I have a JD 385 the twine arm speed is adjustable, has a brass dial to change its speed. I have trouble with that orange poly twine not cutting i have to use sisal
My dad bought a JD round baler last year. I don't remember the model number. String wrap. Older than those two. He couldn't get it to tie. He had JD service come out twice and they couldn't figure it out but had no problem sending him a big bill. My son and I went out and found he has to have his 3020 throttle wide open to trigger the tie.
@@Theblindfarmer if I remember correctly, there is a power steering pump type setup on the right side, (if facing the rear). I don't remember hydraulic hoses. The pump may be belt or chain driven via the pto.
Both would sale 6-8k bale about the same the 330 does better at eating big mounds of hay and yes I said mounds of hay lol those are one of the best they made
So how you like them Deere balers?? Have you ever run anything else to compare it with?? I know some guys like the Deere balers some don't. I like the looks of them never run one though. Betty's cousins have and they really like theirs. I'd like to get a Deere baler to replace my old Ford/Gehl when the time comes. Lot of NH and some Vermeer and some Deere here, but I'm not a fan of either NH or Vermeer anymore... NH is needlessly complicated in my opinion (can't make up their mind to use chains and slats, rollers and belts in combination, or belts only... Plus NH isn't as good a company as it used to be. Vermeer balers are built tough but I've heard they can really be difficult when baling short hay, excessively dry or lightweight grass, or slick stuff... Plus I don't like rubber-mounted teeth in anything no-way-no-how... Later! OL J R :)
Deere I like best and why is the new holland makes a bale that’s almost 300lb lighter in the same size bale and the Heston if it wasn’t bone dry it would not bale
@@Theblindfarmer Hmmm interesting. Virtually NO Hesston balers in this part of the world. I think they're quite the thing up in Kansas but then bone dry isn't a problem for them so it seems it's the normal state of affairs LOL:) I've looked at the Vermeer balers and they're pretty impressive fairly simple looking and very robust HUGE bearings on them (at least the later ones-- it's like if you take that bearing out you've got bigger problems!) BUT I've CONSISTENTLY heard that they can be VERY finicky when it comes to hay conditions... the older ones in particular but the new ones aren't immune from it. In slick grass hay (like dry ryegrass) they don't want to start a bale, in light or extremely dry stuff they can be very hard to start a bale, and in short hay, same thing. Some guys say "well replace the starter roller rubber flaps they'll start a bale like a new baler" but that gets expensive when they have problems every couple years like that... and I've heard varying levels of success with that as well... sometimes it fixes it sometimes it doesn't. The newer Vermeers all have rubber-tine teeth and when the rubber gets some wear and "loosens up" they won't start a bale, then you're tearing the entire pickup apart and gutting it and putting ALL NEW tines in it... and that gets EXPENSIVE with their proprietary rubber tines! I've been watching SouthSaskFarmer's channel and he's running a Case IH baler built by Hesston it's fully automatic no hydraulic connections at all it has its own hydraulic pump and the monitor controls everything just a wire harness going back to it and the PTO. Looks neat and does a nice job baling but some guys said "wow glad that works heard a lot of bad stories!" type stuff... We see a FEW Case IH balers on the lots taken in on trade but not hardly any (that I've seen) actually in the field running which makes me wonder "WHY was it traded off and sitting on the dealer lots?" LOL:) Bad juju for sure! Most balers here are Deere or New Holland or some Vermeers but that's about it. The New Hollands just don't impress me-- it looks WAY more complicated than it needs to be IMHO... Then the fact that they changed their design a half-dozen times-- first all chain-n-slat, then sledge rollers and belts in back, then all belts, then endless belts, soft core, hard core, it's like they can't make up their mind what kind of baler to build. Then you've got at least a half dozen or more models in every type that they made pretty much and it's SO confusing it's like "which are the