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Boone County, Northern Illinois | Sorry, I put this on the machinery forum and not a peep I guess just the corn and bean folks hang out there JK. Looking at a Gehl 1875 Round baler. What are they worth? Is it a fixed Chamber baler? Can it do baleage? Does it do a good job? Thanks!
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NE Oklahoma | Had a 1865 , they're a good simple round baler, sometimes had a hard time to get it to feed in to start a new bale on long fescue or Johnson grass , don't think it would do good on green hay. Some tough hay I remember it would feed in and go right out the back gate between the rollers. Made a firm bale but not a tight bale like the newer balers. |
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SE Indiana | I have had one since new. I have ran some silage bales with it but it is not the easiest to bale silage with. When baling silage you must work extra hard at feeding the bale evenly as wet material will not even itself out very well as dry causing the baler belts to walk to the side that is not as full. It is not a fixed chamber baler and does a good job on hay and stalks. If you buy this baler they have a kit to enhance it ability to bale slick dry crops like fescue and corn stalks be sure to put it on. This kit is just two short belts that attach to the top feed roller. We have about 15000 bales through our Gehl baler and have had few problems. Hope this helps. |
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| They are a great older baler. Will bale a good tight bale, have never made baleage but I would think that it would handle it. |
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nebraska | I think it was a Gehl 1710 that was the last of the fixed chamber balers. Always used to want one. We used OMC drum balers for a long time. Feeder would plug if wet hay got into it. I use a OMC 596. The bales do squat but keep a fair shape if you run the chamber pressure a bit high. Still use it one cutting a year just to keep it in shape. I am spoiled now that net wrap came out.. Hire my baling done with a friend that has a John deere with net wrap.. |
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Gehl 1875 Round baler
