Super 66 questions

My relationship with our 66 was sort of like the girl that didn't quite work out. Started out swell but got progressively more expensive and frustrating. Finally I went elsewhere. Like to a NH 68, which has been a very good machine indeed for what we wanted.

The big problem with ours was that it was just plain worn out. Things got to the point that it wasn't worth shoveling any more new parts into it. A lot of them fit on the 68, though, so it wasn't all bad.

There have been a lot of posts saying the 66 is a good machine, and that's probably true if there's some life left in one at all. So don't give up quite yet.

The left and right needles should be the same needle exactly. Sounds like somebody picked up a needle out of the spare pile and replaced one from another baler.

You can use different NH needles and some MF needles but you have to replace them in pairs so they match.

The groove in the needle is for adjustment purposes. The groove should be there.

The needle will only go in place with the needle facing towards the back when the carrier is in the home position so I don't understand the direction of needle question.

If you don't have a NH book you might want to scroll back down to where B.C. and some of us were telling the man how to adjust his needles and time his baler.

The directions we gave were on a 68SHL NH and a MF baler but the directions are the same as far as adjustments go.

Good luck and happy haying--BH