International 990 Haybine

Jay Osier · Aug 18, 2014

This message is a reply to an archived post by RandyIA on November 09, 2011 at 00:37:57.
The original subject was "Re: International 990 Haybine".

I am looking at a 990 seems to be in very good condition with the exception of a loud clunk noise from something rolling around inside the top steel roll. Any idea what could be inside that roll? Also what size tractor does the 990 need to run well?

showcrop · Aug 18, 2014

I am pretty sure that they came both 7 and 9 ft. I have a 9.

Animal · Aug 18, 2014

I have a nine foot 990 and love it, it won't go as fast as my disc bine but when it comes to cutting legumes I do not think their is any better to do the job. I had a New Holland cutter and that made me buy the disc bine. I got this old 990 out of the fence row, put new belts and chain on it greased her up and have been using it since. I think they are a darned good cutter.

Seth_ia · Aug 19, 2014

The noise from inside the roll is curious. I would check the roll for holes. My dad swore by 990 haybines and had three of them over the years. He did at one point break a shaft inside the roll. The other option is that there is peice of the outside metal spiral that is loose and is making noice when it rotates.

A 9ft 990 haybine will run on 50-60hp if on flat land. For best performance and/or hills I would want atleast an extra 25hp.

990 haybines are decent machines but that need to be cheap. They were not built very heavy and most are worn out. I learned after running dad"s 990 haybines that not all haybines are created equal even if they all have sickes. I have an 820 Deere that will cut circles around any 990. Newer machines of nearly any brand will have better adjustments and do better under tough cutting conditions.

I"d spend $1000 at the max on a 990 and that would have to be a perfect machine in mint condition.

Part Time Pete · Aug 20, 2014

I would check the steel bars on your top roller. I've had the welds break that attach them to the roller - when this happens they vibrate badly and make an awful racket. Easy to fix though - just re-attach them. The 990 is a nine foot machine, and in a pinch i have run it with my Allis D-14. You probably want at least 40 hp though, more if you have steep ground
Good luck
Pete

Dave H (MI) · Aug 20, 2014

No offense to the former poster, but I run a 990 with a Farmall Super MTA. Up and down hills, very heavy grass hay which has been down from rain and laying in mats. Mine has a new knife. Plenty of power...it just eats that hay and spits it out the back. I may be close to 50 hp but that is all.

They are old and they do break. Last year the reel on mine broke right in half. I had lost some of the outer supports on the reel to rust. I didn't really connect that they were support for the center tube but they are. Twisted the tube in half. We winched the tube back in place and welded it. Replaced the outer reel supports with 1 x 3 boards. Worked fine ever since.

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