We have a Gehl 1500A roll baler we bought new in the 70's. It works fine, but the bales flatten out after they sit for a while.I saw a JD 530 for sale the other day, so I gave the guy a call. He said he bought the baler new in 1989 and it works fine, but he wanted net wrap so he bought a new 566. He said he would have traded the 530, but his neighbor wanted to buy it. However, his ol neighbor backed out after he bought the new baler. This guy puts up a lot of hay, so this baler has produced several thousand rolls. He says that all but one of the belts have the new plate type lacing and this baler has the moniter with auto-tie. The baler shows wear, but I don't see anything visually wrong except the tires are starting to dry-rot. We only bale 250 - 300 rolls a year, so even a worn baler might last us a long time. We store our hay outside, so tighter rolls should last longer and fit on our roll bale wagon better. He's asking $4500. I've looked at some 535's, but they seem to run $8000 and up. Is there any specific wear I should look for? Is this a good buy? Thanks in advance.
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