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<blockquote data-quote="Rob30" data-source="post: 816966" data-attributes="member: 14338"><p>I am looking at upgrading some of my hay making equipment. Currently I use a 9ft NH haybine, NH side bare rake, and a 5X5 Hesston 5600 round baler. </p><p>I have been making hay for 6 yrs now, basically self taught, through books and taking to others. </p><p>I am finding that it takes my a long time to make my hay compared to some of the other bigger guys around me. </p><p>One of my problems has been break downs with older equipment. That won't change, I just cannot afford the new stuff. Right now mowing and baling are the big time consumers. If I go to fast with the mower I wear out the rubber bushing on the cutter bar. I have though about changing to a discbine, but no one else around uses one. I don't know why.</p><p>I have the baler working pretty good now, but it is slow. I have thought about installing a double tie system. But it is a manual tier. Tieing seems to be the most time consuming part of baling. </p><p>I bale mostly grass hay from old fields. No alfalfa growing here. Soil is to acidic and not enough drainage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob30, post: 816966, member: 14338"] I am looking at upgrading some of my hay making equipment. Currently I use a 9ft NH haybine, NH side bare rake, and a 5X5 Hesston 5600 round baler. I have been making hay for 6 yrs now, basically self taught, through books and taking to others. I am finding that it takes my a long time to make my hay compared to some of the other bigger guys around me. One of my problems has been break downs with older equipment. That won't change, I just cannot afford the new stuff. Right now mowing and baling are the big time consumers. If I go to fast with the mower I wear out the rubber bushing on the cutter bar. I have though about changing to a discbine, but no one else around uses one. I don't know why. I have the baler working pretty good now, but it is slow. I have thought about installing a double tie system. But it is a manual tier. Tieing seems to be the most time consuming part of baling. I bale mostly grass hay from old fields. No alfalfa growing here. Soil is to acidic and not enough drainage. [/QUOTE]
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