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NH S717 chopper

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Tim(nj)

04-04-2004 20:59:12




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Got a 10'x40'upright silo with a good Silo-Matic unloader in it that needs fillin'. I have a NH blower tucked away, and a good JD 216 forage box.

This S717 has a 1 row corn head, and a pickup head. I want to know what I should pay close attention to on it when I go for a look.

Seems all the ex-dairy farmers right in my area used Fox machines (naturally there aren't any left, now that I'm looking).

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Hugh MacKay

04-05-2004 19:01:36




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 Re: NH S717 chopper in reply to Tim(nj), 04-04-2004 20:59:12  
Tim: The S717 is not a bad little machine on corn. The kinfe settings the others speak of hit you much quicker on haylage than with corn. Haylage being a lot harder to blow. My S717 had nine knives. I have been told they work better in corn with six knives. If I remember correctly there were fins you could order that went under the bar the knife bolts to. These fins would give more blower capacity, but I think they were only recomended with six knife machines. I'm quite rusty on this as I traded my machine off in 1975 for an 890. I remember reading this somewhere in NH literature, probably manual. Steve should know this.

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Del

04-05-2004 10:34:18




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 Re: NH S717 chopper in reply to Tim(nj), 04-04-2004 20:59:12  
I bought one that was supposed to have been worn out when I got it and cut 15 to 20 acres a year with it for 14 years before parking it. It had the sickel bar cutter and my neighbor has the wobble knife on his which is much better. A couple of bearings and a u-joint were the only replacement parts I put on it. I did a lot of welding on the spout and the pan under the chopper knives. Also on the spout where you direct it into the wagon had a round pipe that turned into a square chute that rusted out. Finally I'd turned the shear bar for the last time and the knives were ground down so there was no more adjustment and I parked it. My silage the last year or two looked like it had been cut with an old corn shreder. The NH S717 is a tuff machine.

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JD 4020 3020

04-05-2004 09:57:25




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 Re: NH S717 chopper in reply to Tim(nj), 04-04-2004 20:59:12  
Check the knives. If they are really messed up, or are at then end of their life this chopper will be worth very little. New knives for these machines are very expensive. If the knives are shot and you can get the unit cheap enough it will still work, but you will have longer lengths of hay or corn, and you will not be able to fill the wagon all the way to the rear. Other than that the chopper unit is relitively bullet proof for its age. One other thing to look at is with the corn head. If it has the sickle bar type cutter check it closely. When these get old they cause lots of problems.

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mike in mn

04-05-2004 10:40:11




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 Re: Re: NH S717 chopper in reply to JD 4020 3020, 04-05-2004 09:57:25  
filling the wagon all the way to the rear depends on how close the knives and the pan are set. that alone will do it. we had that same chopper at home and we didn't have any problems with it not filling the silage box to the rear. we also had a 98hp tractor on the front twisting the shaft.



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JD 4020 3020

04-05-2004 16:57:28




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 Re: Re: Re: NH S717 chopper in reply to mike in mn, 04-05-2004 10:40:11  
True, adjustment helps, but when there is no more adjustment left, the only thing left is a new shear bar and knives. Mine has reached that stage, but is still being used seeing how I chop maybe 15 to 20 loads (or half loads) a year to just fill a 14x 40 silo. As for the power, I run it with a JD 4020 that dynos at 105 hp, at 2500 RPM.



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Steve from New Holland

04-05-2004 04:44:31




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 Re: NH S717 chopper in reply to Tim(nj), 04-04-2004 20:59:12  
Very good machine in its era, but is getting old. I guess the 2 things that gave the most trouble on that machine were the smooth roll and smooth roll scraper area and the reversing gearbox. Neither of these items were seriously troubling, but did give some, but only after alot of use. Steve



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