John deere 575 baler advice

dasheriff

Hey there i am thinking of getting my own baler and wrapper for next year and i have been looking at 2 JD 575 balers..just wondering does anyone have any advice on them as i dont no much about them...

Casinoking

John Deere are very good at making lots of things, but balers wouldn't be very high on the list. Depends how much you have to do, but I'd go for a Welger if I were you. Same old story, you get what you pay for and they're not expensive for nothing.

mossfort

if your budget can stretch the mchale baler cant be beaten.
it also makes a bigger bale than the john deere and as casinoking said the john deere are not that reliable.

Sisu200

I would agree JD never made a great roller baler nothing wrong with the baler itself but the Pickup was rubbish, reasonable belt baler, A Welger or McHale would be a good choice, if it's your own work, without chopping the Welger is a good choice, Chopper needs around the 100hp to be safe, Mchale have taken the best out of them all and added it to one machine, would be my first choice if I had the money

dasheriff

Thanks lads, My budget wouldnt really stretch to the mchale.It will just be mainly for my own use between 1000 to 1500 bales a year.Id like a chopper if possible iv 130hp to play with..How much roughly would you be talking for a tidy welger??

MrFoxman360

I've used JD balers a lot, and to be fair to them they aren't a bad machine. 575 is a bit dated though, I'd deffinetly be going for a 578 and buying the most modern one possible as they were constantly improving them.

JD chamber balers can give trouble with the netting system if it isn't set up properly or if you abuse it (accidently cutting into the rubber feed roller when trying to cut off any net that got wrapped around it, will cause havoc) The system does work ok if all is in order

The pick up system has a reverse system on most JD's which is not near as good as the drop floor on most balers, Welgers and McHales have this. It does work ok, but can be a bit frustrating with lumpy silage

McHales in my opinion are the King of them all, nothing I have used could match the F560, and the new V660 is a complete animal for work, but you wont find Mchales cheap secondhand, there in demand and still quite modern so the price is still high.

I take a look a welgers and Class balers, they are for the most part good solid machines and come at reasonable prices secondhand.

Bitten & Hisses

MrFoxman360 wrote: »

I take a look a welgers and Class balers, they are for the most part good solid machines and come at reasonable prices secondhand.

When I was buying a baler, I found that there were more Claas balers for sale in our area than any other make. There were no Krone balers being traded in and any Welger or John Deere I saw was wrecked after having a hard life. In the finish, I ended up with a Claas 255 and am very happy with it. If you're going out with a budget of 12K to 20K, there's a lot of genuine stuff out there.

Edit: I spotted your location and I think I know the JD balers you're looking at. If they are, they've been sitting in his yard for a long time!

dasheriff

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

When I was buying a baler, I found that there were more Claas balers for sale in our area than any other make. There were no Krone balers being traded in and any Welger or John Deere I saw was wrecked after having a hard life. In the finish, I ended up with a Claas 255 and am very happy with it. If you're going out with a budget of 12K to 20K, there's a lot of genuine stuff out there.

Edit: I spotted your location and I think I know the JD balers you're looking at. If they are, they've been sitting in his yard for a long time!

Thanks for that B & H i think thats the place alright are you from around these parts?
Im also looking for a wrapper has anyone any advice on these and the rough cost id be talking for a fairly clean one..

Bitten & Hisses

dasheriff wrote: »

Thanks for that B & H i think thats the place alright are you from around these parts?
Im also looking for a wrapper has anyone any advice on these and the rough cost id be talking for a fairly clean one..

I'm from North Kerry, not a million miles from W. Limerick. Kenneth Boohan in Croom sold a good few second hand balers this year, so might be worth a look. In my experience, wrappers are poor enough value second hand, unless you go for a fairly newish one. New ones would range from approx. €11 to 13K, depending on spec.

vanderbadger

seems goodish value if as good as they say, of course its alot of hassle doing business in UK

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