I have read that several of the mainstream manufactures will void the warranty on the PTO and rear end driveline on their compacts if it has been hooked to a baler.
Now which mfg's and what the hp size cut off is for each mfg I do not know. I am not even remotely in the realm of a new tractor being a possibility for me so have not researched it at all. If I was buying new then it should be an easey enough question to simply ask.
I have read in the archives on this site of people breaking the PTO gears and rear end housings on Case VAC's, case 200 series and I think even Case 300's series tractors when baling. I believe the 200 and the 300 models used a VAC type rear end.
I have run my little NH65 baler with my Kubota L285 compact tractor (26.45 PTO hp). IMOP that little baler put less stress on the PTO driveline han the 5' bushog does cutting tall weeds. By the same token, I have zero interest in hooking a bigger baler to my little tractor either because I know the herky jerky will only increase with bigger plunger sizes of bigger balers. Now that I have other tractors besides the Kubota I simply use them instead as they are built heavier and I bought them cheap so if baling is hard on them, I am out absolutely nothing.
Actually, It does not surprise me the manuf being so willing to void the warranties. Look how a small air impact can loosen or tighten a bolt due to the whammy/jerky action alone. Cheap lightweight tractor, with small gears maybe not really hardened with top quality processes in order to save on costs just might not fare all that well over time with the jerking shocks of baling.
This post was edited by rankrank1 at 18:35:00 01/11/15 6 times.
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