oldfarmall
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Hello-
I came across a Mccormick 50T baler a few weeks ago, and am thinking of buying it price is pretty cheap. Before anyone badmouths this baler ( I am well aware of the reputation of early IH balers), I am not buying it to produce hay or make a living off of it. Mainly want it for a collectors piece. I make around 4000 bales a year with Mccormick 46 balers and Farmall 450, also own a mccormick 45 baler too. Thought this would be neat to add to the collection. Anyway, it has the continental engine on it, but is missing the carburetor. Questions I have are:
1. How hard will it be to find a carb for the continental engine?
2. The baler is about 120 miles from me, so is towing an option? just don't want the baler stress cracking from bouncing down the road, ( baler has the rigid hitch, not carriage with dolly tire)?
3. The twine knotters seem to be a different style than the later mccormick knotters, how well did these tie compared to the mccormick design like on the 45, 46, 47 balers?
4. Any idea how many of these machines are probably left out there yet? seems there were only around 8000 twine models built.
Thanks in advance for any replies. Just want to save an old IH baler from the scrap man. Seen videos of this baler, looks neat. Any comments welcome. thanks!
-Jesse
I came across a Mccormick 50T baler a few weeks ago, and am thinking of buying it price is pretty cheap. Before anyone badmouths this baler ( I am well aware of the reputation of early IH balers), I am not buying it to produce hay or make a living off of it. Mainly want it for a collectors piece. I make around 4000 bales a year with Mccormick 46 balers and Farmall 450, also own a mccormick 45 baler too. Thought this would be neat to add to the collection. Anyway, it has the continental engine on it, but is missing the carburetor. Questions I have are:
1. How hard will it be to find a carb for the continental engine?
2. The baler is about 120 miles from me, so is towing an option? just don't want the baler stress cracking from bouncing down the road, ( baler has the rigid hitch, not carriage with dolly tire)?
3. The twine knotters seem to be a different style than the later mccormick knotters, how well did these tie compared to the mccormick design like on the 45, 46, 47 balers?
4. Any idea how many of these machines are probably left out there yet? seems there were only around 8000 twine models built.
Thanks in advance for any replies. Just want to save an old IH baler from the scrap man. Seen videos of this baler, looks neat. Any comments welcome. thanks!
-Jesse