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Mike F

05-29-2003 05:36:17




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I have a chance to buy a 346 wire baler $900.Is this a good baler.




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Doug

05-30-2003 09:01:05




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 Re: JD 346 in reply to Mike F, 05-29-2003 05:36:17  
Since I paid $2800 for mine last year, I would say that $900 is a very good price provided the baler doesn't have some existing problems.



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Doug in IL.

05-30-2003 04:22:40




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 Re: JD 346 in reply to Mike F, 05-29-2003 05:36:17  
I have one of these. It's been an excellent baler. It has much more capacity than the 338 twine I used to own. The more current version of the 346 is the 348. To me, the wire tie is a huge advantage. The twister mechanisms are much simpler than the twine tie knotters. 346 wire balers just work. None of the nuisance problems that twine balers can have. Wire balers can make a more solid and heavier bale too. This is important to me because I handle my bales with a bale wagon. It's hard break a wire tied bale while handling it. If you handle wire tied bales by hand, a good pair of leather gloves and/or a bale hook is in order. No broken, rotted, or rodent chewed twine either, especially if you use sisal. The BIG disadvantage is disposal of the wire after using the bales! You can accumulate a lot of used wire! Another smaller disadvantage is that wire cost more per bale than twine. $900 is a steal if the baler is in fairly good condition. As another poster mentioned, condition is everything on a baler.

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Mike F

05-30-2003 05:53:21




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 Re: Re: JD 346 in reply to Doug in IL., 05-30-2003 04:22:40  
Thanks guys, --Can I tell the condition just by turning it over with the fly wheel through the cycle



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JD70Jim

05-29-2003 09:11:32




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 Re: JD 346 in reply to Mike F, 05-29-2003 05:36:17  
This is the HEAVY DUTY version of the 336 baler (which is essentially still made as the 338). $900 would be considered cheap, with the only drawback being that it is WIRE TIE!

They were and are, very good balers.

The question, then, is THIS baler a good baler? You'll have to do a careful inspection to find that out. ASk to see it run. Break open a couple of bales and feed them through it to see if it works and how well it ties. Listen for unusual noises which you can't explain (grinding, metal on metal is bad). Does the pickup work well? Are the knives sharp? What do the bales look like?

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