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<blockquote data-quote="Texasmark" data-source="post: 1604190" data-attributes="member: 27848"><p>Around here larger tractors are usually cheaper than small ones due to the metropolitan area and lots of small acreage available. 5x6 balers (vs 4x?) and twine-string tie balers (vs Net Wrap) are available at really nice prices for great machines considering. </p><p></p><p>A good JD 530 baler baling a 5x6 can be had for $5k with maybe a new belt or two and a couple of bearings on the rollers and a 100 hp (Diesel) tractor to pull it (so it smokes a little; so the rubber is 50%...big deal), JD 4020 to name one for $8-10k.....with luck with a loader. A JD 500 or 600 series parallel bar rake at $700-1500, and a NEW 6' Drum Mower vs used Disc Mower (AND YOU DON'T WANT A SICKLE BAR) for $3k would put you in the haying business around here. </p><p></p><p>That's exactly how I got my start (EXCEPT FOR LEARNING THAT I DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING WITH A SICKLE BAR) and I'm quoting today's prices for availability. Craigs List, Farm and Garden is an excellent place to find used equipment and I see useable equipment at good prices daily. You can use your existing tractor for mowing and raking.</p><p></p><p>The loader is nice to have in moving hay as you can put hay spikes on the loader and 3 pt and move 2 of those large bales at a time. Big bales move out of the field faster, store in the weather better, and when fed last longer for fewer trips out in the winter weather.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texasmark, post: 1604190, member: 27848"] Around here larger tractors are usually cheaper than small ones due to the metropolitan area and lots of small acreage available. 5x6 balers (vs 4x?) and twine-string tie balers (vs Net Wrap) are available at really nice prices for great machines considering. A good JD 530 baler baling a 5x6 can be had for $5k with maybe a new belt or two and a couple of bearings on the rollers and a 100 hp (Diesel) tractor to pull it (so it smokes a little; so the rubber is 50%...big deal), JD 4020 to name one for $8-10k.....with luck with a loader. A JD 500 or 600 series parallel bar rake at $700-1500, and a NEW 6' Drum Mower vs used Disc Mower (AND YOU DON'T WANT A SICKLE BAR) for $3k would put you in the haying business around here. That's exactly how I got my start (EXCEPT FOR LEARNING THAT I DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING WITH A SICKLE BAR) and I'm quoting today's prices for availability. Craigs List, Farm and Garden is an excellent place to find used equipment and I see useable equipment at good prices daily. You can use your existing tractor for mowing and raking. The loader is nice to have in moving hay as you can put hay spikes on the loader and 3 pt and move 2 of those large bales at a time. Big bales move out of the field faster, store in the weather better, and when fed last longer for fewer trips out in the winter weather. [/QUOTE]
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