Ford and the old baler

Hogleg · Jun 7, 2018

Out baling horse hay. What a nice day to make hay! I am 62 and the baler is 61. We both did not miss a knot!

Ford 2000 doing the tractor part of the dance...leading

The NH 68 doing it's part of the dance...following

John

DeltaRed · Jun 7, 2018

You know, for as old,and small, as they are,they are still a popular machine. They still make good consistant bales. Pretty amazing.Neighbor across the road bales 50+ acres a year(two cuttings)wih a #68. Makes 40 puond bales for his grown daughter to pick (and feed) by hand.

Hogleg · Jun 7, 2018

That is what these are for - grown daughter feeds them out during the winter to her rescue horses.

parisspringstom · Jun 7, 2018

I use a 68 as well with an 860 ford 1954 model and I am a 1954 model as well.

Bill VA · Jun 7, 2018

Fine baler!

jamstra · Jun 7, 2018

That's my baler! Great wee machine - but missing a few bits of guards?!! Baled THOUSANDS of very consistent bales with one of these over the
years, very rarely missed a knot - and if it did it was usually because the joint between the balls of twine got stuck in a knotter! Used it behind a MF 135, 550 and 675. Sure miss haymaking time in my retirement.

Zachary Hoyt · Jun 7, 2018

It all looks great. I still use a 68 too, mostly now behind a Farmall 300. It's rusty and old but it still bales pretty well. I keep it inside now most of the year, but I've only had it for the last 5 or
6 years of its long life.
Zach

hd6gtom · Jun 9, 2018

That is a nice little tractor to bale with,

Ford and the old baler

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