Massey 2846 low voltage issue

My buddy has a 2846a massey baler. Its hooked to a JD 7400. He will ocasionally get a low voltage alarm on his monitor. Normally while it was trying to tye a bale with net. Recently it has gotten worse I had him run a #10 wire from his battery straight to his harness plug constant 12 volts. He said it worked perfect for 30 bales and now he gets the alarm while baling as well. At any point while watching the monitor voktage is always 13.6 +/- brand new batteries. All conections have been checked. My next move is to have him run another wire for ground and another one temporarily for switched side straight to battery to see if that gets it so we can eliminate the factory wiring. Ive been told the 12 volt constant side was too small from the factory anyway. Maxzillion if you read this does the ecm monitor the voltage on constant hot side or switched pwr side of the harness. If that doesnt get it im pulling his alternator off and having it tested at a local rebuild shop. They should be able to load test it. Whats funny is he has never seen his voktage dip at any point which makes me wonder if factory harness ground wire is too anemic. Can anyone think of something i am missing. I have issues with my 1086 as well with my baler a new alternator resolved the issue for a while.

Massey 2846 low voltage issue

They Want to Buy a Square Baler

A good friend of mine, life long farmer, has a free hay lease on some bottom ground. The new owner bought the property and it was pasture, had the tenant move the cows.. He told my friend he could cut for hay to keep it nice. Friend cleaned it up, dressed a half mile dirt road, limed and fertilized with a 5 year free agreement. There are 2 years left, which will not be renewed. My friend is going to apply just enough fertilizer the next two years to grow some hay. He already bales 400+ acres with out the 75 of bottom land.

Get this.
The owners grown son has convinced his (80 yo) dad they can make a killing square baling it themselves. They are city folks and just come out to look around. The grass is mixed and cow hay my friend feeds himself. The son says they can make squares and get rich. They do not own any equipment, even a tractor. They have no barn or shed. They have never made hay. They did not know you had to store squares out of the weather.

They plan to buy equipment over the next 2 years.

 

We just smile and go on. Sure must look easy from the road.

They Want to Buy a Square Baler

Wonder if I'm getting a good deal

Hi all,

 

I'm not sure if I'm getting a good deal on my hayfield and hope someone can chime in.

 

I have about 40 acres that is hayed. It is all just non-fertilized natural grass. My neighbor cuts and round-bales it twice a year. I don't know if they are 5x5 or 4x6 bales. I don't do anything, he supplies all machinery, fuel, labor, removal, everything. I have no animals so he gets all the bales for his cattle. It's been hayed for a long time, but we've only owned the place for a few years.

 

Each cut, there's about 55-65 bales from the land. Our cut is about $400. That's only about $6 per round bale for us. Doesn't sound right. Round bales on craigslist are going for about $50 a bale.

 

Am I getting a fair price for not lifting a finger, or am I getting screwed?

 

Thanks for reading!

 

gottahay

Wonder if I'm getting a good deal

Pro's and Con's on new ActiveMow Krone disc mower.

I just bought a new 9' R280 Krone mower. There is a couple of cons in my opinion only. I aint been over but about 20 acres and it looks 3 years old. I aint crazy about the way it folds up and breaks over center. It is a pretty good jolt when it breaks over and stops.

The canvas seems alot thinner than the older ones. And it flops around alot like a flag when cutter is folded up and going down the road.

And if you have the cutter down in the cutting position and raise the front canvas up to do something to cutterbar. You  better pin it up because it will fall. It almost broke my back when it fell on me while under it.

But it does have alot of Pro's. I think everybody knows them. I tried to post pics. but my work computer will not let me.

Pro's and Con's on new ActiveMow Krone disc mower.

Improve cut pattern with older mower/conditioner?

Mower is a international 1190 so it only swings out to the right. Ideally I'd get the headlands completely baled, then I can come back and do nice straight lines down the middle. With the weather it's been more ideal to cut all in one shot so I've been doing a race track pattern and I end up missing strips in the turns, especially as the cut pattern gets smaller and smaller as you get to the middle of the field. It also leads to more work when baling because I've been following my cut pattern with my rake(except counter clockwise) and it's hard to get everything with the baler while in a turn so I have to go back later to scoop up the scraps. So aside from getting the headlands done first is there any better ways to do this when I'm trying to get it done before the next rain shower.

Improve cut pattern with older mower/conditioner?

krone tedder question

I have a Krone KW 5.50 tedder that the tilt cylinder has stopped working... Ive read the other threads where people say to loose the accumalator or make it into a dual cylinder. Mine wont stay down in the tilt position. Talked to the guy at the hydraulics shop and he thought it was the accumalator. So I seperated the hydrolic system and added other hoses to the tilt cylinder to make it a dual. Works fine for about 5 seconds then it acts like it looses pressure and tilts back. i even have put @ cutoff valves on the hydro. hoses with same results. Im thinking its the cylinder seals now but looking for some advice....what are your thoughts???

krone tedder question

BLOAT BLOCK

I have , and really like , a lot of red clover in the pastures . I keep a bloat block with them at all times . Im wondering if someone has a , easier , way of bloat prevention ?

example being , I was thinking of putting a baking soda compartment in the mineral feeders . I just cant find much info on this subject  .  Blocks are starting to get a little pricey , atleast at the local feed mill , and just looking for a alternative . Thanks

BLOAT BLOCK