John Deere 336 vs. NH Super 68 baler

Thanks!

Tom

Tom, one of the first things to check when you are getting bananna shaped bales is bale tension. Make sure your bales are tight enough. This might also be a matter of having to feed the hay to the baler even faster.

After that I would start looking at the hay dogs (you can also install wedges in the sides of the chamber). If they aren't holding the hay inplace when the plunger pulls to the front, it doesn't let the next charge of hay fill the chamber the way it should.

If neither of those work, you are probable looking at an adjustment problem in the feeder tine that pull the hay into the bale chamber.

Hope that helps,

Josh in WNY

For hobby baling, the S68 does just fine (I have a 68, and have owned a S67). However, some NH balers have a tendency to produce "bananna bales". This is an easily overcome problem once you know how to "tweak" your baler to make a good tight square bale.

Parts support is about the same, price for green can be higher, but then some items for the older NH"s will impact your wallet as well. Consider how close the dealer or parts support is and do you feel comfortable with them.

So, again, your not comparing apples to apples.