Combines baling straw behind r52

Yes we have baled straw behind R 52. Makes very small winrows even with the 25 foot head. The good news is straw packs well and makes nice bedding.

My neighbor tried baling barley straw once with a round baler,

I have a N6 plan on keeping the N6 for corn but have already talked to a combine junkie buddy of mine to rent a l_m series for small grain combining. Yes you can bale behind a rotary but the windrows are small and can be hard to pick-up. just compare to behind a conventional, big and fluffy. Was turned down a job few years ago because i didn't have a conventional cylinder, do not do a lot of custom work but a extra job here and there would be nice. Conventional machine will help me keep that option. In our area All the straw is baled and mainly sold to the dairies and a few feedlots. When they milk 8,000 cows at just one of there many operartions these local dairymen need lots of bedding.

Maybe I'm in the minority here but we switched to a rotory combine ten years ago and haven't missed 20 bales in those ten years. We went from an M2 to an R5 and now an R62. The R62 has a 25" head and the windrow stands about as high as it is wide. I think it is actually easier to piick it up than the short, wide windrow that you get from the conventionals.

We have been baling straw behind R62's for 8 years now and have learned the following. Fabricate a chute at the discharge that will keep the straw from falling into the tire track, guiding it up onto the standing stubble. If you think straw is more valuable than wheat, set your cylinder to be as gentle to the straw as possible as is goes through. You probably will see more wheat on the ground. Select varieties that have strong straw. Cut the wheat when the straw is damp and tough. If you can do all of the above you can make a very nice bale of straw.