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<blockquote data-quote="LRWright" data-source="post: 557543" data-attributes="member: 8487"><p>Hi All -</p><p></p><p>I'm looking for some advice on equipment. I'm in the process of taking over my family's farm. My uncle currently does most of the work and I'm taking on more and more as I learn from him. We make our own hay for the winter and already have two tractors, a tedder, a rake, and a baler. My issue is around the baler. Our baler (New Holland) is over 15 years old and is seriously falling apart. My uncle is very handy and can easliy fix the equipment and even he says it is time for a new baler. I am not at all mechanically inclined so equipment that breaks down often is a big deal for me since I can't fix it. My uncle and I are now looking into balers. The question I have is it more cost effective for me to buy a used baler that will require fixing or a new baler. A used baler would be cheaper but I would need to pay someone to do the fixing when it breaks down. If I buy a new baler, it would be more expensive but I wouldn't have to pay someone to do fixes since it would likely break down less often.</p><p></p><p>Thoughts?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRWright, post: 557543, member: 8487"] Hi All - I'm looking for some advice on equipment. I'm in the process of taking over my family's farm. My uncle currently does most of the work and I'm taking on more and more as I learn from him. We make our own hay for the winter and already have two tractors, a tedder, a rake, and a baler. My issue is around the baler. Our baler (New Holland) is over 15 years old and is seriously falling apart. My uncle is very handy and can easliy fix the equipment and even he says it is time for a new baler. I am not at all mechanically inclined so equipment that breaks down often is a big deal for me since I can't fix it. My uncle and I are now looking into balers. The question I have is it more cost effective for me to buy a used baler that will require fixing or a new baler. A used baler would be cheaper but I would need to pay someone to do the fixing when it breaks down. If I buy a new baler, it would be more expensive but I wouldn't have to pay someone to do fixes since it would likely break down less often. Thoughts? Thanks [/QUOTE]
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