Posted by BigMaineWomen on August 08, 2016 at 14:11:05 from (198.182.163.108):
Hi all, i've been on the forums lurking for a while and am looking to get a little help as i pick up more equipment to start a 30 acre haying operation. My 25 horse kubota is much too small and my limited budget doesnt allow for anything recent.
First of all, with looking at other peoples posts and experience, i think i want about 65 PTO horsepower to be able to run a NH 311 square baler with a kicker in to a wagon. Some have said tractor weight is more important than pto HP because you dont want to get pushed down a hill by a full wagon. I know i certainly don't want that and some of the fields do have a fair slope to them.
I've seen some older farmalls for sale like a nice local 1967 424 which is a 37 PTO horsepower machine. It is only going to weight in at around 4,000 lb. Is this both too small on HP and too low on weight for me?
I've also seen a Kubota M4500DT, 50 PTO horsepower with a loader and 4wd. This is about a 1980's machine that will definitely weigh more with its 6 cyl diesel, loader and 4wd, but is the horsepower enough to comfortable do a baler, kicker and full wagon up a small slope? Or down a slope?
I am trying not to get myself in to a situation where i dont have enough tractor but i dont have a lot of money to go out and buy something with 90 horse on the PTO.
I've read that torque numbers on some of the old tractors are high enough that they will run machinery without a problem even though they are at the minimum HP requirements for them. Is there truth to this?
If i can get my hands on something like an International 656, would i be best off? Can I run with something smaller? Should I?
Thanks for any responses, i really appreciate the help.
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