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ToddnwIl 
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 Topic: Rotobaler fun
Posted: 01 Sep 2025 at 7:15pm |
We finally got our rotobaler in the field today. Hay was a bit tuff but we made 25 ok bales. We don't think this baler has made very many bales as we bought from the original farm.  
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Ed (Ont)
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Posted: 01 Sep 2025 at 7:47pm |
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Cool. Brings back memories! Lol.
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Don(MI)
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Posted: 01 Sep 2025 at 7:49pm |
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Baler looks cherry! Nice work!
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"I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!"
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jvin248
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Posted: 01 Sep 2025 at 7:56pm |
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Looks great!
We had a WD and Rotobaler when I was growing up on the farm. Never saw the round baler run. Only the WD mounted rear sickle mower. Rotobaler was always full of wasp nests, so I never messed with it.
I believe the family bought the rotobaler before my father took over the farm (dairy) operation.
Expansive urbanization in the area made the milk haulers stop picking up the milk. Not enough farms, too far from the freeway. So when my father pivoted into selling hay to horse owners and straw to home builders, the causes for no other dairy farmers were in the area. He needed square bales to sell to them and the rotobaler rusted away. We had a MF baler and later a JD, which I learned all the swear words poured over the knotters. And how to beat them with a crescent wrench. Granted, the knotters always acted up when hay was cut and rain was moving in. I'm beyond his age then and completely understand.
I found a WD that was built within two weeks of the one we had on the farm.
You have a great kit there.
Keep going.
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Edited by jvin248 - 01 Sep 2025 at 7:59pm
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 01 Sep 2025 at 9:11pm |
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Looks good,I baled alot of bales with a Roto Baler hooked behind a WD45 back in my youth.
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ToddnwIl
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Posted: Yesterday at 7:11am |
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We put new belts and springs in it before we tryd it. And tryd to set everything up according to the book. Seemed to work really well. Hopefully make some better bales next year!
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Pat the Plumber CIL
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Posted: 23 hours 37 minutes ago at 12:05pm |
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My father would want 2 rows raked together when he used the roto baler. It helps feed the hay consistently and makes better bales. Nice looking baler and nice looking fields. Thanks for posting.
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SteveM C/IL
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Posted: 23 hours 34 minutes ago at 12:08pm |
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Big fluffy consistent rows make the difference.
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dr p
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Posted: 16 hours 24 minutes ago at 7:18pm |
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Boy you got that right steve. Finished baling third cutting trefoil this afternoon. Had lots of queen anne lace in it so i tried to keep windrows smaller and zig zags to make bales even. Couple of times got caught speeding and the end top belt would get stuck on the guard. Would have to pry it off with a screwdriver.
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wjohn
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Posted: 12 hours 9 minutes ago at 11:33pm |
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Those are some great pictures of a good looking pair. I was hoping to try out my Rotobaler this year but the wheat didn't do well enough to bale straw.
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