good ones and which are junk?" and it's like "Well, Deere has stuck with the same basic design ALL THESE YEARS and just refined it, so there's your answer! Deere's netwrap is kinda wonky from what I've heard harder to see and monitor than others can be tempermental if something's not just right but then that's kind of an issue with all of them. Best thing about NH that I can see is they put the net up front instead of in back like Deere LOL:) Otherwise I think Deere's got them on a superior product... I know they ALL have their faults and foibles but from my experience Deere doesn't make pure junk might have a model with more problems than others but Deere is also good about supporting their stuff with parts, unlike some of the others, and while they're expenive, NH went crazy on their parts prices since they bought Ford Tractor Division and then Case IH, and of course now they're owned by FIAT (Fix It Again Tomorrow!) and that's NOT a good thing... So anyway that's my chain of thought on the matter LOL:) OL J R :)
A friend of mine went to a veneer and he loves it it makes a 4x5 1/2 bale and he has had no break downs so far and he has had it I say 5-6 years the only issue he has with it and he hates is if the hay is slick or damp it bales up to about 2/3 and the bale inside will stop turning and sheer a pin and clog up and he said when that happens it’s 1-2 hour fix just to get the bale out and to get it I stoped days it doesn’t happen often but when it does it’s a bitch
Great balers the 330 has at least 25000 bales maybe closer to 30k no way of knowing for sure but when I bought it I was told it had over 20k on it and Ive ran 5k threw it
There's still a lot of the 300 series balers around here. A lot simpler to work on than the new ones.
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I have a JD 385 the twine arm speed is adjustable, has a brass dial to change its speed. I have trouble with that orange poly twine not cutting i have to use sisal
The poly does ok in mine have to keep a eye on it some times it’s gets eaten while bailing
Is the newer one any faster? Looks they would bale about the same speed.
Bale the same run the same the older one eats large windrow easier
My dad bought a JD round baler last year. I don't remember the model number. String wrap. Older than those two. He couldn't get it to tie. He had JD service come out twice and they couldn't figure it out but had no problem sending him a big bill. My son and I went out and found he has to have his 3020 throttle wide open to trigger the tie.
It has hydraulic tie? With tractor running wide open that may be an issue in the SCV valve
@@Theblindfarmer if I remember correctly, there is a power steering pump type setup on the right side, (if facing the rear). I don't remember hydraulic hoses. The pump may be belt or chain driven via the pto.
@@Theblindfarmer I do know it can automatically tie or pull a rope to manually trip the twine arm to tie.
Model 530
What would each of those go for do you think? What about bale quality? Different or the same?
Both would sale 6-8k bale about the same the 330 does better at eating big mounds of hay and yes I said mounds of hay lol those are one of the best they made
Why dont you clean your baler after baling ?
Not really sure I’d say more laziness than anything I usually clean it up when I put it away
So how you like them Deere balers?? Have you ever run anything else to compare it with?? I know some guys like the Deere balers some don't. I like the looks of them never run one though. Betty's cousins have and they really like theirs. I'd like to get a Deere baler to replace my old Ford/Gehl when the time comes. Lot of NH and some Vermeer and some Deere here, but I'm not a fan of either NH or Vermeer anymore... NH is needlessly complicated in my opinion (can't make up their mind to use chains and slats, rollers and belts in combination, or belts only... Plus NH isn't as good a company as it used to be. Vermeer balers are built tough but I've heard they can really be difficult when baling short hay, excessively dry or lightweight grass, or slick stuff... Plus I don't like rubber-mounted teeth in anything no-way-no-how... Later! OL J R :)
Just new holland and Heston is all I’ve ran to compare to the Deere
@@Theblindfarmer So which did you like most?? Deere I presume LOL:) (or else you'd have the other I guess??) Later! OL J R :) PS and why??
