2019 First Hay Cutting - raking and baling with New Holland 283 and 8-pack Accumulator

[@clearlake2369]

Whay type of hay are you baling? What length and weight bales does this baler make, how do you like this hay baler? How do you like the 16x18 chamber vs the 14x18 inch chamber balers? Nice video, thanks for making it!

[@vengethis]

Thanks for commenting! Grass alfalfa mix - if I remember right it got rained on and had to re-dry which is why it's so brown from sun bleaching. This one makes 16x18 and I have them tie at 36". Depending on tension and moisture content, 65-85 lb bales. The 14x18" are easier to handle and potentially more profitable when selling by the bale but the 16x18 goes quicker. I've since retired this baler. It shit the bed one too many times on me last year. It was so worn out it kept failing in expensive ways and it got put out to pasture after costing me thousands in lost hay due to breaking down before rain came. I've since replaced it with a John Deere 468 Square baler that's 20 years newer and has more life left in it.

[@clearlake2369]

@@vengethis I was thinking about buying a low time New Holland 420 Hayliner Hay Baler. Makes the 16x18 bales. The machine from what I understand fixed any shortcomings from he 282 and 283 models. How many acres do you have? Would you like to sell the bale accumulator off your 283? What make and model is it?

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Something is howling in that baler

[@vengethis]

That's actually a secondary hydraulic valve on the tractor making that noise. I've since fixed it