[AT] right turn while baling

[Mike 1countryguy]

We farm contour strips (60 feet wide).  It is a "learning experience" to aim the bale thrower and keep bales in the wagon.  Also learned FAST when using the NH 855 and 650 round baler that if a bale starts to roll I have about 10 feet to stop it.   Otherwise watch it gain speed and go thru alternate strips of corn, beans and hay.  If I am lucky it unrolls.

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Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 6:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] right turn while baling


Yeah that's what I do in the one field I can. When I said the fields
were small, well lets put it this way, a couple of them are only about 4
rake widths wide in places. I've got one patch that is about an acre, it
cuts into in about 4 places--made 80 bales off of it last week (second
cutting).

No bale throwers here. Did get to watch one run a couple years ago up
around Natural Bridge Va. Guy was strip farming some LONG fields across
the road from the restaurant we were eating at. Very Cool to watch!

John


On 8/20/2016 8:44 AM, Mike 1countryguy wrote:
> You need to rake the first several windrows around the field.  Then make inner windrows as straight as possible.  Baling the outer windrows will leave u room to turn and NOT bale.  You should try to manage a bale thrower n strips lol!!!
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> We never were big hay farmers, so all the tiny fields and patches around
> the house were planted in grass instead of field crops--bigger fields
> left for bigger equipment and long rows. That said, most of my hay
> fields are small requiring short and frequent turns. That was no problem
> with the old engine driven Super 66 New Holland. Now that I am running a
> PTO drive machine, tight turns are a bit of a headache. One of the
> fields is so irregular shaped it was even difficult to navigate with the
> 66. What I am doing if the turnaround is real tight is to throw the
> baler out of gear, get lined up on the next windrow, and restart the
> baler. If I could skip a couple windrows when turning I don't think it
> would be a problem. How short can you guys turn to the right while
> baling without the driveshaft raising too much fuss? Wondering if I have
> a mechanical issue, driveshaft does seem tight and well greased.
>
> John Hall
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