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Seeker: While I've only ever owned one of these items in my lifetime, being the NH 450 mower, I had numerous neighbors who owned the other items. The NH 450 mower is quite average, very unusual for a NH haying equipment of that era. Most of their hay machines were excellent. I think the 450 is rugged enough, it just wouldn't mow well in heavy hay. My dad and I had traded an IH 27V for the NH450 and 2 days later we wanted the 27V back. One day we put 3 mowers in the field together, NH 450, a 7' Massey and an IH 7'. While the 450 improved somewhat, however it couldn't match the other two. We did notice who ever followed the NH 450 was now encountering some difficulty, but not to the degree the 450 would if it followed itself. Biggest problem was the shath board divider at end of cutter, and in 2 years we were not able to correct that, thus it got traded off for a new haybine. On the other items you mention, the 135 is iron clad, probably the very best farm tractor ever built in that hp class and as a utility version. The diesel version will run all day on 5 gal. of fuel. Great hay making tractor, will run the baler great. The number 12 baler and wheel rake also have very good reputation. For the price you are talking, yes if they are all in excellent condition. I think the 135 is generally in the $3,000. to $4,500 range today. Here is how I price older haying equipment, put a scrap metal price on it, then go over it with a fine tooth comb checking the wear parts. In the case of the mower, cutter bar, fingers, ledgers, wear plates. Baler knotters, plunger. Rake teeth and wheels. Price out all those items, and for each one you don't need to buy add that to the scrap metal price. That is the fair price for the mower, rake and baler. You may ask why I didn't include drive train on mower and baler. My opinion the drive train is covered by the scrap price.
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