What to look for when buying a round baler?

People belonging to the farming industry have to take account of various things. One of the important things to consider is properly baling and storing hay to feed livestock and use it for various other applications like seeding, filling, and nesting. Round balers are cylindrical in terms of structure and are used to produce round hay bales. The bales produced by a round baler are generally 4 to 5 feet in terms of width. As compared to square balers, round balers are more economical as they produce smaller hay bales as compared to the ones produced by square balers. The smaller size of round hay bales makes it easier for farmers to store hay bales in a compact place. The smaller hay bales are also easier to move from one place to another. However, selecting the right round baler capable of satisfying your requirement can be a challenge sometimes. You need to consider a variety of factors before making a decision regarding the selection of a round baler. We have gathered some useful tips to help you buy the right round baler for your use. Further details are given below:

New or Used:
While it is always better to buy new machinery, it sometimes becomes out of question because of a limited budget. This is especially true for small farms and ones that don’t produce hay in large amounts. However, farms that need to produce more than a couple of hundred hay bales should look for a new one. It may look a large investment in the beginning but over time it will compensate for the money spent on buying a new round baler. Additionally, the cost of the maintenance of an older round baler justifies the purchase of a new one. This is because the balers work because of a lot of moving parts and they are usually sold when they have gone through their expected working life and have become unreliable, in such cases, it can be a big gamble to spend money on years old round baler that has been well used previously.

Required Horsepower:
The main factor to consider while buying a round baler is analysing if your tractor can handle a round baler and provide it with required horsepower to make it work efficiently. If you are planning to buy a new tractor after the purchase of a round baler then you need to remember the horsepower requirements of your round baler. Round balers usually require PTO horsepower in a range of 30 hp to 120 hp. You need to pair the round baler with a tractor that is capable of handling these horsepower requirements.

Size of Hay Bales:
Blazers come in different types, some of them are equipped with fixed chambers while others come with variable chambers, while some of them can have a combination of both types of chambers. Baler with fixed chambers pick up the crop and then feed it to the bale chamber which is formed as a result of a combination of multiple frame-mounted rollers driven by a heavy-duty chain. The variable chamber baler, on the other hand, is driven by various belts and is expandable. This expandability allows it to produce bales in various sizes.

Advanced Features:
Round balers, these days, come with multiple advanced features that make its operability easier. For instance, many balers come with a bale monitor that goes inside the cab of the tractor and allows the operator to manage multiple bale options easily. You can also choose the bale size and bale wrap with the help of this monitor.