A small round baler you can get by with 45 hp. But that is getting by, maybe not fun but getting by.
I got a big old round baler, 5x6 bales, and it works great with my 85 hp tractor, and works fine with my 60 hp tractor but there are times that works it hard.
A modern big round baler would want the 80 to 100hp.
I use a forklift-type of round bale 3pt on the same tractors to move the bales. I also got a sissors type 3pt bale spear which lifts the bales about 4 feet high for loading & such. I needed to add 3 weights on the front of the 60hp tractor (wish I had found 4, but the 3 gets me by) and have fluid in all 4 - front & rear - of the 80 hp tractor so it is very stable on road ditches, moving bales, etc.
In my opinion a 60-80 hp tractor will handle most situations real well with most balers and 3pt carriers and make life nice.
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