Vermeer 504G inspection

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Going to look at a Vermeer 504G in the morning. Seems like a perfect match for my little operation, making about 50 Brome bales per year.
Can anyone give me any pointers for looking this over?
Any problem areas to beware of?
 
They are great old balers, but do take a
little getting used to when trying to get a
bale started. Make sure the rubber flaps are
in tact one the starter roller just above
the pickup head. Make sure the bearings on
the main roller are good. Hopefully the
previous owner kept the rollers in the
pickup head greased. Mine has always leaked
a little oil out of the gearbox not sure if
that's a problem with others? Condition of
the chains that ties all the rollers
together. And of course belt splices. They
are a very simple and reliable machine. Hope
this helps
 
Thanks for the input!
This one seemed to be in pretty decent shape, so it followed me home.
Doesn't appear to have done a whole lot of work in its life.
Anything to know about running one?
 
(quoted from post at 21:17:26 07/01/17) Thanks for the input!
This one seemed to be in pretty decent shape, so it followed me home.
Doesn't appear to have done a whole lot of work in its life.
Anything to know about running one?

The best tip I can give you is make sure the rubber flaps on the starter roller are good shape or just replace. And when starting a bale, most of the time dive into the window 8-10 feet and stop to let the baler get it rOlli g. Too little hay it will spit it back out or too much it will plug. Nature of the beast. My uncle had a 504F that acted the exact same way. Takes a little getting used to but once you get the hang of it life's good. Also they do that like wet hay, so.e balers will tolerate it but these old vermeer don't. Good luck with the new baler!
Derek
 
As well, the pickup teeth are also part of starting the bale rolling.

So, good flaps on that spinning roller, and all good teeth make it work pretty good. Get too many bad teeth and or curved worn flaps and you
can't get it to start a darn thing.

Paul
 
I have a 605H that I love, but it will not bale green hay.

You will know if your hay is too green because it will rap around on the flap roller. Carry a good knife with you. You will occasionally need it. We do the bicycle test on the hay to determine if it is dry enough. Take a wad of hay in both hands and crank like a set of bicycle pedals. If it breaks apart in 1-2 cranks, the hay is ready.

Another thing to watch out for is to make sure the twine knife is sharp and cuts the twine cleanly. If not, a tail of the twine can get caught on the bale or the rollers and you will spend some time cutting it out with that handy knife.

Keep it greased and oil the chains. After baling a bit you should use a laser thermometer and check the temp of the bearings. I have found 2 that were starting to go out prior to having a bigger failure. They are easy to replace. I order the OEM link belt bearings on ebay and keep a spare or two around. The cheap farm store bearings do not hold up very well on this baler. The bearings will run all about the same temp, depending on ambient temp. Find one that is running 20-30 or so degrees hotter and that one needs to be replaced.

Haytools.com has a owners manual pdf for the G balers, by the way.
 

Had one, pretty good baler. Get an operator's manual. The clearance between the pickup teeth and the rubber flap thing needs to be set properly, at least I think that is the area of interest. It is adjusted by the ratchet in the tongue. Also on each side of the pickup there are rods with adjustment threads to adjust the height of the pickup. Refer to manual.

KEH
 

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