846 chain baler.

Although they worked pretty darned good when they were new, you might want to steer clear of the floor chain models.

Getting long in the tooth and just more "mechanical" things to go wrong vs the floor-roller types.

Allan

I had a 847 which is about the same as an 846. NH balers then made odd sized bales, that one is a few inches off of being a full 4 x 5.
It has chains in the bottom of the baler that help form the bale. These cost $75 each 15 years ago. Also, the metal in the floor wears out from the bale turning on it. I had to weld strips in the bottom between the chains.
The big chains were $900 plus 15 years ago, and it is a jib to replace them. The piece of chain, assuming its one of the big belt forming chains, is a bad sign. If you could tell that the chains had been recently been replaced the baler might be ok, but otherwise I would leave it alone.

KEH

• Hobby farm