Craziest hay machinery ever!!!!!

Haying on STEEP ground

https://youtu.be/0cUK7fhFkTI

 

 

Craziest hay machinery ever!!!!!

Replacing JD 7410 A/C compressor.... HELP

John Deere 7410 

 

Of course the A/C compressor clutch has to burn out during winter in Canada. And of course on a Saturday afternoon when stores are already closed........ 

 

I've never replaced an A/C compressor. We charged the system ourselves and all that, but never played around with the compressor. How hard is this to do and what is the best way to do it. Keeping in mind it's of course freezing outside and we have snow on the ground...... oh how much fun that will be. =(

 

Really would appreciate some input before I start the job to avoid an ' I wish I would have known before' situation. 

 

Thank you.

Replacing JD 7410 A/C compressor.... HELP

RTV X1100C with snowblower

Forgive me if this has been posted already. I am new to this site and I would like to know how everybody likes the snowblower attachment.

RTV X1100C with snowblower

Baler upgrade?

Like many others, I am considering upgrading my round baler.  Currently, I have a NH 640 auto wrap, that I am fairly happy with, it makes good bales and has given only a few problems  That being said, I think that I would like to make the jump to net wrap, to speed up baling and I would REALLY like to upgrade to the extra wide pick-up.  I've looked at a lot of expensive, worn out looking balers online and may have found a decent one.

I found a NH 644, it looks just like my 640, with the upgrades that I would add if I could.  Net wrap and the extra wide pick-up.  It is a silage special, so it has a cutter, which I am not sure that I need or want.  I think that they can be disabled or removed, but I am not sure.  I have some customers that set the bale on the flat and peel off/unroll sections, to limit feed.  I am worried that this will let the bale disintegrate, once the wrap is cut off.  Is this the case? 

The baler looks in VERY good condition, is in my price range (+/- 8500) and not to far away.  It has made a lot of bales (16 K), but appears to be well maintained and stored inside, when not in use.  I like the fact that it is similar to my 640, at least it appears to be similar, I could be wrong.  This would help to flatten the learning curve.

I have read quite a few reviews and these seem to be a decent machine.  I bale between 500 to 700 bales a year, mostly grass/alfalfa mix and hope to expand a little maybe 800 to 1000 bales a year, some day.  I am really considering buying this baler.  The only hesitation that I have is I was really hoping for/wanted a BR series, I guess that is what I thought I needed to go to to get what I wanted/needed.  But those are about twice as much for similar options and similar "mileage" and some of those have a rougher to much rougher appearance. 

Are they that much better?

Any thoughts or input would be appreciated.  I think there will be more balers for sale in the spring, but feel the prices will be higher too, but then again who knows?

Thanks for looking,

Kurt

Baler upgrade?

Help with height adjustment on JD 640 side delivery rake

Hello,

 

I recently purchased a John Deere 640 side delivery rake.  I need to do some minor repairs and I should be set to rake some hay with it.  I am a very small time hobby hay guy.  6 acres of hay for our 2 horses, plus sell leftover bales so my boys can make some $ by working hard.

 

Anyway, it looks like I don't have much room to adjust the rake upward anymore.  the adjusting rod on the right side is all the way adjusted up, and the teeth are still scraping the ground.  The tires are a little low, so some air in them may help.

 

How can I adjust the right side of the rake so the turning the adjustment shaft will allow me to raise the teeth up off the ground?  It looks like there may be a way to adjust the place where the rake hangs from the frame.

 

Thank you in advance for your help.  I can post pictures if you want.

 

Help with height adjustment on JD 640 side delivery rake

What to look for when purchasing a used X1100C

Hi
I'm looking at buying my first X1100c 2017. I'm hoping some of the veterans out there could give me a few tips and their experience what to look for before i pick up and close the deal? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

What to look for when purchasing a used X1100C

Net wrap baler

I have a 2008 new holland BR7060 net wrap baler with about 7500 bales on it.  I am looking to swap out and get a new one this winter.  I have looked at the NH 450, the JD 459, and a Kubota BV4160 silage special.  All are newer models, the Kubota is of the most interest just because its close to me and is priced to sell.  It has about 1500 bales on it.  Anyone know if this baler will bale at wrap at the same speed as my BR7060?  I don't want to go backwards on an upgrade!  Any advice or recommendations on a new round baler is appreciated.  I currently only bale dry hay and no intentions of moving to balage type hay.  Briefly looked at a massey ferguson but just don't know anything about them.  Dealers for all 4 brands are all about an hour away from me.  Thanks for any input.  

Net wrap baler