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neal in PA

03-22-2008 08:18:47




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I"m looking to purchase a small square baler for working a few acres of my property.(3-4 acres) I might be able to rent about 15 acres from my neighbor in the future, and another neighbor has approx 20 more that might be available. What type of baler would be a good one to start out with. I"ve not had any experience with baling, but am pretty mechanically inclined and wouldnt be afraid of working on it. Ive missed a 24t jd baler and found a 14t for only $200 but im a bit leary of machines this old. what about a super 68 nh for $350?? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.... Neal

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sammyd

03-22-2008 16:53:55




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 Re: small baler in reply to neal in PA, 03-22-2008 08:18:47  
We have used various New Hollands and always had pretty good success with them.

We picked up a 14T and after having the knotters gone through it baled quite well.

I currently have a 24T that I sorta like. Not enough bales done yet to get a good idea. The local JD guy had one for 1300 that was a mess. I found mine for 700.

We had an old IH 45 or 46 that was gutless. Could barely keep up with single windrowed straw. I wouldn't touch one of those.

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bradk

03-22-2008 16:25:14




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 Re: small baler in reply to neal in PA, 03-22-2008 08:18:47  
The 14T will make bales the NH wished it could.Had both.Still have the 14T and the NH is long gone.Good riddance!

Parts are easy to find for the 14T(if ya ever need any). GOOD balers.



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JoshuaGA

03-22-2008 15:40:55




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 Re: small baler in reply to neal in PA, 03-22-2008 08:18:47  
Do NOT use plastic string in older balers. They do not like it and it wears them out. I know, someone will comment and say they run plastic. The problem is plastic is very abrasive to use combared to sisal, and will cut groves in all the tying components it touches. To solve it you must use case hardened tying components which wear much longer, but with a price. And just so it helps, we gave $300 for our NH 270, $300 to get it working, and I just put $600 in it to replace the lower end of the tying system when it slipped out of time and broke the needles and bent the holder.

JoshuaGA

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newfarmer9

03-22-2008 10:55:18




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 Re: small baler in reply to neal in PA, 03-22-2008 08:18:47  
I'd personally go for one of the older New Holland balers...they can be bought relatively cheaply, are fairly simple to set up and use once you run through the procedures a couple of times, and parts are still widely available. I bought a New Holland 270 for $200, used it for one season (a few thousand bales) with absolutley no problems, and then sold it on the offseason for $600.



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Turke Bros. Farms

03-22-2008 14:24:02




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 Re: small baler in reply to neal in PA, 03-22-2008 08:18:47  
That seems a little cheap...especially with scrap reaching that price. For low volume hay guys we usually sell the older balers for about $450-$550. But we spend some time on them, and make sure they pull a knot, and they are greased and ready to bale. DTURKE



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Poncho Gonzales

03-22-2008 12:22:48




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 Re: small baler in reply to neal in PA, 03-22-2008 08:18:47  
I would go with the Super 68 NH. Parts are a little cheaper and once you have it worked up into good shape it's a hard machine to beat. The JD are too expensive to keep going and are very over rated.



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Walt davies

03-22-2008 10:01:01




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 Re: small baler in reply to neal in PA, 03-22-2008 08:18:47  
Those JDs will kill you on parts I like the IH 46/47 good little balers but you need to learn how to setup the thing if you use the old siesle type cord they are easier to setup but if you want to use the newer plastic twines then you will need some help to get it to work correctly. If you can find a wire one then you won't have any problems with tying knots. I have one of each and a NH Super 78 I love the NH but its also touching to setup. Get all the manufactures books that you can because its a long learning process to set these old balers up. Or buy a new one if you are real rich.
Walt

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