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I think that the first 14T came out in about 1955. My dad had one with a ~500 or so serial number and IT was a 1955. They were built until about 1963 and so are all 45-50 years old. That generally means that they are worn out. SOME may not be, and still more have been repeatedly rebuilt and overhauled to the point of having many new(er) parts in them---but they are STILL pushing 50 years old, ANY machine of this sort, with this many moving parts, be it mounted corn picker, pull type or self propelled combine, baler, forage harvester, planter or whatever, will be seriously worn out by this stage of it's career and while I won't say that such a machine can;t be made to work, probably one ought to be thinking slightly newer if one is wanting a WORKER as opposed to having a RESTORED SHOWPIECE! This would apply to an old IHC baler or an old NEW HOLLAND or FORD or OLIVER baler as well. How much work and parts dollars are you willing to invest to keep it operational? As for what did the 14T USED to be? They WERE one of the better balers made---in their day! Having had one in my family for over 35 years (until it finally wore out) and having put literally over 100,000 bales through one I'd say they were pretty darn good. I'd rather use something more like a 337 today, however (which is what I bale with)!
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