Robert in NY Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Just thought I would post a couple of pics showing some of my bigger toys. First pic is my 7710-II pulling a Hesston 540 that I rented from my NH dealer. Second pic is a group shot of when I borrowed a TL 100A from my NH dealer (I couldn't stand the cab on it, way to short for my liking). The other tractors in that pic are a TN 65 and Ford 1920. Last pic is the TN hooked to the 575 baler after a short day of baling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Lovely pics Robert. Thanks for posting them. I especially like the Ford 7710 with the Hesston...... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest quangova Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Great pics and lovely location to be working in with the sea or is it a lake in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert in NY Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Thanks, that is Lake Erie. I enjoy that field as you can watch the storms move in and pray they don't hit you before you are done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest quangova Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Thanks, that is Lake Erie. I enjoy that field as you can watch the storms move in and pray they don't hit you before you are done Wow what a fantastic location to be able to work in, the views must be superb when the storms are about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Very good pics how do you get on with the 7710 as one we had which was as eries 1 hated it most unreliable thing ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert in NY Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 I bought the 7710-II last year. It has over 6000 hours on it and the motor had been replaced once in its lifetime. So far she has been great to me, of course I only have about 100 hours on it since I bought it so I can't tell you much. However, the 7710 has a great reputation around here and I have a great dealer. When who ever replaced the motor in this one, they decided to turn it up some. Right now she is putting out 110 horses at the pto. It is a lot of fun to run the discbine with this tractor. The only thing I don't like is where the shifters are. When I was round baling I kept bumping the gear selector when I changed into reverse. So I had to put the tractor back into gear quite a few times. There is not much room between the range and gear shifters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Very good pics how do you get on with the 7710 as one we had which was as eries 1 hated it most unreliable thing ever MF fan how could you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fendt pwr Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Cool pictures Robert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 R.I.NY have you got any pics of the bale thrower in action ? as thse were fotted to some euro balers but wasn't an option in the uk for safety reasons . apart from a NH & class balers no bale from any other make of baler would have survived the trip from baler to trailer :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert in NY Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Here is one pic after the thrower had ejected the bale. It is a lot of fun to run the thrower, the only time I get upset is when I am trying to toss a bale in the back corner (it is a game) and I over shoot the rack. Have to stop and pick the bale up. What safety concerns were there to prevent them from being used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 rubbish balers for a start & we had plenty of labour back then. even in the years gone by we made hard work for ourselves ,my bet is that we just didn't get it & somebody thought 'that would knock someone off the trailer that would !' missing the point entirely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 apart from a NH & class balers no bale from any other make of baler would have survived the trip from baler to trailer :D The hay I've made over the years was so crap it wouldn't help much either Good photos tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the other green Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Great pictures Robert. We had a FWA 7710 series 2, best tractor we ever had according to Dad and he's a Massey man. Our neighbour had a Hesston 540. The origonal owner had it so he could roll bales through a doorway, are smaller round balers quite popular in your area? How old is your 575? We have one of the early ones, sure beats the old 320s eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 MF fan how could you I'm sorry but it was terrible lost power constantly struggled with 8 ton when the MF 3125 was pulling 16 ton trailer, the engine has had numerous head gaskets and whole new engines a couple of times it really is a pile of sh*t in my mind > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest massey6290 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 nice pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert in NY Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Great pictures Robert. We had a FWA 7710 series 2, best tractor we ever had according to Dad and he's a Massey man. Our neighbour had a Hesston 540. The origonal owner had it so he could roll bales through a doorway, are smaller round balers quite popular in your area? How old is your 575? We have one of the early ones, sure beats the old 320s eh? I bought the 575 used a couple years ago. It is a mid 90's machine. Don't know the exact year though. It is a good machine. I have aquainted myself with just about every part of her in the couple years I have owned it. Nothing major, just minor wear items that annoy you when you want to get the hay off the ground. There are quite a few small round balers here. The small dairys use them. But the majority of round balers are medium size machines. The big dairys either chop their hay or have a custom baler come in and do large squares. The round bales I do up are used to protect the grape roots. The grape farmers unroll the bales down the rows so the bales need to stay narrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert in NY Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 rubbish balers for a start & we had plenty of labour back then. even in the years gone by we made hard work for ourselves ,my bet is that we just didn't get it & somebody thought 'that would knock someone off the trailer that would !'? missing the point entirely? Around here the high school kids don't want to work. And even if they do they would rather work at the coffee shop then in the hay mow. I did have a couple kids helping me this year and when I had to haul the hay any distance I would have one kid in the wagon stacking them. They just don't pay attention so I had to really be careful with the thrower. Even then they would walk in front of a bale from time to time. The bales don't really hurt when you get hit by them as I was curious and let one hit me just to see. But they do save a lot of time as you can have one guy running the baler and all the help can be unloading the wagons. Some day I will get a New Holland stack wagon but I don't have a barn big enough to unload it in yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnP Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Lovely shots there Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Great Pics Robert. 7710SII, super tractor. I thought the reason bale throwers were not used in the UK was that the bales are bigger and heavier here. I've always thought the trailers were not loaded efficiently with a thrower. Good idea to stack in the trailer, if you don't get hit too many times! I have fond memories of bale hauling but like so many things couldn't wait to finish at the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Some day I will get a New Holland stack wagon but I don't have a barn big enough to unload it in yet whats one of those then ? is that like a 56 bale carrier ? I thought the reason bale throwers were not used in the UK was that the bales are bigger and heavier here. more like 'why pay for something when you employ people to do it ' attitude . I may be wrong but i'm sure it was a HSE thing . hoorah ! farm manager at last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 welcome to the club!!...unless we find more duplicates :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Keep looking ben you should be able to find some in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 welcome to the club!!...unless we find more duplicates :D what club & what duplicates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 stack wagon, here's a new one: and another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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