Ed S.
Well-known Member
- Location
- Middle Tennessee
My NH 68 baler broke right at the end of first cut back in June and I borrowed a friend's JD 4020 and 338 to finish the job. One of the pickup finger shafts snapped in two on my baler, and I was able to remove some of the shields and cut it out so the reel would spin (albeit missing one set of fingers).
I normally hay about 11 acres, but we decided to put most of that in beans after first cut, so with only 1.5 acres or so to do for second cut, I thought I'd at least try the 68 before calling my friend again. Turned out it actually baled pretty good.
I only had one of 85 bales to break, and that when it hit the ground, not in the baler. I thought I would surely have problems with uneven bales, but I guess the relatively high ground speed of the 8N (I have +1 size rear tires) and heavyish windrows kept it full enough to alleviate any real problems.
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I normally hay about 11 acres, but we decided to put most of that in beans after first cut, so with only 1.5 acres or so to do for second cut, I thought I'd at least try the 68 before calling my friend again. Turned out it actually baled pretty good.
I only had one of 85 bales to break, and that when it hit the ground, not in the baler. I thought I would surely have problems with uneven bales, but I guess the relatively high ground speed of the 8N (I have +1 size rear tires) and heavyish windrows kept it full enough to alleviate any real problems.
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