[j.l.holt]

I have seen many picture of people baling with two horses on a regular size baler..I don’t think they could keep up the pace for many rounds.  Although three head on a minni would be a big step up.  With the minni weighting 1000-1300 less. Things start looking better.  Also with the center pickup you help a little with the over all draft.   Its just the two things holding every one back ,Price and plug…A little weight would help the plug, as well as a good fly wheel set up.  Just don’t know if enough. If not you could put a even smaller  engine to it and get buy,,just be adding to the over all price.  You can buy a lot of custom hay or regular hay for that price.

[j.l.holt]

My post about carts was about taken over by baler and related talk. Might get something from there.

[j.l.holt]

Did anyone see my post about the smallbalers ?

[j.l.holt]

I know a guy who runs straight fryer grease in a car..Justs warms and filters well.  He does ok,just smells like French fries!

[j.l.holt]

Whats your input on these small balers?

[j.l.holt]

All these heavy weight numbers out there now Im back to the mini baler site.  The small balers are made to be pulle4ed by a 20 hp tractor,,,,they have up to a 56 in feed,,and weight around 2000lb.   The biggest one is 2208(?)

They can be fitted with a center pick up so you can straddle the windrow. Even add  rake wheels. Or a long bale shute and wagon hitch.

The only part I disagree with is the price   14-15,000

[j.l.holt]

You have good points there for sure. I don’t use math that much so it easier to build then ”tweak”’ as I go. More weight then another horse would be the easiest  for most folks to do, or at least me.  I have seen tracks that were kinda home built for small trucks and jeep type.  Built from snowmobile track and boogie wheels. they now sell them so they should be durable.  Seen them set up for full size pick ups.

[j.l.holt]

Eli,,,,as in wood gasification?

[j.l.holt]

Like you write up and under stand most of it, but is a little deep for a old country boy.   I’m going to have to stick with the thinks I know.  Shoeing horses and  tinkering with junk… My wife says I have tinker-ides.  Hates it when I start a project.   I get consumed with trial and ere ideas.

[j.l.holt]

If just weight and traction are your biggest factors. What would adding duel wheels do for you. and how about if the added ones were filled with concrete?  Both weight and traction when you needed it,cheep and quick.

[j.l.holt]

I understand what you are saying,,just a little hard for me to put into words,,This is how I got a mind set on the simple  horse power in put and the speed/tork/power  out come.    A 20mi. bike ride in hilly country on a old 10 speed bike gets it set well in your mind just how power in, and  tork /speed out work together. Or apart.  I seen the relation ship real clear by the time I got home.

[j.l.holt]

If you used a steel wheel and put several feet of steel cable under the rim, you would add a lot of weight for traction and not have it add to the over all weight much. It is not suspended  as we think a heavy  would be.

[j.l.holt]

I was with you on though,just had not went the extra step as you to explain it to my self that way.  Thank you.  My thoughts run in the direction of the needed traction and no extra weight.  And I think I can build a simple gear change that can be used to run a two different speeds. First being just at 540 for factory recommended speed, and the second around 350 for things like a sprayer.

[j.l.holt]

Not sure why it cut this up but my e-mail is  jefflholt@gmail.com

[j.l.holt]

well not all on here are interested in this.So in fairness to those who are not ,I do not want to take up all the space it6 would take me to tell you.  As with the alternative Energy systems if you are interested e-mail me at j.l.holt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not all the people on here are interested in a forwarder.  So in fairness to them I will not take up all the space needed to tell you. If you are interested e-mail me at jefflholt@gmail.com

 

 

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