Deere I like best and why is the new holland makes a bale that’s almost 300lb lighter in the same size bale and the Heston if it wasn’t bone dry it would not bale
@@Theblindfarmer Hmmm interesting. Virtually NO Hesston balers in this part of the world. I think they're quite the thing up in Kansas but then bone dry isn't a problem for them so it seems it's the normal state of affairs LOL:) I've looked at the Vermeer balers and they're pretty impressive fairly simple looking and very robust HUGE bearings on them (at least the later ones-- it's like if you take that bearing out you've got bigger problems!) BUT I've CONSISTENTLY heard that they can be VERY finicky when it comes to hay conditions... the older ones in particular but the new ones aren't immune from it. In slick grass hay (like dry ryegrass) they don't want to start a bale, in light or extremely dry stuff they can be very hard to start a bale, and in short hay, same thing. Some guys say "well replace the starter roller rubber flaps they'll start a bale like a new baler" but that gets expensive when they have problems every couple years like that... and I've heard varying levels of success with that as well... sometimes it fixes it sometimes it doesn't. The newer Vermeers all have rubber-tine teeth and when the rubber gets some wear and "loosens up" they won't start a bale, then you're tearing the entire pickup apart and gutting it and putting ALL NEW tines in it... and that gets EXPENSIVE with their proprietary rubber tines! I've been watching SouthSaskFarmer's channel and he's running a Case IH baler built by Hesston it's fully automatic no hydraulic connections at all it has its own hydraulic pump and the monitor controls everything just a wire harness going back to it and the PTO. Looks neat and does a nice job baling but some guys said "wow glad that works heard a lot of bad stories!" type stuff... We see a FEW Case IH balers on the lots taken in on trade but not hardly any (that I've seen) actually in the field running which makes me wonder "WHY was it traded off and sitting on the dealer lots?" LOL:) Bad juju for sure! Most balers here are Deere or New Holland or some Vermeers but that's about it. The New Hollands just don't impress me-- it looks WAY more complicated than it needs to be IMHO... Then the fact that they changed their design a half-dozen times-- first all chain-n-slat, then sledge rollers and belts in back, then all belts, then endless belts, soft core, hard core, it's like they can't make up their mind what kind of baler to build. Then you've got at least a half dozen or more models in every type that they made pretty much and it's SO confusing it's like "which are the good ones and which are junk?" and it's like "Well, Deere has stuck with the same basic design ALL THESE YEARS and just refined it, so there's your answer! Deere's netwrap is kinda wonky from what I've heard harder to see and monitor than others can be tempermental if something's not just right but then that's kind of an issue with all of them. Best thing about NH that I can see is they put the net up front instead of in back like Deere LOL:) Otherwise I think Deere's got them on a superior product... I know they ALL have their faults and foibles but from my experience Deere doesn't make pure junk might have a model with more problems than others but Deere is also good about supporting their stuff with parts, unlike some of the others, and while they're expenive, NH went crazy on their parts prices since they bought Ford Tractor Division and then Case IH, and of course now they're owned by FIAT (Fix It Again Tomorrow!) and that's NOT a good thing... So anyway that's my chain of thought on the matter LOL:) OL J R :)
A friend of mine went to a veneer and he loves it it makes a 4x5 1/2 bale and he has had no break downs so far and he has had it I say 5-6 years the only issue he has with it and he hates is if the hay is slick or damp it bales up to about 2/3 and the bale inside will stop turning and sheer a pin and clog up and he said when that happens it’s 1-2 hour fix just to get the bale out and to get it I stoped days it doesn’t happen often but when it does it’s a bitch
Any mchale balers around you
No I’ve never seen one as well are those the ones that can bale and wrap in the same machine?
@@Theblindfarmer ya they also make normal balers, mowers, rakes and a large square bale wrapper
Not much difference compared to our 530, good balers that last forever it seems.
Great balers the 330 has at least 25000 bales maybe closer to 30k no way of knowing for sure but when I bought it I was told it had over 20k on it and Ive ran 5k threw it
You do not take care of your equipment very well.
I guess not