Haybailer size also, sikle bar or disk mower's

You can get by with a JD 14T or NH 69 small square baler, but your tractor is not the best for it.

I don't know if you could pull a 7' mower-conditioner, forget looking at a 9'. You would be better off with a sickle mower for the tractor. I have a 9' mo-co, and my 50 hp tractor can manage it, but I prefer putting a bigger one on it. As they say, in addition to the power needed, these things need the weight to control them too.

--->Paul

forgive my ignorance, but is the TO 30 roughly equivalent to an 8N? If so, it'll handle a small baler, but the hills are potential killers. I run a MF 10 PTO driven baler with my 8N...have a few level acres but most is hills. The problem is that the baler weighs more than the tractor, so if the ground is damp at all, you can slide going down hill and won't stop till you get to the bottom, which is always exciting.

If your tractor is 8N sized, shoot me an email and I'll tell you what I use. It is NOT a great setup for a 'real' farmer, but it lets me get in enough hay on my own for my goats and sheep with some to spare for selling (just a few tons a years.)

Tom

I think the TO-30 won't be a good fit for a baler because it doesn't have live PTO. When the baler gets loaded you usually stop the tractor and let the baler catch up. With non-live PTO you have to quickly put the transmission in neutral and then let the baler run for a little bit. When the baler is loaded you can't stop the tractor and move to neutral fast enough without stopping the baler, then you've lost your inertia.

Ken McWilliams