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New holland 68 baler.

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JustinC

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Ok I'm needing some help looking for a older baler to bale 10 acres tops a couple times a year. Found a NH 68. What's the old thing worth? I know they have wooden plunger parts in them. As far as I can tell the Baler does not look to be into bad of shape
 
It'll do the job. Depending on condition, where you live, etc, I wouldn't give much over $300 for it. Pretty long in the tooth now. I bought one for $300 back 15 years ago.

They are famous for making "bannana bales", or rather, packing too much hay into one side. With careful adjustment this can be minimized. Maybe it wasn't a problem when it was new, but remember, we're talking about a 60 year old baler here!

As always, get the manual for it. Can be had through a CNH dealer. Or whatever they are now.
 
Yes a 68, or 268 will fill your need.
along with a J/D 14T Or 24T
Massy Ferg 3,6 or 9.. Cheaper balers
with proper adjustment will tie up
a lot of Hay.
 
I have a 68. Bought it for $200 at auction. Bale around 500 bales a year. Parts readily avail. Works well. Banana bales can be corrected for.

John
 
Can"t speak for price myself, but I"ll give the machine a thumbs-up! It"s the only baler that ever pulled my dad"s wagons (son-powered bale stackers). There were four 68"s in my neighborhood. Didn"t care what shape the bales were - they would make 'em all day long.
 
nothing wrong with having wooden parts - easier to make your own replacements than metal parts.

And you might be surprised how worn those parts can get before you actually have to replace them.
 
Can you see that it has auctally worked in the past - as in some bales piled up in the barn? If thats the case and it appears to be in working condition I'd say its worth a minimum of $700 and could easily sell for $1400 at auction in my area (north east Kansas). I have yet to see a working baler sell at auction for any less than that.

Last year I ran a decent old IH 46 twine baler up to $800 before I quit (probably dodged a bullet on that one). I got REAL LUCKY last spring and picked up an IH 47 wire tie for $600 after sending a couple weeks tracking down some rumors of an old guy that was selling his equipment. Several people have remarked how they couldn't beleive I got it for that. It worked really well last summer and I baled about 1500 with it. The parts baler I found (47 wire tie with a bad feeder auger) ran me $250.

I'd say a New Holland 68 is probably a better baler that either of those two if they are in the same general condition.

Scrap weight on most balers is about $175-$250.
 
I have had a 67 for about 10 years and a 68 for one year. The 67 was field ready and cost $500, the 68 needed a tire, a chain and a pickup shield and cost $200 at an auction. I also had to make new wood slides for the bottom of the plunger on the 68. They are simple and easy to work on, I only get banana bales when picking up little windrows, if I keep the feed chamber mostly full I get nice solid tight bales.
Zach
 
Thank you all that have gave you input so far. Helps me a bunch. The guy is asking $800 for it. Sounding like a good deal the more I hear from everyone.
 
We ran three of them one time, real reliable knotter but we also did not like the bendy bales!..........
Sam
 
If it looks like this:

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It is probably not worth $800.
 
(quoted from post at 05:59:40 04/25/14) I have a 68. Bought it for $200 at auction. Bale around 500 bales a year. Parts readily avail. Works well. Banana bales can be corrected for.

John
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I'll bite, how?

Rick
 
I have a 67 I paid 1200.00 for and it works perfect. Make sure cross feeder is not worn to the falling apart point though, can be costly.Jim
 
Make sure that the hay wedges, on the sides of the chamber have not rusted away, and that the hay dogs, under the knotters have their springs intact, and are functional(move up and down, and are not frozen or broken)
 

Added 4 wedges on each side on chute replacing only 2 on each that were rusted flat. Made sure hay fingers are adjusted correct on feeder bar, and I keep the feed stuffed with a solid windrow. Almost never see a banana bale... In my experience, banana bales are primarily caused by poor raking.

John
 
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