Wheels on New Holland 273 baler

MoMike

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I am looking at buying this baler to upgrade. Problem is it's about 200 miles from me. Thinking about towing it home. Wondering if anyone can tell me the bolt numbers on both sides. Hoping I can take the wheels of my AC to have as spares if necessary. Thanks
 
They have a standard 6 bolt ag rim on the chamber side, but the pickup side has an odd 4 bolt pattern with a narrow 15" rim
 
It uses the common tractor/equipment 6 lug on the heavy side and the common 4 lug equipment size on the pick up side.

If you going to tow it bring extra tires and before you move it pull both hubs off and grease the bearing up real good or you may find your self on the side of the road with a bad bearing. Learned that one the hard way and it is not a good thing to have a wheel almost fall off due to a bearing going out on a JD14T but I did get lucky it gave out right in front of a gas station that had what I needed to limp it home
 
Now day those size tires are getting real hard to find. The last ones I picked up I got from a guy who had a couple of old VW bugs out in his field. They made good tires for that other then them being dry rotted but holding up so far. Most any farm and home store will have or can get tires in the 6.00X15 size which work ok also
 
The last one I put on was 205/75/15 it was skinny enough - but I was lucky the tire shop had it - not many "skinny" tires on cars anymore. Some trailer specific tires can be found narrow enough.
 
MoMike,

I have a New Holland 273 baler. The large tire is a five rib tire made by "American Farmer". It is a 6.40 X 15 SL. The tire says on it that it is intended for agricultural use only and should not be used on the road. The maximum speed for use on the tire is 25 MPH.

The small tire on the pick-up side is a three rib made by Goodyear. It is a 4.00 X 15. It doesn't have any disclaimer about use on a highway or a maximum speed.

Both of the tires were procured at my local farmers' Co-Op.

Your situation is probably very different from mine, and I would not in any way try to tell you what to do. This is just a report of what my 273 has on it.

Good luck with your project.

Tom in TN
 
If you can find some used radials and have them mounted its the way to go,they'll ride great and you can tow them any speed.I just towed 2 balers home last weekend from an auction
about 75 miles away and they both had regular implement tires that looked so so had two spares but didn't need either one.I did keep the speed between 45 and 50 MPH.A magnetic flashing light
is also a good thing to have on the implement.
 
When I bought my trusty New Holland 68, the seller told me the baler had been setting in a barn for some 20 years, tires were flat. I bought new tires and tubes from I think M.E. Miller tires. We took a harbor freight manual tire changer and changed the tires out on the spot! I think the seller thought we were crazy. Towed it home some 110 miles.

If you can beg and/or borrow a set of tires from a similar baler for a spare - good insurance.

IMHO the 273 is one of the best balers New Holland ever made.

Good luck,
Bill
 

200 miles? I'd find a flatbed or car trailer and trailer it home. Why go through the worry? I've towed stuff long distances and in every case it's a complete hassle. All it takes is for one rusted out bolt to let go and you're stuck on a bridge or rail crossing or in some place you don't want to be with help 150 miles away. 20-40 miles is one thing, 200 is different.
 
Also if you can an offset hitch is a big help to be able to center the baler behind your truck.I have a heavy angle with multiple holes across the rear of the truck to be able to hitch about anywhere I want and rig up some type of safety chain.
 
I tow mine about 75 miles each season. I make sure the bearings are in great shape and packed. Tires Are recommended at I believe 25 mph.. I will go 35/40 on pavement.. Use to go only rock side roads to get where I was going but the washboarding, holes etc took a toll so I hold up traffic.. Usually pick times during day where traffic is minumum..
 
I will just rent a flatbed gooseneck and trailer it home. More wife and I talked about it just decided to do that, costs a bit more but makes travel a lot easier.
 
Before you go - be SURE to know the width between the tires. Don't know about the 273, but some balers exceed 96 inches.

Good luck,
Bill
 
I would just tow it, sq balers don't fit well on trailers. 200 miles aint nothing. Don't get on the interstate, stay on the state roads with shoulders, bring along spare tires if you have them, and a jack and lug wrench . Stop often and check how hot the tires are getting. Repack wheel bearings if you think you need to. Ive towed them all over Texas and it aint no big deal. Usually run 50 - 55 mph. Rig up two safety chains. I do em on the weekdays, less traffic seems. Wire some temporary lights if you need to. Watch out for mailboxes too!
 

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