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JCB Fastrac 3190 and John Deere 456A baling hay. Haymaking 2010

JCB Fastrac 3190 Plus and John Deere 456A conventional baler with Cook windrow sledge, making first cut meadow Hay at Mill Farm Ashorne, Warwickshire.

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brian93ist commented on 25 Apr 2011

@MillFarmAshorne yes i have a hay basket bought for 300 dollars very cheap a hell of a deal its worth 3-4x that nh makes a bale wagon that works on the tractor pto my friend has one it is about 25+ years old its a sperry new holland he has never had any trouble with it on the basket it dumps itself you can do everything on the tractor you just pull a sting the gate opens the bales fall out and the gate closes with gravity you seem to be in europe somewhere i like the jcb i like there backhoes to

MillFarmAshorne commented on 24 Apr 2011

@brian93ist We've looked at a Bale Baron and a Bale Bandit that secure a dozen or so bales into a block with string or wire, but they're very expensive. The Baskets seem to require manual stacking at the barn, whereas we now stack onto a big low loader with the telehandler in the field (unlike in the video!). We then restack in the barn with the telehandler so we never manually handle the bales. It seems to work for us! Do you have any experience of baskets or wagons?

MillFarmAshorne commented on 25 Apr 2011

@brian93ist Because we stack quite high in the barn, we'd have to manually stack if we dumped bales out of the trailer although I can see the benefits in the field. We are in the Midlands in the U.K. and we're farmers and contractors. We find the JCB Fastrac ideal for our work because of the road speeds, but the gearbox is not great to use (the new version, on the Xtra, is better apparently). I agree that their backhoes are good tools.

MillFarmAshorne commented on 29 Apr 2011

@ford4000man We find our sledge really good. We've made a few modifications to get the eights tight so they're easy to pick up with the grab such as wooden narrowing slides, plus we've put a hydraulic release for the gate so I can keep the cab window closed. It saves lots of time and you can choose where you drop the eights unlike the Browns version which drops the eight as soon as it's made.

MillFarmAshorne commented on 16 Jun 2011

@endamc79 Yes, I think the Welgers are better balers as you can push on and they'll just keep baling. I have heard people say that the bales can be a bit inconsistent though, plus they are expensive second hand. Put it this way, I'm very pleased with my JD and I'm in no hurry to change it, even for a welger!

MillFarmAshorne commented on 30 Apr 2012

It's not easy finding decent conventional balers and I don't know of any specific place to find a good one. Ours was found by chance at a local ag. dealer and luckily had good knotters. Try Farmers Weekly, e-bay and Farm Trader, then go and look carefully at any you find. Sorry I can't be more helpful.

MillFarmAshorne commented on 12 Dec 2010

@aarontong1 It's really great to drive, except the gearbox which is horrible. The very latest ones (3000 Xtra) are full powershift and really good. The only other bad thing is that you can't see the pickup hitch from the cab, but any decent driver can cope with that so it's not really a problem.

MillFarmAshorne commented on 05 Dec 2010

@aarontong1 Yes, you either love them or hate them. It's on the baler because sometimes you have to use what's available, plus it's very comfortable for baling and i can run it on 1000rpm on the PTO but dropped back to 540, to save diesel.

MillFarmAshorne commented on 13 Jun 2011

@endamc79 I find that the baler is really very good. It's a 1985/86 model and performs almost like a new one! If you're looking for a reliable second hand conventional baler (and can't afford a Welger!) then I'd buy one of these again.

7810turbo1 commented on 27 May 2012

If you are in Ireland , look up Donedeal.ie , click on farming , then click on machinery, its the place to go to look up second hand machinery . Hope this helps. The site advertise anything you can think of, regards

MillFarmAshorne commented on 19 Dec 2010

@massey8130 This year we cut and baled only about 100 acres, but we only started out contract baling in late summer. Next year we'll hopefully do several hundred acres for clients, plus about 50 for ourselves...

MillFarmAshorne commented on 21 Aug 2010

@johndeer7030 She's pretty good for most of the work we do (now she's chipped up), and the cab space is great. Can't wait to try a Fastrac Xtra as the old gearbox is shocking!

johndeer7030 commented on 21 Aug 2010

@MillFarmAshorne Oooh get you all chipped up. Our contractors isnt thinking about buying one sometime in the future. There brilliant and like you say with the cab space.

MillFarmAshorne commented on 22 Jul 2010

@TheHally2795 We agree! They're a bit like Marmite - you either love 'em or hate 'em, and she's a bit OTT for our little baler but still looks right somehow...

Cormac Duggan commented on 29 Apr 2011

how do ye fing that sledge ye have. Im looking at buying either one of them or just a pull alonf sleigh that the bales fall into in piles.

aaron tong commented on 12 Dec 2010

fear enogh wot r thay like 2 drive my brother drove an old 1 on a spayer n hated it bt iv herd gd things about the new fast tracs

aaron tong commented on 05 Dec 2010

hate fastracs n y u put it on a conventunal bailer u wont a little jd 6810 of sonthing but still good vid

Enda McDonagh commented on 16 Jun 2011

@MillFarmAshorne shes a very clean baler, fair play. Would you consider a Welger better than a John deere?

Snowieeeeeeeeeeeeeee commented on 29 Apr 2012

Where do you recommend getting a second hand baler? I have looked all over and cant find a decent baler.

johndeer7030 commented on 20 Aug 2010

Ahh i must admit i have a soft spot for a Fastrac. Lovely and shiney :D Get some speed on them though.

brian93ist commented on 24 Apr 2011

@MillFarmAshorne do you ever think about a haybasket or a balewagon? they save a lot of work

george kp commented on 23 Jul 2010

@MillFarmAshorne very true,but who wouldnt like a fastrac?

aaron tong commented on 12 Dec 2010

there personly i prefer fendt i love my faverot tractor

Enda McDonagh commented on 11 Jun 2011

how do you find the baler? Do you know the age of it?

Andrew Clarke commented on 19 Dec 2010

haw meeny acers do u rake and bale a year ?

MillFarmAshorne commented on 16 Jul 2010

@deutzfahr110 : Thanks! Mill Farm Ashorne

george kp commented on 22 Jul 2010

the jcb fastrac is such a beauty

MillFarmAshorne commented on 08 Nov 2010

@rakerman Thanks!

rakerman commented on 07 Nov 2010

Nice vid

David Cook - Straight Ahead - 7/25/09 - Great Jones County Fair - Monticello, IA

David Cook - Straight Ahead - 7/25/09 - Great Jones County Fair - Monticello, IA ***This song belongs to David Cook and 19 Entertainment/RCA Records.

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