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Vermeer 504G baler

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Jack-Ont

06-22-2006 05:09:47




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Does anyone know anything about the Vermeer 504G baler. I have the chance to buy one at a reasonable price.




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Jack-Ont

06-24-2006 20:22:11




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 Re: Vermeer 504G baler in reply to Jack-Ont, 06-22-2006 05:09:47  
Thanks for all the good advice. It turns out that the baler is actually a Vermeer 540 "C" and not a 540 "G". is this a substantially different baler? is there any thing I should watch out for, and are there any tricks to starting a bale or setting up and running this baler?



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Doug in IL

06-22-2006 17:56:05




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 Re: Vermeer 504G baler in reply to Jack-Ont, 06-22-2006 05:09:47  
I just bought one of these. I haven"t used it yet. Any helpful advice I should know about operating it? Are bales difficult to get started? Any common mechanical problems? Thanks!



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KEH

06-22-2006 18:31:32




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 Re: Vermeer 504G baler in reply to Doug in IL, 06-22-2006 17:56:05  
They will start bales fine if adjusted properly. You need to refer to manual, but the main thing is to adjust the height of the header when it is in the down position to the proper height by then turning the adjusting jack in the hitch until the pickup fingers are at the proper height, I think 2 inches, but refer to manual. Also it is important to have a full set of pickup teeth to get bales started. I had trouble with the twine not being cut and solved it by making a longer knife. Run the baler empty and see if you hear any bad bearings. After you get a full bale run baler and walk around it listening for bad bearings. After several bales, dump bale, cut off tractor, feel and see if there are hot bearings. Keep chains oiled and tight. Sometimes belts stretch and get too long and need to be cut off and relaced to proper length. They are good balers and should give good service.

KEH

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504 Baler Guy

06-22-2006 17:36:13




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 Re: Vermeer 504G baler in reply to Jack-Ont, 06-22-2006 05:09:47  
4' wide X 5' diameter bales. It's a pretty simple little baler built in the early to mid 80's. Open throat. Had choice of rope, hydrualic, and electric tie. check condition of belts they can be expensive to replace.



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Joe(TX)

06-22-2006 06:01:05




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 Re: Vermeer 504G baler in reply to Jack-Ont, 06-22-2006 05:09:47  
I have one labeled as a Massey Ferguson 1440. It"s a good baler and makes good dense bales. It"s a tight core baler so it makes a better bale than the earlier models. Minimun suggested hp is around 52.



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Beck

06-22-2006 05:53:59




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 Re: Vermeer 504G baler in reply to Jack-Ont, 06-22-2006 05:09:47  
Good baler for an older baler. Open throat, doesn't make too bad of a bale. I had a 504F for years and it was a good baler. The 504G is pretty much the same, except they removed the tension cylinder from the top and added an extra big tension spring on each side of the tail gate. My baler had hydraulic tie. I think they experimented with electric tie on some of the 504G's.



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