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New Holland 66 Baler

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Tom A (Middleto

06-07-2000 03:23:11




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Can anybody tell me about the NH 66 baler? I've heard some positives--it was reliable--and some negatives--not as good as newer models. I'd like to know how much it weighs; does it have a motor or is it PTO driven; how would it do on hills; wire or twine?

thanks for any help...I'm *STILL* hunting for that baler to pull with my 8N! :-)
Tom




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fred

04-14-2003 16:40:26




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 Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Tom A (Middletown MD), 06-07-2000 03:23:11  
tom,
the N/h-66 baler has been very reliable for me,
3 years and only a wheel hub replaced.
oh yeah i run it by pto with an allis chalmers
(B) yes i said an a/c "B"
and we pull a wagon behind it on level ground
with 80 bales on the wagon. the 66 runs very
easy. good luck



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Rob Cofer

10-04-2001 08:09:19




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 Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Tom A (Middletown MD), 06-07-2000 03:23:11  
I have a NH 66 baler, about 20 years ago the baler jumpted time do to worn out sprockets and chains, the wad board went in the bale chamber the same time the ram did and needless to say it cut the end of the wad board off. There are alot of parts to replace when its woreout.



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Dan Chambers

06-08-2000 09:33:54




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 Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Tom A (Middletown MD), 06-07-2000 03:23:11  
Tom I don't know if I have responded to your listing or not. Anyway I have a 8N '49 and I bale with a PTO driven IH 46 baler (twine) that was made in the early 50's. I bale on fairly level ground and it does just fine I don't have a lot of extra power but I get the job done. The baler misses about 5-6% of the bales which is normal for an IH 46 or 47. Good Luck Dan



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paul

06-08-2000 21:15:06




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 Re: Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Dan Chambers, 06-08-2000 09:33:54  
I just baled the alfalfa field, I'm the guy on the wagon (wife was to smart to volinteer...). I put about 125 bales on a hayrack. Man, I would DIE if I had to stop 6-10 times per hayrack & fix a bale!!!

I got 450 bales so far this season, no misses. I expect no more than 1 or 2 per 1000 bales, and that is mostly a wet slug or the twine changed balls.

I just couldn't hack what some of you put up with! More power to you, I must just have a short fuze! :)

--->Paul

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Fm

06-09-2000 08:23:00




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 Re: Re: Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to paul, 06-08-2000 21:15:06  
Whoa, That is pretty good. What kind a baler do you have? I was told that the new JD small squares are expected 1-2 per Hundred.



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paul

06-09-2000 20:54:41




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Fm, 06-09-2000 08:23:00  
Can't be that bad on new stuff? I've got a 270 NH about as old as I am I guess. Only baler I remember on the place anyhow. We run about 2500 bales of alfalfa/hay & 2000 bales straw per year through it, that's pretty regular for the past 35 years. The bushing/whatever holding the flywheel on is finally getting worn, but no major repairs on it in that time.

I guess mom & dad swore at it for a year because it wouldn't tie real well, but then the 2 bolts came loose holding the bottom of the knotters down, and now if it misses a bale there is generally a reason. :)

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Dusty

06-07-2000 17:38:10




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 Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Tom A (Middletown MD), 06-07-2000 03:23:11  
Back about the time that these bailers were built N.H. sold 45% to 49% of all the bailers sold. Dusty MI.



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Karl in MD

06-07-2000 17:25:31




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 Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Tom A (Middletown MD), 06-07-2000 03:23:11  
I have a NH 66 and I like it. Mine's PTO but the manual shows a 2-cyl wisconsin. It is well balanced and pulls easy. I pull mine either with my WD or my 400D Case and it doesn't strain either one. The only thing I see is that the pickup misses some fine stuff occasionally.



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Mongo

06-07-2000 11:45:44




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 Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Tom A (Middletown MD), 06-07-2000 03:23:11  
I still bale with a NH 66. It is a good "old fashioned" baler. It was made in the days of 40 bales/acre was heavy hay. If you keep the windrows of a managable size it will do alright. You have to keep all the chains oiled and grease fittings lubed. It has MANY grease fittings and takes awhile to get that job done and plan on spending some time on your back. If you are going to use an 8N on hills with one, you had better get one with it's own power source. They came both ways. With the chamber full of hay the machine is well balanced and will carry less than 200lbs on the tongue. The "wad board" is what most people dislike about these balers. If you splinter one of those it'll hit you right in the checkbook before it becomes a massive pain in the butt. I am no die hard NH 66 lover but I bought it at auction for $35 and put another $50 into it to make it a good usable machine and it hasn't given me any reasons to get rid of it. The outboard tire is no longer available and it has to be a low profile tire to clear the wad board. Fortunately, Harley Davidson used the same size tire on one of their bikes which is still available. My outboard tire reads "Formula Turbo" now but I don't wear leathers to put up hay...

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Bob Semrau

06-08-2000 10:45:36




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 Re: Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Mongo, 06-07-2000 11:45:44  
My 66 came with a mini-spare as the outboard tire. I always wondered about it, but it seems to work !

When I had to replace my wadboard (a chain broke and it slammed out and wouldn't slide smoothly anymore), NH wanted $69 for it ! I went to the local lumberyard and bought a piece of mahogany the same size ($10), had it planed to be the right thickness ($5), drilled some holes to match the original, and was back it business ...

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Mongo

06-08-2000 10:58:34




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 Re: Re: Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Bob Semrau, 06-08-2000 10:45:36  
Yep, sounds about right. Like I said, billfold then butt. It is good you were able to the work but if you had hay on the ground and storm clouds over head, that isn't when you want to be tackling that job. That is why they are less a than popuplar model. It kind of gives me the pioneer spirit tho... : )



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B.C

06-07-2000 05:00:17




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 Re: New Holland 66 Baler in reply to Tom A (Middletown MD), 06-07-2000 03:23:11  
The NH66 I have wound up as a parts source for the NH68 that replaced it. To make a long story short, our 66 was worn out to begin with, and getting that wadboard and its drive to work right was a fight. Finally I gave up and we got a newer baler.

NH changed the hay feed design after the 66 and it was a good thing they did. Don't think anybody ever copied that wadboard approach after that, either.

Ours also has plain wheel bearings and they don't like being towed behind pickups at any great speed or distance.

There are people who like 66s, and I would guess that one would work about as well as any other baler from that era if it was in decent shape to begin with.

Ours is a PTO although there also were Wisconsin V-4 powered versions. People can tell you stories about those things when they vapor lock, too.

Seems like the manual for the machine said it weighed about 2500 lb or so.

I've never considered a wire baler because of the handling ease of twine, and that twine scraps aren't quite as bad around animal innards as wire scraps.

I've seen people pull engine powered balers with 8N's but it was on level ground.

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