Inline Baler Parts Sources

Some of you may have seen up the the chat box that I recently acquired a 2019 Massy 1838 inline square baler. Finally got to check the machine out in person. Machine is sharp, clean and straight. Its a base model baler. No hydraulic tension of header lift. No gauge wheels on the pickup.  I forgot to take pictures of the machine.

    I was told the machine was "totaled" because it ate a rock, however we don't think that's the case. It appears the plunger bearing that is on the long plunger support got loose. The bearing moved around in its hole for a while letting the plunger rock around. The long plunger bar finally broke off the plunger, jammed in the chamber and broke off a mounting bracket. In all honestly It didn't do that much damage and should be a pretty easy fix.

   I am now looking for a used plunger. It appears any of the 14" x 18" inline balers marketed under Hesston/New Idea/Agco/Massey/Challenger would work. I googled every combination I could come up with and have yet to find an inline baler in a salvage yard.

    Anybody able to point me in the right direction?

Thanks

Mike

Inline Baler Parts Sources

Will a Massy 7624 match well with a krone ecb1000 cr collect?

Hey guys new to the forum and could use some help and advice.  Would a Massy 7624 match up well with a ECB 1000 collect? the tractor has 710/70R38 on rear and 600/65r28 on the front for rubber.  Is this tractor big enough to run the triple mower in heavy winter forage? Also you guys that are familiar with the triple mower how do they work with laying alfalfa down? This unit has rubber conditioners on it, do they crimp well and lay the alfalfa out nice.  Around here guys run sickle swathers for alfalfa and use disc heads for winter forage.  They say the sickle swather you get a cleaner cut and a better spread for drying.  Also wondering if I could run a steamer and big baler with the tractor.  I know some guys love and hate the steamer but it makes sense to me and dew can be hard some time out here in the summer and we end up baling some very dry stuff.  I would be doing this all custom work trying to get a business going so the more work I could get out of the tractor would help.  There is a overlap with winter forage and alfalfa baling and if everything would work out I guess you would be switching back and forth between the triple mower and baler but that is what I would have to do to make this work.  I'm starting from scratch and am trying to drum up some interest and work. Thanks for any impute good or bad.  Maybe a different tractor would be better but I found this one which isn't close by but I can get it trucked in.  I like the Fendt tractors as well and I have pretty good dealer support with all major tractor companies in a 20 mile radius, also thinking about a krone or massy hi speed/hi density balers and a staheli west steamer which I know is pricey and heavy. Maybe just a pipe dream but you never know.  Thanks guys

Scott

Will a Massy 7624 match well with a krone ecb1000 cr collect?

RTV900 slips out of M

New to me Kubota RTV900
If I hold the gearshift lever it will run in M gear, but as soon as I remove the pressure it slips into neutral.

Any suggestions? Hopefully ones that don't involve removing the tranny.

RTV900 slips out of M

New Holland BB960

Found a baler in my budget. Think I’m going to buy it to make mulch hay bales. 
I have questions, but thought I’d first ask if overall, this is a well liked baler 

 

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New Holland BB960

RTVXG850 pedal upgrade

I don't know for sure what it all details but it is suppose to take away some of the jerky starts off idle, makes it almost impossible to move the RTV around in tight quarters without hitting something. Dealer will do it at no cost

RTVXG850 pedal upgrade

Moving on

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Moving on

Wheel Line Irrigation

Hey everyone, 

 

So I need to get some insight on wheel line irrigation. I am a new assistant manager on a cattle ranch. I do not have much experience with moving alot of wheel lines and need some insight with our current operation. We raise our own hay and have about 1000 acres of irrigated ground. About 300 of that is our main hay ground. We currently have about 15-17 wheel lines on those 300 acres. The land runs along a creek and has a slew which cuts through the middle of most of this ground, these two things make it very difficult to have long wheel lines and most of the fields are odd shaped. This also means your always adding and dropping wheels. We have a really hard time keeping guys around that want to work as the irrigation hand. We usually employee one man to be the main irrigator at this site and then have some extra part time help. I feel that there are some things we could do to be more efficient but I think this position is really hard on guys and they seem to burn out or become overwhelmed by it. It seems simple enough but I dont have the experience to be a good judge of whether or not this is too much work for 1-2 guys. Also does anyone have anymore advice on hiring and also training irrigators? Thanks for your time. 

Wheel Line Irrigation