mikewood869
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How fast can I go with a New Holland 68 and 268 baler if I keep the wheel bearings greased? The max would be 40 mph (if I had to tow it with a truck) and the slowest would 10 mph. The trip is probably 15 miles.
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Aaron SEIA
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I'd say 25 or 30 with good wheel bearings. More probably won't hurt for a trip that short.
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tomstractorsandtoys
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Replace the wheel bearings and you can pull it 5000 miles at 70 mph if you want. I pulled a 70 ft grain auger 250 miles last week and went whatever the speed limit was. I replaced the wheel bearings and had a good set of tires. If yours do not wobble just repack them and go and for a trip that short you would not even have to repack them if they are tight. Tom
Grease the bearings and drive as fast as you want.The biggest issue is the tires. Most implement tires are only 'rated' for 25-30 mph. Less if old and weathered.Airing them up tp rated PSI,plus 5 lbs. will help them ride better.Or put automotive/car tires on it. they are rated for hiway speeds.Again,Rated psi plus 5. Low air pressure is the fastest way to blow tires. Low pressure means more heat.More heat makes old (implement) tires go boom.
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mikewood869
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Thank you
Case Nutty 1660
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for me 15 miles is just moving to another field lol like said the bearings as long as they have grease will take the posted speed limit easy its the tires that are the weak point if they are implement times that are rotted,, we sold NH for years and at times we had to go pick up balers as far as 400 miles one way,, if we just needed one we towed them,, max psi in the tires and a bolt with a double nut to keep it in the hitch,, and we were Gone
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Question is the hitch. Is it absoulaty sollid that the toung cannot move a sixteenths of an inch in where it moves to go from road travel to field use? If any tiny bit of movement it can make the baler wipe sideways back and forth as you are pulling and that will tranfer to the truch making it impossible to keep on the road. Slow speeds will not bother but high speeds will. So drive so you can stay in your lane of the road.
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mikewood869
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We have a 1950 John Deere A and I took the 268 on a test run on a quiet road (lane & half maybe), the baler took up a lane on the road, just like a trailer.
I pull mine 30 miles twice each summer.. wheel bearings greased well with the standard implement tires.. I go about
45mph.. I also pull a bale wagon about the same with bigger implement tires..tires start showing checked I get new..
they are not that expensive and hopefully saves a brake down..
45mph.. I also pull a bale wagon about the same with bigger implement tires..tires start showing checked I get new..
they are not that expensive and hopefully saves a brake down..
I would say most of the posts are spot on for your 200 series baler but I would verify the 68 you have has actual wheel bearings in it. Many of those early 2 digit series NH balers had bronze bushings on the wheels instead of real bearings.
If the 68 has bronze bushings then I would go slower say more in the neighborhood of 30 to 35 mph max and stop and grease them every so often if pulling very far so take along a grease gun.
If the 68 has bronze bushings then I would go slower say more in the neighborhood of 30 to 35 mph max and stop and grease them every so often if pulling very far so take along a grease gun.
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I have towed balers many times. Haybines too. But I have had axles break off a total of 5 times over the years. 2 times out on the road. 1 time
In the field just 2 weeks ago, which I described here with my JD 336 baler. Trouble is you can?t see fatigue cracks. You hit a bump and down
she goes. One time the tire rolled into a woods and took me a good 15 minutes to find it. I suggest you consider replacing the axles if you plan
to do much towing.
In the field just 2 weeks ago, which I described here with my JD 336 baler. Trouble is you can?t see fatigue cracks. You hit a bump and down
she goes. One time the tire rolled into a woods and took me a good 15 minutes to find it. I suggest you consider replacing the axles if you plan
to do much towing.
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mikewood869
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I do plan on checking them but some other stuff came up today. The fastest the balers would go is 19 mph on the Ford 6610. If I had a issue to were one of the tractors died, I would pull the baler off and attach it to the truck and tow it max 40 mph.
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mikewood869
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The balers lasted the trip up and back with out any issues.
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