you noticed...:whistling:
ooh i do like a debate on something i know a bit about...:D
youve started off with two decent machines, most try the 5500 v the 245 profi comparison, two totally different balers.
the 5600 is an impressive baler tbh, and ticks all the boxes, it id be hard enough to call it between them, but if the right man was on the profi and knew her inside out, id put my money on the welger packing a tighter bale, but there wouldnt be a whole pile in it.
fair is fair like.
the 245 isnt without its faults mind, jack stand on the wrong side, covers out too far from the frame so on wet roads the tyre will spray water up on the netter unit, reel bearing's not easy to access, and my biggest craw is, no 1000rpm drive on it.
but on the plus side, the blocking problem that plauged the 220's and the 235's is gone, the rotor is bigger now ( mind you, it was in the last of the 235's as well ) but its a different pattern on the 245's now.
not once have i seen it go to clog behind the tines, but ive yet to bale soapy aftergrass with her, i dont think there will be any problems tbh, but time will tell.
vision is good looking at the reel on the 245, not as easy to see it on the mc hale.
you would need to be an octopus to open the side panels on the mc hale compared to the welger.
no positive lock on the green lady, it is a plus imo, more equally formed bales with a higher density.
the mc hale will wet the door open so the bale will look bigger, but its not as tight.
it might get wound up as tight as a welger if you took your time, but we arent going to win any races at that lark.
the 5600 seems to be just an upgrade of the 5500, same baler, just with extras, which would lead me to beleive that there would still be an issue with the blocking problem that some lads are having, the early 235's done it as well, but this was changed mid ways through production and a larger auger was fitted, it went a long way to curing the problem.
plus fitting a white strip nearly solved it.
this is the new rotor in the 245 profi's now.
wider reel on the 245 as well, its 2.25 compared to the mc hale at 2.0
the bale chamber and diamater is the same on both balers.
all in all, id say the best thing to do here is go see each one in action, id like to see what you think of them both.
but the right man would need to be driving it, ive been to mc hale demos and the bale that was let out would nearly make you sick, she is well fit to make a good bale, just the wrong man on her.
same as the welger, if the wrong pilot is on her and hasnt her set up right, she will make as bad a bale as the mc hale in the demo.
the 5 tine solid pickup is streets ahead of the cam type, i wouldnt of thought that until i used one tbh, i find it a mighty job, no more feckin cam bearings to change every year.
as already said, what model was it.
even so, if he knew how to drive it right, he wouldnt of parted with it.
but i know you always know someone changing to something else all the time, so not really anything to go by.
thats rubbish , good god, scrap thats the best yet, he didnt know how to use her is all.
and to boot, he went from a 220 to a fusion, thats like going from a jf900 to a sp...
if he had the density set low then he would make that many bales they would look like hailstones on the field.
personally, i could of gave you the price to bale it before i baled that for you, 22 acres on a decent first cut wilted for 24 hours, id pack that into 170 bales, id hope for slightly less.
id be happy to take the money and take my chances anyway.
just to note for anyone.
if someone is baling with a welger for you, listen to her opening the door, there should be a decent crack off it seven times out of ten roughly.
if there isnt, he aint packing them for you.
at a density of 1, i can make a passable bale, it looks ok, will wrap fairly good, softer corners, but thats easily passed off as a narrow row..
at 8 or 9, where I bale at, i can go about another 80-100 foot before she beeps,....... that adds up.
yeah, he wasnt packing the welger bales, simple as.