1960s 14T squarebaler slipclutch

Hello...Glad to be here!

I am into my second hay season and my baler is acting up. It's the slip clutch. I am having a difficult time finding a replacement.

I have seen one on ebay listed as "Genuine John Deere OEM Slip Clutch #FH312301"...there are several of these with different serial numbers.

How would I determine the correct one for my baler.

TSC also sells a generic slip clutch...I have serious doubts but can one of these be used to replace mine?

Can anyone help a "green"horn out?

Thank-You!

A new slip clutch will cost more than a 14T is worth. They are not much of a baler. A decent older New Holland 281,282, 283, 268, or even an old 78 make good bales and have 3 times the capacity and a person can pick one up pretty cheap. If you're stuck on JD, an older 466 or 467 are not bad balers either.

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Thanks much...found a 268 on Craigslist in my town.

I've had it with mine.

(quoted from post at 23:19:16 06/06/18) If you're stuck on JD, an older 466 or 467 are not bad balers either.

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Although JD built a model 466 sq baler I've never seen one in person. IIRC JD 466 sq baler made a 16''X 18'' bale. JD model 467 is a rd baler not sq baler

jmthompson437
Welcome to YT
I agree JD 14T isn't the highest capacity JD sq baler built & it's very old.

A slip clutch for small sq baler had an over-running clutch incorporated with the slip clutch so slip clutch from TSC wouldn't be a good replacement even it happen to fit the 14T

JIm, there was 467 and 468 square balers too. Predicessor was 466.

Describe "acting up". Doesn't tell us anything.

I can think of thee slip clutches on a 14T baler: an over-running slip clutch on the PTO shaft; a slip clutch on the pickup reel; and a slip clutch on the cross auger. It is possible for any of those to rust tight or for the fifty plus year old springs to weakened to where it slips too easily.

Have you tried disassembling the problem slip clutch, cleaning it and then resetting the spring pressure per the manual?

(quoted from post at 11:39:19 06/07/18) JIm, there was 467 and 468 square balers too. Predicessor was 466.

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Roger
Thanks for correcting my mistake. I missed finding 467 sq baler when I checked the PC list & to my knowledge none of those models were ever sold in my area..
Thanks again,Jim

(quoted from post at 11:39:19 06/07/18) JIm, there was 467 and 468 square balers too. Predicessor was 466.

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Roger
Thanks for correcting my mistake. I missed finding 467 sq baler when I checked the PC list & to my knowledge none of those models were ever sold in my area..
Thanks again,Jim

Those slip clutch's do need to be adjusted from time to time due to wear. If not adjusted as they should be yes they can wear out also. I probably have all the parts you need since I have a 14T and 214T parts balers

a 14t might not have much capacity, but it has as much capacity as I can stack on a wagon by myself.

(quoted from post at 20:19:16 06/06/18) A new slip clutch will cost more than a 14T is worth. They are not much of a baler. A decent older New Holland 281,282, 283, 268, or even an old 78 make good bales and have 3 times the capacity and a person can pick one up pretty cheap. If you're stuck on JD, an older 466 or 467 are not bad balers either.

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I have found a New Holland 269 on Craigslist but have been warned by someone local that the knotters are problematic.

Is there any known truth in this?

Is a 269 the same baler as a 268 with a longer hitch?

Thanks for your reply!

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Haaahaha...I heard that! I am small-time...Just looking to make enough bales to keep the tenants from cribbing bark off trees during the winter.

Thanks for everyone's welcome and replies...Greatly appreciated here.

I had to hire a young man to round roll my hay, but his NH broke down on the first roll.

Another aspiring hay farmer in our community got that NH 268 I had found on Craigslist...Since she had the first turn on my troubled JD 14T last year, she stepped in to save my raked crop ahead of rain.

She showed up on what was tantamount to a large riding lawnmower...a 2016 34 hp Massey-Ferguson and proceeded to bale the pasture in its entirety...one perfect bale at a time.

Second cutting will be here before I know it if I don't get my act together and resolve my slip-clutch issues or get a different baler altogether.

I agree that "acting up" gave little detail to the matter.

It started shearing pins off the flywheel and seemed to be erratic in its motion...I could watch the auger and gathering forks and they would seem to pause, speed up and slow down after the flywheel began to shear pins.

Ultimately, at the end of the stroke where the hay was being compressed, the movement stopped altogether though the slip clutch and shaft continued to spin at operating rpms...slip clutch got very warm too.

Is it stripped out?

Any leads on finding a replacement or parts?

Thanks Everyone!

Sorry I took so long to chime back in...Been busy picking up bales!

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Just saw this...Hello!

Please do tell!

I agree if over-running dogs are holding then one needs to tighten bolts on slip clutch. If tightening bolts doesn't stop SC from slipping then new friction linings will be needed. See photo below for spec's.

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Hey There!

Still holding out hope of fixing this otherwise well-running antiquity!

Where exactly are these slip clutch discs?

Link, please?

Thank-You!

"Who knew second cutting would be here so soon?!?"