They both do basically the same job. They can go hundreds of thousands of bales. Last I checked the bale baron was upwards up 100k new so you're looking at a decent volume to make it pay off. Some decent used ones can be found for 50k.
Lol oh man I miss read the post and now that I see your comment it makes sense.
I'll second the sawzall idea. Get a new metal blade though, dull blades on a sawzall are a pita.
I always used to joke that all missing chickens can be found inside the remaining chickens. Sometimes they go and hide somewhere when they're sick, like behind the houses or feeders. Also never underestimate how motivated a chicken can be to get free. If you were in that coop I bet you'd escape...
Install it correctly! Usually if they're sticking the alignment is off just a little bit. If it's new as I suspect based on your post asking about breaking it in, I would remove and reinstall and don't tighten it until it's turning smoothly.
12 points are okay if you aren't torquing much and need an easy connection, hard to see, hard to reach etc. Most everything farm related I'm going with a 6 point. I barely own any 12 points. Now watch I will need a 12 point tomorrow.
Okay I'll bite. Get 2-3 good layers on, don't block the opening, and try to get a clean thread started when you are fastening the connection. Then after you've messed up try it again.
I've done some projects that I wanted to dry fast and I used a fan to get air circulating. If you're in the cold or damp then a space heater combined with a fan would probably help. Just don't burn the place down, JB weld won't fix that.
Everything is technology driven. In the end increasing yield and decreasing cost is what will be the standard for farmers, not just way separates the good from the bad. If you don't adopt the technology that big farms are deploying you will get left behind. So things like organic farming will...