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Tractor, Baler & Rake suggestions and advice

  • 21-05-2012 12:38am
    #1
    Ash4510
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    Hi everyone. New to the forum. Been reading quite a bit on here and wondered if i could have some help.

    Trying to save up for a tractor, round baler and rake for use on family farm and to do some work for others. Doing odd jobs at the moment, only 16 so haven't got much money and will take a while to save up for all this I know.

    First of all then, the tractor. I'm basically looking for something with 130-160hp that isn't likely to cost more than £12000 second hand. Preferably with front linkage and PTO. Been looking at MF 8100 and 3600 series and some fit the bill but was wondering what alternatives there are.

    Then there's the baler. It needs to be net compatible, not necessarily a chopper baler but has wide pick up. And not a belt baler as i hear they have a lot of trouble. I'm not very wise on prices for balers so anything that is cheap but suitable. Age is no object as long as it fits the criteria. Been looking at Welgers but once again open to possible alternatives.

    Finally, the rake. Currently have a single rotor rake which is a bit outdated. Looking around for twin rotor rakes but not really sure which makes are best. Again i'm not sure on prices, so cheap but suitable.

    If anyone has any recommendations or advice then it would be much appreciated, and also if you know of any faults with anything i've mentioned.

    Thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    keep going
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭keep going


    forget machinery buy cows instead


  • #3
    hedgecutting eddie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭hedgecutting eddie


    Deere 68 or 69 ,welger 220 profi ,krone rake


  • #4
    DMAXMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭DMAXMAN


    A cheap baler would be a gallignani. they are easy to drive easy to service and cheap to buy. the only thing to look out for are the pick ups. plastic bushes on the tine bars are a bit hard and inclined to wear the tine bars.also the pivot for lifting the pick-up can be abit weak so need checking, but are easily fixed by a machine shop profiling out a new ring and welding it onto the pivot.parts a bit of a problem to get now but i have a contact in the factory that gets me parts. pm me if you want to know more:cool:


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