Never baled hay, never touched a baler or been closer than driving past a field that's being baled. He used it till 2 years ago, broke a needle point, replaced it, replaced something else.had to hay so just bought another baler, this one has been sitting and need.timed? or? Googling shows our tractor can run it (30pto hp). Our farrier has a McCormick Interntional (IH) 47 baler. We're considering doing about 10-12 acres of hay.