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Brian

04-18-2001 20:06:02




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I have a 1947 IH H and am thinking about a baler for 20 acres of flat land. I found a guy localy that has a 47 IH baler in unkown condition for a what seems like a good price. My question is what are these balers worth, what to watch for when buying it and will the H pull the baler allright? Thanks for any and all adv




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Don H

04-20-2001 19:44:41




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 Re: IH 47 Baler in reply to Brian, 04-18-2001 20:06:02  
Having read 4 of your responses, I know I am in the minority, but I have baled thousands of bales with an H pulling a JD 14T baler and wagon in alfalfa hay that averaged about 110-120 bales per acre. That's good, heavy hay and we did it in third gear almost all the time. Live pto would be helpful, but it's not hard to learn to shift between plunger strokes so even that isn't a show stopper by any means. I wouldn't hesitate a minute to use an H for baling. Go for it.

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Charlie

04-19-2001 06:11:24




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 Re: IH 47 Baler in reply to Brian, 04-18-2001 20:06:02  
I've had my H on a model 46 baler and it worked OK but my M is definitely better. The amount of horsepower you need on any baler depends on the size windrow you're baling. If you have a huge windrow it will be very tough with an H and no live PTO. If you're cutting equipment cuts a 7 ft width the H should be able to handle it.



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JK-NY

04-19-2001 05:55:55




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 Re: IH 47 Baler in reply to Brian, 04-18-2001 20:06:02  

I have a model 47 IH baler. It is a decent machine , But the old IH balers don't bring alot of money around here. W/o a thrower a real good one would be worth $400. With a thrower maybe $600 or so.I would try turning it over by hand and trip the knotters and see that everything works smooth. Check the bushings at each end of the plunger arm for wear, if it has a thrower check condition of rollers and sealed bearings on each roler. I have found that the knotter brake needs to be in good shape and adjusted right, also the roller that runs the trip arm up as the star shaped bale wheel turns looks like a pulley but comes apart. If the center piece of this aaembly is worn out you will make longer bales than you want, this causes a real problem with the thrower.If your ground is flat and you go slow the H should hamdle it but if you have a good heavy stand of hay it will probably give it a workout. I would strongly recommend a live pto for baling hay , but have done it without one and I'm sure many other people still do.

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john phillips

04-18-2001 20:16:23




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 Re: IH 47 Baler in reply to Brian, 04-18-2001 20:06:02  
i have 51 model M and have new holland 68 bailer ive never had any trouble out of the bailer but i restored mine before use i would look real close at tounge to make sure there are no welds, the knotters and the knives stuff like the bearings pickup teeth and cleanouts are something you can get at reasonable price at a dealer. but i dont think i would give more than $300.00 for unknown condition i used mine to bale 400 bale thick alfalfa before i bought it and i only gave $450.00 for mine. my advise is to make sure its a good deal and not more trouble than your willing to work on with the growing season coming youll need something half usable to make it this year and work on it this winter.

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Keewaydin

04-19-2001 14:38:55




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 Re: Re: IH 47 Baler in reply to john phillips, 04-18-2001 20:16:23  
Any idea when it last baled? Has it been stored under cover? I've baled many thousands of bales with an IH 47 but if I were new at the game I wouldn't want to buy a machine that couldn't be demonstrated or from someone who hadn't used it fairly recently and could help me get it up and running. Old square balers aren't worth much around here. Pretty frustrating to have a lot of hay ready for baling and the baler not running right. Also I'd really hate to bale without a live PTO and very preferably power steering. If you do buy it spend some time with the instruction book until you've got an idea how it's supposed to work and start with a very small mowing. Best single piece of advice I can offer for a 47 is to keep the twine knives good and sharp and positioned just where the book tells you they should be. Lots of luck.

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