Wow that takes me right back to my childhood as a wee kid , that sweet tune of the fabulous MF-135 and MF-124 baler is just perfect, that’s when farming was farming ❤️👍
Thats good to hear because in northern climates like the Uk or the southern tip of Vancouver Island where our farm is located, it's amazing how even well dried hay picks up unwanted weight as the sun sinks ever downward- haying always seems to be a race against time! By the way, thats nice clean looking Massey equipment, probably good for another forty years.
Well balanced rig , sounds right , I found about 50 hp down the shaft gets you flying through hay , but with these great little tractors , just drop down one gear , the engine will tell you where it,s balance is , in a big windrow stuffed full of straw , just crawl along with 60 hp on the shaft , & this baler will belt bales out like they,re going out of fashion , provided it,s set right . This enables you to follow a big combine , pickup width just can,t be overdone behind them though , to leave a neat un - smeared job . The Suretrie knotters work best with the thicker Hay Twine , best regs .
I spent a few hot summers with this combo. And a sickle bar mower and rake. Then we switch to a haybine and bigger baler with kicker and wagons. Those were long hot days.
It just goes to show you don't need 150 hp in front of a 'small ' baler. If that tractor laboured you would no you were overloading the baler. I read a story recently, a guy put a 225 hp tractor in front of a conventional baler ( All the windows closed, radio and air con on no doubt) didn't realise he was overloading the baler, the flywheel clutch was slipping, it caught fire and by the time the driver realised what was happening he had no choice but to get out of the cab and run for his life. He lost both, tractor and baler were burnt out completely.
That poor guy running behind the baler ?? hmmm. Ever try a sled? stack a dozen then push off with a bar. The help rides the sled and is so easy. Whew, I feel week now.
