Motorized baler

I have a Farmall 140 and a T41 baler. The baler does not have the extra motor and is pto driven. I thought a seperate motor for the baler as depicited in the operator manual. Would a VW or other small air cooled engine like a rotax engine work without too much modifications or headache.

I plan on obtaining an IH M or H after the 1st of the year and would like to have a grain drill, larger harrows, and 1 row or 66 inch wide combine like an AC66 combine.

When our MH50 was laid up one time we used a Farmall H to bale with our 14T, but I wound up wishing for more HP, lower tractor, and constant running PTO.

If you're gonna stay between an H or an M, go M.

Your M should have enough starch to handle a baler and wagon. 40-45 hp is plenty even on hills. We used to bale with a NAA, but its first gear was too fast.

We had a neighbor with a wisconsin powered IH baler and a Briggs & Stratton powered bale thrower. He did manage to make hay, but spent a lot of time tinkering with motor.

All that said, having an engine on a pull combine is handy to maintain constant machine speed, I would not avoid buying an implement if the engine was tight. I would not go out of my way to add an engine.

Your M should have enough starch to handle a baler and wagon. 40-45 hp is plenty even on hills. We used to bale with a NAA, but its first gear was too fast.

We had a neighbor with a wisconsin powered IH baler and a Briggs & Stratton powered bale thrower. He did manage to make hay, but spent a lot of time tinkering with motor.

All that said, having an engine on a pull combine is handy to maintain constant machine speed, I would not avoid buying an implement if the engine was tight. I would not go out of my way to add an engine.