Heard that JD 336 Balers are good . . .

Thinking of buying or hualing this one off for baling pine straw at my place. It is sitting on old farm that sold 1 yr. ago to make room for a housing development. All the farm buildings have been bulldozed and buried. Seems the bailer was left behind, plan to talk to dozer crew about bailer.

My experience with balers was always at the back end buckin' bales onto trucks and trailers. So I am seeking your expert advise. THANKS!

PS - Jer!
Betcha can't get pine straw from Agri-Supply!! Grins from here in FL :)
Best Regards,
ShepFL

PS - Jer!
Betcha can't get pine straw from Agri-Supply!! :)
Best Regards,
ShepFL

I was almost afraid that you might have me on that one so I called and they told me they carried it but that the suppliers had run out. $4 a bale and she told me to call back to see if they were able to get anymore this summer.

LOL Nothing like Agri-Supply

336 is an excellent baler well supported that shares alot of parts with the balers made today. It is a good high capacity baler that will make a good bale and so it all day long.

PS - how do you think that Oliver and JD will get along? Guess the 550 will be like using a donkey to break a colt to lead. Stubborn as all get out and go where I go!!! LOL !!

The raking problem could be an issue. How wide is the tree rows? This is something I want to look at myself as I may plant some pines and I would like to get them right to harvest the straw while growing the trees. You might be able to take one of these 4 wheel rakes and get it down to 2 or 3 wheels (I don't think a cutting torch offends you given some of your other projects) and rake both ways and get a decent windrow in the center. These 530 Ford balers like I have, have about all been destroyed in the pine woods baling because you can get them down to around 8-9 ft depending on the tractor and not open them up completely. It depends on how much straw you are doing and how much labor you have to give it. The 336 is a great baler and will do fine if you rake to it.

Have you planted pines before? I get my pines from the State and pay ~.10 cents per tree. I rent the planter from the State Forest Service. By virtue of the planted pines I can claim "Greenbelt" on my place which greatly reduces my annual tax liability.

Here in FL we plant them in Dec-Feb. I plant early as possible so the bare root seedlings can take advantage of any remaining rainfall. I plant Rust resistant large caliper slash pine. I have some stands that will be harvested as pulp wood (pecker poles). The majority of it will be harvested as "saw logs" or dimension lumber.

Check out the link for alot of good information on forestry, log harvest, saws, equipment, and forestry management. Drop me an email if I can be of any assistance.
ShepFL - still chuggin' in the weeds. . .

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Have you planted pines before? I get my pines from the State and pay ~.10 cents per tree. I rent the planter from the State Forest Service. By virtue of the planted pines I can claim "Greenbelt" on my place which greatly reduces my annual tax liability.

Here in FL we plant them in Dec-Feb. I plant early as possible so the bare root seedlings can take advantage of any remaining rainfall. I plant Rust resistant large caliper slash pine. I have some stands that will be harvested as pulp wood (pecker poles). The majority of it will be harvested as "saw logs" or dimension lumber.

Check out the link for alot of good information on forestry, log harvest, saws, equipment, and forestry management. Drop me an email if I can be of any assistance.
ShepFL - still chuggin' in the weeds. . .

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PS - how do you think that Oliver and JD will get along? Guess the 550 will be like using a donkey to break a colt to lead. Stubborn as all get out and go where I go!!! LOL !!