Hay Tractor Poll

[JW IN VA]

Hay season is here.

 

[JW IN VA]

Ford 6640 to the baler
Ford 5000 to the Haybine
Ford 4600 to the tedder or rake
Sometime switch to the 5000 on raking or tedding

 

[True Grit Farms]

You need to add Kubota to the choices. There not much for row cropping but are good hay tractors. I use a Kubota 9960, Kubota 7060, JD 5400, and a JD 3020. Usually the first 3 because they have cabs, but the JD 3020 is the best tractor.

 

[Nesikep]

Massey 255 does the cutting, 165 does the baling, IH684 has the bale wagon, and raking is done with a Leyland 154

 

[Nesikep]

IH, Case, and Case/IH should be all rolled into one option IMHO

 

[SmokinM]

JD 2940 on the cutter
NH TL90 rake/tedder
JD 5100M on the baler

First chance I get the NH will get swapped for a Kubota. Gotta be the most gutless tractor I ever sat on,comfy and a nice cab but WEAK! Came as part of a package bought from a retiring farmer. I agree with Grit I think Kubota makes some good hay tractors, as good or better than JD e series and just a tick behind the 5m series.

 

[JW IN VA]

You need to add Kubota to the choices. There not much for row cropping but are good hay tractors. I use a Kubota 9960, Kubota 7060, JD 5400, and a JD 3020. Usually the first 3 because they have cabs, but the JD 3020 is the best tractor.

Sorry I left out Kubota.Seems like a great tractor.Everyone who talks about them likes them.Might even try one myself someday.

 

[JW IN VA]

IH, Case, and Case/IH should be all rolled into one option IMHO

I figured there were a lot of older tractors in both brands still in use.Two of my fords listed are pre-Ford/New Holland.The 6640 is a'94.Last year before the New Holland was added,I think.

 

[pricefarm]

6610 Ford stays on the 617 new holland disc mower
5525 John Deere cab rolls hay with 554xl Vermeer roller and we also mow with it with a 616 new holland
5303 John Deere we use it as a loader tractor and take and ted some with it
3910 New Holland cab that we primarily use to rake and ted within since it has Ac

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

I have a Ford TW5 and an Allis Chalmers 7000 that I use on the discbine, rake, and baler. The TW also has a loader so it usually loads out in the field. Have a Ford 5000 at the farm with a loader that does all the unloading and stacking.

Have a few other tractors that could pull the rake around but the cab with AC on the big tractors wins out everytime. haha

 

[Aaron]

Belarus T40 (400) does the cutting and raking. MF 184-4 does the baling.

 

[Son of Butch]

Case IH 7220 (155 hp) 4wd for the large square baler

 

[Stocker Steve]

Wife's JI Case 1175 cuts
David Brown 380 rakes
My JI Case 1175 bales

 

[ClinchValley]

Long 460 Cuts and Rakes

Kubota 8060 Teds and Bales

I really like the Long. We mow with a 501 so its good to hear it, for me.

 

[Atimm693]

Valtra 8350 on the baler, usually mows too.

Maxxum 110 with loader, loads and mows sometimes. Has baled before when the Valtra had a flat.

Branson 4550 on the tedder and rake.

 

[millstreaminn]

International 966 mows
Mahindra 4035 rakes
Kubota 8540 bales
Kubota 4800 teds and runs the wrapper
Kubota l39 loads and moves bales

 

[cfpinz]

Ford 7710 on the discbine.
7610 on the tedder/rake.
8260 on the round baler.
7600 to fill in as needed.

I like blue.