Hay Equipment: Balers & Rakes

Hay equipment for baling and raking keeps cut hay moving from the field to the barn without extra passes across the ground.

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Putting up your own hay comes down to two machines behind the tractor. A rake to pull the cut grass into a windrow, and a baler to roll it up and tie it off. Get those two right and the rest is weather and timing.

Our hay equipment is Vermeer. Vermeer balers and rakes come from our Normangee, Navasota and Buna stores, and Normangee and Buna carry Krone hay tools too. Buying from Conroe? Normangee and Navasota are your hay stores. Buying from our Bryan store? Vermeer balers and rakes for Bryan buyers come from our Navasota store.

Which baler? That depends on how many acres you cut, how many head you’re feeding, and what your tractor can pull and power. A bigger bale means fewer trips across the field, but it also means a tractor that can lift it. Bring your tractor’s model when you come in.

Rakes are where a clean bale starts. A rake that leaves a tight, even windrow lets the baler pick up everything in one pass and keeps dirt out of the hay. If you’re baling for your own cattle, that matters. If you’re selling it, it matters more.

Browse our implements on j5tractors.com, or come by one of our three hay stores before first cutting, not during it.