Posted by notjustair on October 08, 2016 at 07:21:13 from (70.195.1.56):
In Reply to: Makin' Hay on 20hp... posted by Bill VA on October 08, 2016 at 01:22:25:
I've been in a pinch and baled with my Farmall M and 24 T baler. There was plenty of power for grass hay but I about got car sick from that plunger throwing the tractor back and forth. I've even got the M weighted out. I looked to see if his head was snapping back and forth, but he clearly had "loosened up in the saddle". Those old balers have such powerful strokes on them - the 24T rocks the 4020 and 886 like they are lightweights.
Things we wouldn't think of doing now we did so often years ago. That's what you had, so that's what you used. It doesn't have live power take off? So what! That's when you learn the art of down shifting and matching speed. I could use a big tractor on the auger, but I kind of like putting it on the old Farmall A and working it hard. I can't overdo it, but there's no need to most times.
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