shaz":1lpa7owv said:
What makes the 466 so much better than the 535? Less plugging? Better ground speed? Just curious as I will need to upgrade before long.
I had a 535 before my current 467....
* The 535 I had was much more "finicky" about starting a bale. There were times I would choose a specific windrow to start the bale. Once the bale got to a certain diameter, then I could go ahead and bale. The main draw back I saw in that model baler (at least the one I had) was I seem to recall it had a single tie arm for the twine. So you set there and let the thing run for quite a while waiting for it to tie the bale before you could kick the bale out. Seems like you also had to disengage the PTO drive before kicking out the bale. My dad messed that up several times and a busted belt was the result. Seems like it also did not have a bale kicker which meant you had to back up to kick the bale out.
* I think the advantage of the "6" series JD balers was it had double tie arms for the twine which resulted in half the tie time. I think maybe the bale kicker also came standard on the "6" series for the first time so you no longer had to back up to eject the bale. So it tied quicker, ejected easier, and started bales easier than the previous series. Been a while, but I think that is right. I think the "6" series was a good twine baler and a significant step-up from the older "5" series balers.
* I believe the "7" series JD balers introduced net wrap for the first time. My 467 is much better relative to the 535 we had. It never fails to start a bale correctly. It has the mega-wide pick-up with the bale kicker. You don't have to disengage the drive to eject the bale. It has the net wrap which wraps the bale in a fraction of what the twine use to take. I'm really happy with my 467. Even though there are newer balers on the market now, I've never had the urge to trade up because my 467 is dependable still at doing what I ask of it.
I have not kept up with the "8" or "9" series balers as far as what they offer over the "7" series.