A roll for use in defining a baling chamber of a large round baler includes a tube having stub shafts projecting from opposite ends thereof and secured thereto at locations within opposite ends of the tube. In one embodiment, a flange is formed integrally with each stub shaft and is welded to a sleeve inserted into a respective end of the tube and secured there either by a press fit and/or welding. In a second embodiment, a flange is integral with each sleeve as well as with each stub shaft with the flanges of the stub shafts being respectively bolted to the flanges of the sleeves.