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Mtjohnso

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I am going through the manual on my new 37 year old New Holland Baler. Manual says to lubricate chains unless your in a nasty environment.
So how do you lubricate chains on balers, combines, planters, etc.
engage PTO and squirt oil on chain, or paint it on with brush with PTO disengaged or take an oily rag and wipe it down with PTO disengaged? What’s the best method?
 
At the end of the day I would put oil in a liquid soap bottle and run it on the chains while they are still warm from a days work.

Pete
 
I pour gear oil in a 2 litre pop bottle and have the baler running as slow as I can. stand on a step ladder and pour the oil on the chains as its running. not saying to do this but its what I do, and keep safety in mind. mine is an 851 new Holland.
 
If and when they were oiled was thru hole in rear sheet metal about eye level. The 855 had tank on each side that put oil on chain when end gate was opened. about everyone I knew of used burnt oil. Mostly was just poured on and ran slow and let drip.
 
Chain lube in a spray can while the thing is running at low speed. Chain lube is designed to penetrate underneath the chain's rollers and pins and is perhaps less sticky to dust than regular oil.
 
Get a couple of aerosol cans of motorcycle chain lube. Works good to apply and tends to stay in the chain better, too. Not that expensive, either.
 
In the fall when I park the machines I use spray grease on the chains. In the spring I use an old oil bottle and pour used oil I keep on hand for oiling chains
 
I've do it all of the ways mentioned. Poured it on as it ran,squirt can,soap bottle and even used a paint sprayer 50 years ago. Done this both running and setting. even the gathering chains on cornhead. Keeping clear of moving parts. I've also used old used oil to new oil just depended on what I had available at the time.
 
Pete below has found out what I have known for many years like he has, a Warm chain will allow the oil to soak into the chain and last,, cold lubing it just flings off a majority of the oil,, i have tried chain lube,, and some are pretty good for sure,, some not so much but all cost more than even the cnh HD 1-40wt dsl engine oil I use,, all my testing has shown it will stay on a chain and or any thing that has movement for much longer than any other oil, but for sure oil them before you shut down for lunch or the evening makes a world of difference
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Used French fry oil.Sticks like glue. squirt it on with an old dish detergent bottle.The dogs just love it. They lick up what spills on the ground.
 
I have a JD 467 baler and manual says use same oil you use for engine, just lube when you are through for the day & still hot/warm.
 
I agree, motorcycle chain lube. Bel-Ray is what I've used for many years. Stays on the chain & is made specifically for that application.
 
I usually just use a spray chain lubricant. But another method that is a bit or trouble is to remove the chain, clean it, and dip it in melted paraffin wax. Doesn't attract dust and grit and the was is a good lubricant.
 
I use fluid film generally spray while running at a slow speed when I can it’s on the more expensive end of lines but I really like how it sticks
 


Motorcycle chain lube. It comes out of the can thin so that it will penetrate, then it sets up. HOWEVER!!!!! if you want it to really penetrate you apply it to the inside of the chain so that as it goes around the sprockets it will be driven inside.
 
Something to remember about motorcycle chain lube is most motorcycle chains today are "O-ring" chains and are permanently lubricated inside. So the dry chain lubes work good to keep the outside from rusting and reducing sprocket wear, but probably won't penetrate inside non-O-ring chains. That said, there is a very good dry chain lube called Dupont Chain Saver. You used to be able to buy it at Lowes, but I haven't seen it there for quite a while. I don't think it's actually made by Dupont, I think the manufacturer just licenses the Dupont name.
Dupont Chain Saver
 
I use the JD chain lube pictured below, or engine oil in an oil can or paint brush for flat chain. I either turn machine by hand (baler) or use pto to move chains but apply lube with pto off. Good ideas from other posts to apply lube to warm chain.
 
Don't know. A friend picks it up from a local restaurant.Comes in a 2 1/2 gal container,has a lot of 'crap' in it. Must be 'filtered' through a screen to keep it from plugging the squirt bottle. Cant always get it though.
 
I'm curious - your 37 year old NH baler is probably a chain/bar baler. Does it have the big oil tank to oil the hay chains? My NH 848 did not have the big oil tank, but it did have a sticker that said to oil the chain every few hours (can't remember the number offhand). I got tired of fooling with that real quick and added some oil tanks using the idea that the big balers came out with. Two five gallon plastic gas cans, one on each side. Now it oils the hay chains and sprockets every time I dump a bale.
 
Brush off all loose dirt then squirt with Chain Wax { cycle product. There are chain shaped brushes . O -ring chains still get lube.
 
I mix motor oil and chassis grease together in an old kitchen sauce pan and then paint it on the chains with an old 4 inch paint brush while running at low speed, just like my Grandfather always did. I have also used spray chain lubes but find those cans don't really go very far and are more expensive.
 
Can’t speak for the other two but I use CIH chain and cable lube on all of my chains. Does a great job.
 
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