~30 acres of hay: equipment help....and why aren't there more tractor FRONT hay rakes

Putting together some equipment for a small square-bale hay operation. About 30 acres total.

Your thoughts and suggestions are welcome.

 

 

I am considering the following equipment (mainly due to price, availability, and practicality).

 

1) JD1219 to cut

2) Fella 405T to tedder

3) M7060 tractor with a front mounted rake, towing a square baler, and dropping into a bale basket.

 

Unfortunately, the M7060 might be a bit light to get that done. Land isn't totally flat, but certainly not hilly either

 

A front mounted rake seems like a logical place to attach it, and such equipment as the MILCO Rake-N-Bale V-rake sounds like a grand idea.

Not sure how that translates into practice though.

 

Also, it appears a front mounted hay rake necessitates an inline baler such as a Hesston 4600. Can a 4600 even feed an EZ Trail bale basket? 

 

The MILCO Rake-N-Bale only has 4 wheels, which seems a tad narrow.

 

 

Trying to minimize crew and maximize efficiency.

~30 acres of hay: equipment help....and why aren't there more tractor FRONT hay rakes