New Holland Baler - Wood Questions

Bill VA · Jul 14, 2014

Since an earlier post on a NH 273 baler, I've been reading a ton of posts on the New Holland balers.

I gather some models had some kind of wadboard feeding system and maybe others had wood sides on the plunger?

What is the wadboard feeding system, which model balers had it? Wood on the plunger sides? Which models had that? Where there was wood on the plunger sides, would a wadboard feeding system have been present too?

Any other place on these old balers that New Holland designed-in wood?

What models began the wood-free balers?

Thanks!
Bill

Jason S. · Jul 14, 2014

The wadboard was used on the NH Super 66 and back. The NH 67,68,69 had wood slides for the plunger but used feeder tines instead of a wadboard just like the more modern balers did. Supposedly the Super 67,Super 68 and those afterwards all had roller bearings on the plunger but it was argued on here before that not all Super series received roller bearings. I don't know for sure on that. I have a NH 68 with the wood slides. I am currently replacing the slides in mine but considering the plunger has been in there since 1956 and I have the papers where they kept count of the bales every year and it averaged around 5500 bales a year since 1956 and the slides are finally worn out. Don't worry about the wood slides causing problems, I would be more worried about having a plunger with roller bearings and having a cheap Chinese bearing in it.

Bret4207 · Jul 15, 2014

(quoted from post at 19:11:54 07/14/14) The wadboard was used on the NH Super 66 and back. The NH 67,68,69 had wood slides for the plunger but used feeder tines instead of a wadboard just like the more modern balers did. Supposedly the Super 67,Super 68 and those afterwards all had roller bearings on the plunger but it was argued on here before that not all Super series received roller bearings. I don't know for sure on that. I have a NH 68 with the wood slides. I am currently replacing the slides in mine but considering the plunger has been in there since 1956 and I have the papers where they kept count of the bales every year and it averaged around 5500 bales a year since 1956 and the slides are finally worn out. [b:9e20b0aeee]Don't worry about the wood slides causing problems, I would be more worried about having a plunger with roller bearings and having a cheap Chinese bearing in it.[/b:9e20b0aeee]

Ditto. The slides work fine for decades as long as you get some lube in there. Drain oil works fine. Get the dirt and chaff out every fall and keep it out of the rain and snow if you can and don't worry about it.

Leroy · Jul 15, 2014

The 66 and Super 66 were the only models with the wadboard and it worked good. Had to replace it a couple of times in 20+ years but not due to being wood, anything else would also have been broken up. The slides we had to replace as well due to wear but we were baling from 10,000 to 15,000? bale per year with it. Hit a high of a thousand 36" bales in one day. That Wisconsin 2 cylinder did very good that day and the engine gave a third more capacity than a PTO unit had as you could infinatly varry ground speed. The older balers were the 77 & S77 and 80 and they did not have a wadboard.

Bill VA · Jul 15, 2014

How big a chore is it to replace the wood sides?

Jason S. · Jul 15, 2014

It's very easy. Remove the wedges from the sides of the chamber,remove the metering wheel,remove the bottom stop, and remove the hay dogs or just pull them back and slide something in there to hold them back out of the way. Remove the two bolts on the plunger arm and slide the plunger out. You may have to back off the bolts on the plunger guides to loosen the plunger up a little but if the slides are worn out you shouldn't have to. I didn't have to on mine.

Bret4207 · Jul 16, 2014

What Jason said. And go buy ONE slide from NH. Use it as a pattern and cut your own out of good hard wood like maple or oak. NH gets a ridiculous price for the slides.

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