m inclined to lean more towards a Vermeer. I have a Kuhn rake and Tedder I bought new a couple of years ago, and they’ve been trouble free so I can’t speak to what dealer support would be like. Recommendations are appreciated! [/QUOTE]
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