Vermeer Hay Balers & Rakes in Navasota, TX

For cattle you feed through winter, a round baler is usually the pick. A round bale holds a lot of hay. It can sit in the field, and you can move it with a bale spear. A square baler makes smaller bales you stack and handle by hand. That suits a horse barn or small loads. We carry Vermeer balers and rakes at our Navasota store. Size matters here. Bigger balers want more tractor, so check your tractor's PTO horsepower against the baler model you're looking at. Come look at the Vermeer balers on our lot, or call the store and ask.

A rake gathers cut hay into a windrow so a baler can pick it up. A tedder does something different. It fluffs and spreads hay out so it dries in the field. If baling is the goal on your place, you'll want a rake first. An even windrow saves the baler a fight and saves you a second pass. A tedder helps more when your hay is heavy or the weather stays damp. You might want both. Our Navasota store carries Vermeer rakes for Brazos Valley hay ground. Not sure which fits? Tell us how your hay usually dries and ask.

That depends on your hay ground, your cutting schedule and how many cuttings you get. The baler usually isn't the limit. Weather windows and how many acres you cut at once matter more. A good stretch of dry days lets you bale a lot of hay. A wet week stops everything. Moisture on your ground sets how many cuttings you'll see, so count acres times cuttings when you plan. Then size the baler to the tractor you run. Tell our Navasota store your acres and your cuttings, and look over a Vermeer round baler with those numbers in hand.

Let it dry before you bale it. Hay baled too wet won't keep, so don't rush a bale that isn't ready. A rake can turn a windrow so the damp side gets sun and air. That's often the difference. Heavy hay takes longer to dry and asks more of your baler's pickup, so slow down when you bale it. Brazos Valley summer storms roll through during cutting season. Watch the forecast and cut when you've got a run of dry days ahead. Getting hay up before the weather turns matters most. Our Navasota store carries Vermeer balers and rakes for that work.

Setup does most of it. A rake that's set right pulls hay into an even row without leaving stray clumps in the field. Ground speed, tooth height and matching the rake to your ground all play a part. Keep the teeth just off the dirt, so you're moving hay and not soil. Go too fast and you'll scatter it. The baler behind the rake picks up what's there, so a clean windrow means less hay left on the ground and a more even bale. That matters every cutting. Our Navasota store carries Vermeer rakes for hay ground across Grimes County.