Renting and leasing might be very different agreements. Availability of rented equipment might be a first come first served arrangement, while leasing gives you exclusive use of the machine at a much higher fixed cost per year. Crunch through the numbers to figure your cost per ton or cost per bale.
Hay is a very time sensitive crop, and Wisconsin weather is not ideal for leaving hay on the ground for several days while waiting for a baler. Selling out of the field, four year old fields and in need of fertilized indicate you are not looking to maximize yield or profit. Consider what fits your operation, time availability and personal interests the bests. Are the hay fields permanent hay ground that will be renovated soon or will they be rotated to row crops in a year or two?
Do you have your own baler now? You might consider using your own baler for the lighter 3rd cutting, maybe the second cutting too. If you work off-farm and are burning expensive vacation time to put up hay you might be ahead to rent out your hay ground and let the tenant worry about cutting, raking, baling and storing the crop.
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