A Step-by-Step Guide To Choosing The Best Round Baler For Your Farming Needs

Farmers require a few essential farming tools and agri machinery to produce hay, one example is a hay baler. Before these machines, this part of the agricultural process took a long time and a lot of effort to complete. When looking for hay equipment, you will now have a plethora of options to choose from.

For both agriculture and dairy mid-sized farms, round balers are more cost-effective than medium to large square balers. Furthermore, round bales can be stored uncovered outside for longer period of time with less weather damage than square bales.  Aside from the size of the bales produced, round balers differ greatly, and selecting the machine that best meets your needs is critical.

Size And Shape Of The Bale

Many hay balers are selected based on the type of hay bale they produce. It may be easier to stack or transport a bale depending on its shape and quality. Bales become extremely heavy when tied and stacked together. Baler shapes come in two varieties: round and square. Most of the time, but not always, your square hay balers will be the larger machines. Before you make a decision, consider how the hay bales should look once they've exited the baler.

Options Between Variable Or Fixed Chamber

Fixed chamber balers are simpler mechanically because they do not require a mechanism that changes the chamber size as the bale grows. These balers will produce bales with less dense centers. Some claim that this is good for drying hay; however, research has shown that hay bales made at 16 to 18 percent moisture with low-density centers have no drying advantage. When feeding smaller animals, hay bales with less dense centers may be advantageous because they have less difficulty tearing the lower-density center of the bale apart when eating at a feeder.

Most variable balers would not bale in wet forage conditions until recently due to gumming on the belts. This was less of an issue with fixed chamber balers. In wet conditions, newer variable chamber balers are designed to reduce gumming on belts and bale chamber-forming rolls.

Crop

A variety of grasses can be baled into bundles, and the different types of crops must be handled differently due to differences in moisture and compression levels, among other things. For crops that require more moisture, a fixed-chamber round baler is probably best, whereas drier crops require something to compress everything more tightly, so a variable-chamber style is probably best.

Horsepower

Another thing to consider is whether the hay baler you want is compatible with your tractor. This will most likely entail checking the required horsepower and ensuring that your primary machine is up to the task.
Keep in mind that square balers often require more horsepower than round balers, so give those models special consideration when weighing your options.

Combine Baler And Tractor

Consider the size and power of the tractor when purchasing a baler. The tractor horsepower required for baling is determined by the baler size, whether the fields are level or sloped, the desired baling speed, whether hay or baleage is being produced, and whether a bale accumulator is included in the package. Consider the size of your tractor, as well as the front axle and tire weight capacity, when transporting bales, especially if you intend to transport more than one bale on a front-end loader.

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