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Luther V

10-29-2007 13:43:30




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we're done small square baling for the year , and when I put the baler in the barn I left the hay bale in chamber. It got me thinkng - If it stays dry inside barn is it really so bad to leave a bale in baler chamber over winter? I know bales draw some moisture. I cleaned her up, greased fittings, oiled chains, and sprayed some WD-40 on sheet metal. What are you all doing for square baler storage - leave some hay in or take all out?

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David Snipes

10-31-2007 10:26:15




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to Luther V, 10-29-2007 13:43:30  
I remove all hay, blow out the chaff and paint all areas where the paint has been rubbed off by the hay. This gives me a chance to check for missing bolts, cracks or other problems. I keep it in an open shed, so the moist winter air can still get to it and the bare steel would rust if I didn't paint those spots.



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RobMD

10-30-2007 18:56:04




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to Luther V, 10-29-2007 13:43:30  
if the hay was nice and relatively dry, don't worry about it.

As soon as you leave a baler outside with hay in it, you are in for BIG trouble.



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JK-NY

10-30-2007 16:36:38




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to Luther V, 10-29-2007 13:43:30  
I always try to keep the baler inside, if it sits out a couple nights during use I cover it up. When I put it away if the last hay baled was real dry I leave it in, if not I run a couple broken bales of dry hay thru to push the greener stuff out. If it was to always set outside I would remove the hay.



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James22

10-30-2007 08:35:24




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to Luther V, 10-29-2007 13:43:30  
Never have removed the hay or straw and have occasionally not used for 2-3 years without any problem. However it is stored inside. Wouldn't try this if stored in the big outdoor "shed".



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MNBob

10-30-2007 06:12:50




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to Luther V, 10-29-2007 13:43:30  
I got in the habit of tripping the arm and pulling the last bale out, then blowing it out with a leave blower. grease and check oils, mist with diesel/oil mix and put into the shed. Do the same with the mower/cond. Really only takes a few minutes extra and I feel better. I also park on boards. Would like to find a source for the used rubber mat they use on R/R crossings.



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Don-Wi

10-29-2007 23:58:41




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to Luther V, 10-29-2007 13:43:30  
Our baler gets backed in the shed, and the pin pulled. We try to bale dry hay as the last thing for the season, but sometimes you can't predict when the end of the season for baling will be.

This year 2nd was the last stuff we baled. 3rd was cut and left on the ground, and 4th was chopped and put in a silage bag.

My vote is leave it in as long as it's inside a building. Everything except the planters and baler sit outside on our farm. No shed space and moisture affects them too much compared to everything else.

Donovan from Wisconsin

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tim[in]

10-29-2007 19:57:37




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to Luther V, 10-29-2007 13:43:30  
Like Paul said no one i ever knew in our hot humid area ever took the bale out of the chamber. Sometimes i would run a few bales of straw in it at the last.



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Vally Farm

10-29-2007 19:15:02




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to Luther V, 10-29-2007 13:43:30  
the plunger is in the chamber if it is extended rearward. When the plunger is foward it is out of the chamber to allow more hay to enter the chamber.



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Matt Weltz

10-29-2007 14:13:36




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to Luther V, 10-29-2007 13:43:30  
Take all the hay out of the chamber. The leftover will draw moisture and cause major rusting. Also be sure that the plunger is not in the chamber when stored. If things do rust, and the plunger is in the chamber, it will rust in place and then you will really have a mess...



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55 50

10-29-2007 18:19:04




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to Matt Weltz, 10-29-2007 14:13:36  
Do you mean totally remove the plunger from the baler? Seems to me the plunger is always considered to be "in the chamber" if it"s in place in the baler.

I always remove all the hay.



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Matt Weltz

10-30-2007 11:29:21




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to 55 50, 10-29-2007 18:19:04  
No, just turn the PTO so that the pluger is all the way the front and not let back in the bale chamber. I have seen balers that have had hay left in and the plunger all the way back in the plunger that rusted up. Took three grown men, a sledge hammer and a rail-road tie all day to beat the plunger back to the front of the baler to break the rust. Trust me, not something you want to have to go through. And if your wondering, no it was not my baler but it was my aunts and I was one of those three guys...

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paul

10-29-2007 18:40:01




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 Re: Baler Storage in reply to 55 50, 10-29-2007 18:19:04  
Dad nor I have never removed the bale or anything. We try to bale some drier stuff to finish off tho, no wet hay to stay in. Hasn't bothered the NH270 in 40 years or so.

--->Paul



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