Fixed Chamber Round Balers

Rod

Both of my KRONE balers are used, so they were not too expensive. I paid $2000 for the 1998 KRONE 260 and $1250 for the 1996 KRONE 125. I spent approximately $1000 to get both “operational”.

Bale density is very important to my favorite wife because she does not want the bale to “sour” or build up heat because of being baled too “tight”. She is particular about the hay she feeds her horses.

She is pleased with how the KRONE baler forms a “softer” core and bales 99% of the hay it picks up.

We put up hay with the KRONE baler twice this season and there was not enough hay left in the field to make ½ a square bale.

I will admit to some “first time” anxiety using a fixed chamber baler.

While getting the baler “field ready”, I found the baler easy to work on. It required only 2 wrenches, one of which is a 13MM that fits 90% of the nuts and bolts.

There is a lot of evidence of good German engineering on this baler because it is easy to operate and maintain.

Hope this helps.

The hay had to be rolling in the chamber for the windrow to feed in correctly. This helped pack the centers of the bales tighter than some of the variable chamber balers that I've seen.

One trick that I learned is that you should feed the hay into the sides of the pickup instead of the middle. This helps to make a nicely shaped and solid bale that is easy to handle and stack.

Hope this helps you out,

Josh in WNY

Rod