Baler and tractor ? rear tractor tire running over

You can cause some problems if you try and move the hitch over.

In later years I did bale with 560 and 656, they were better only because of diesel power. They probably weren't much heavier as I ran them without liquid or solid weight. I will tell you this my 1066 was never hooked to the baler. I can tell you this, my dad and I baled 9,000 bales in two days all on wagon and in barn with 300, and a Farmall 130 and Cockshutt 540 raking and pulling wagons. That record on our farm was never topped by the larger tractors.

Using this much horse power to make hay, I don't know what some of you guys feed hay to, there is not that much money in the cattle business. You keep crying and crying about no living or money in farming. If you have more than 1/2 horsepower per acre on your farm and you don't have deep pockets you are going bankrupt. There is no difference in cost of operating old or new tractors. The advantage with the old is next month you don't need to make the payment if you so chose.

I had a New Holland 890 forage harvester that I ordered new with a Corn Snapper head. That corn head was enough longer that New Holland would only sell with long tongue. With that long tongue I was able to run my 1066 on harvester with duals.

Also, if you move the hitch of the baler much more to the left, you will notice that the wagon hitch is off-set to the right. This will make the baler want to tilt or crab to an angle with a wagon behind it - gets kinda scary going down a steep hill with a full wagon, as it will want to jack knife. Not a deal-breaker, but be aware of it before modifying the baler hitch too far.

--->Paul