Recent content by floridahay

Is the Bahia you are trying to readicate Pensacola or Argentine? The Cimmaron will kill the Pensacola but will not kill the Argentine. I have the problem in my Coastal field. THe Cimmaron has done a good job with the Pensacola but I have a large amount of Argentine. The extension service says...

I grow Coastal in northwest Florida and hay is scarce here too. I think the dry year last year had a lot to do with it but I also think that they are less growers in the area and the horse population seems to have increased too. I sell the 4x4 round bales for 23 and square bales out of the barn...

The new name for Ally is Cimmaron. I think they changed it some to get around the patent rights or something. It is still made by Dupont. Is you Bahia Pensacola or Argentine? The Cimmaron will do a good job on the Pensacola but does not kill the Argentine. I spray it on my Coastal hay field and...

As MikeC has stated a lot of the quality of any forage depends on the fertilization and the stage of growth that it is harvested at. When we had cows they would very often prefer the Bahia to the Coastal Bermuda that I sell to the horse market. The problem with Bahia for hay is that it doesn't...

From all the people that I have talked to the Krone will probably be better with haylage than the belt balers are. This is what the Krone factory people say. They are supposedly the number 1 selling baler in Germany. I have a 46 Claas that I bought well used about five years ago and have gotten...

I don't know about the fertility of your land in that area but in my area, northwest Florida, you are going to have to put more than 200 pounds of fertilize per acre to make much hay. I put out about 350 or 400 lbs. per acre of 21-7-14 out in the spring and about the same amount after each...

Check out the website, Tractorbynet.com. They are mostly about compacts and have many knowledgeable people there. I would look at the Kubota if there is a dealer close. From what I have read Kubota has over 50% of the compact market and has been making them longer than anyone else. A friend has...

I have been looking at a Krone kr 130 baler. Looks to be a heavy well built and simple machine. Does anyone have experience with these? The older Claas I have has been very good but the parts are outrageous. The dealer says that many Claas customers are leaving them due to the price of parts...

Who makes the best soft core round balers? Neighbor is looking to buy a new one soon, thanks a lot.

I have a Claas 46 baler that I like really well. It is easy to run and will bale almost anything. Some people don't like them because they are a fixed chamber baler and make a soft core bale that is not as pretty as the bales baled with a belt baler. The Claas balers are a simple troublefree...

I have been looking at the Krone 125 and 130 fixed chamber round balers to replace the old Claas 46 that I have. Does anyone have any experience with these balers? The rep at the Sunbelt expo said they are a very durable and troublefree baler that is easy to run and maintain. I know the fixed...