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<blockquote data-quote="Millerfamfarms" data-source="post: 304085" data-attributes="member: 5387"><p>I don't know what type of operation you have going but if you want an extremely high retail feed value (RFV) we plant a brand called Dairyland Seed. Of course we don't feed it to any of our cattle. We ship it south to Oklahoma and Texas to big Dairies. Same thing with our Pioneer seed. </p><p></p><p>As for equipment...We use a Fendt 920 to run our Hesston Big Sqare baler. The Fendt allows us to go 33 mph down the road which works great for commuting everywhere. We do mostly custom baling and found that almost everyone has a round baler so we got something different. If you want to do custom, check what everyone else has got. If you got a place to store the bales, you can't beat big squares for handling, shipping, and stacking. </p><p></p><p>The best rakes we have found to use is Wheel V rakes. They make the nicest windrows. I believe ours is called a Trontutti. They are fairly popular in our area. Try and stay away from bar rakes. They make a mess. We have to tractors for windrowing. A IH 666 which works fantastic and a IH 450 which does just fine. </p><p></p><p>I haven't heard any complaints about John Deere and New Holland Round Balers yet. Both make excellent bales. Many guys like Vermeer but I hear they don't work as well with Cornstalks. If you don't do any of that then it won't be a problem. </p><p></p><p>When Looking for a baler make sure if its used its been kept up. If its sitting on the lot filled full of hay from last season, its probably not very sound. The best used balers come from people you know who always keep them shedded and cleaned out. Anal people are terrible people to work with but man I love buying equipment from them! </p><p></p><p>Hope that helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Millerfamfarms, post: 304085, member: 5387"] I don't know what type of operation you have going but if you want an extremely high retail feed value (RFV) we plant a brand called Dairyland Seed. Of course we don't feed it to any of our cattle. We ship it south to Oklahoma and Texas to big Dairies. Same thing with our Pioneer seed. As for equipment...We use a Fendt 920 to run our Hesston Big Sqare baler. The Fendt allows us to go 33 mph down the road which works great for commuting everywhere. We do mostly custom baling and found that almost everyone has a round baler so we got something different. If you want to do custom, check what everyone else has got. If you got a place to store the bales, you can't beat big squares for handling, shipping, and stacking. The best rakes we have found to use is Wheel V rakes. They make the nicest windrows. I believe ours is called a Trontutti. They are fairly popular in our area. Try and stay away from bar rakes. They make a mess. We have to tractors for windrowing. A IH 666 which works fantastic and a IH 450 which does just fine. I haven't heard any complaints about John Deere and New Holland Round Balers yet. Both make excellent bales. Many guys like Vermeer but I hear they don't work as well with Cornstalks. If you don't do any of that then it won't be a problem. When Looking for a baler make sure if its used its been kept up. If its sitting on the lot filled full of hay from last season, its probably not very sound. The best used balers come from people you know who always keep them shedded and cleaned out. Anal people are terrible people to work with but man I love buying equipment from them! Hope that helps! [/QUOTE]
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