Looking at New Holland 271

Looks to have been stored inside but never cleaned up. Didn't see any serious rust. Looked in the twine compartment: there were several empty cans of penetrating oil, a discarded (worn out?) slip clutch and a pick up shield from the right side of the pick up. I would appreciate any information, bets, or insights. Dick Davis

Lower capacity machine, spits out bales about as fast as 1 person can handle on the back of a hayrack.....

Dad bought the 270 about when I was born slightly used, been spitting out 2-6,000 bales a year (over 40 years) every year, very low repairs. Worst thing was when a chain broke & dad forgot the timing issue, broke the needles & such. Otherwise it's been bulletproof.

Knotter wear is the big thing, usual chains, the flywheel gets loose over time - has a bushing. If the thing was greased often & kept up, should be a good one if you're not looking to bale the whole county.

On the 270 it takes a narrow tractor to not drive on the windrow as you bale; the 271 has a longer hitch, not sure if that helps. I use an IHC 300 with the right wheel way in, works well.

--->Paul