Any good models/brands to look for? Any ones to avoid? I will probably steer clear of JD balers because the nearest dealer is 40 minutes away, whereas I have IH, Hesston, and New Holland dealers within 15 minutes of my farm. A local equipment dealer has a 435 baler with thrower I want to look at, but I really know nothing about the newer IH balers, or newer balers at all. I don't have a ton of money to spend on this, so I've been looking around and have been looking at newer (1970s-1980s) IH balers. My dad could even bale a few loads, assuming he wants to learn how to run the thrower (he hates new things). I would like to upgrade to a thrower baler and racks so I can bale by myself and unload when I have time. I love doing this, and don't mind the work, but finding skilled tractor drivers that have time to help is getting to be a real problem. It has a chute in back so I have to pull every bale off the baler and stack them on the wagon. My current IH 37 baler runs fine and ties excellent, but I am just having trouble finding the labor to help bale. I am possibly in the market for a different small square baler.