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Getting used to the sounds of a new to me (but well used) piece of equipment is interesting and always includes a period of tense excitement. Is that CLUNK normal? Or is it the sound of impending disaster? Is that tap-tap-tap going to turn into a CRASH? Or will it still be tap-tap-taping along 5 yrs from now? Is that occasional SCREECH the pickup clutch operating properly or a bearing freezing?
And then there are the adjustments?.what gear, and what RPM, or cutter blade angle adjustments, or when to tie off a bale before breaking something, or how tight to adjust the bale chute pressure screws or how big to make the windrow, or how wide to open the fertilizer door on the cone seeder? A new piece of old equipment is a listening, testing and trying experience.
It is really a skills test, and when it works out well, it is very satisfying.
Yesterday my new (50 year old) NH 270 backup baler made 155 nice brick bales without a breakdown or a miss tie. Very satisfying.
And then there are the adjustments?.what gear, and what RPM, or cutter blade angle adjustments, or when to tie off a bale before breaking something, or how tight to adjust the bale chute pressure screws or how big to make the windrow, or how wide to open the fertilizer door on the cone seeder? A new piece of old equipment is a listening, testing and trying experience.
It is really a skills test, and when it works out well, it is very satisfying.
Yesterday my new (50 year old) NH 270 backup baler made 155 nice brick bales without a breakdown or a miss tie. Very satisfying.