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NH286 Baler Questions

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Andy

07-02-2004 02:56:27




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Hi All,

I have the opportunity to purchase a NH 286 in very good condition for US$1550. At this point I have only seen photos as it is located some distance away. I am trying to find out as much as I can before making the trip down.

I have a DB 995 ( approx 50 hp ) - I am guessing it should be powerful enough?
Is the bale size 14 x 16 or the larger one?
2 string or 3?
Does this model have any foibles etc that I should know about i.e. are they any good?

Thanks for any help and/or advice

Andy

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Dan

07-02-2004 21:17:02




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 Re: NH286 Baler Questions in reply to Andy, 07-02-2004 02:56:27  
Andy, the 286 is a good baler. produces 16X18 bales not 14X16, they use that type baler in my part of the country whereas they don't much in midwest. It is heavy. It was of the era when NH speeded up their balers, plastic twine became the thing and could take the same pressure as wire. In my area of the country, NW, most balers were wire tie before that time, now few wire balers around. Anyway, The 283 was a smaller baler with more strokes per minute, next up was 285 the 286. Think the 286 was more production oriented than 285 or 283. Probably not as many strokes per minute as 283 but a heavy duty baler. Most in my area were engine balers. I suspect 50 HP may be marginal depending upon how hard you push it. These came with a heavy pto but that still seemed to be a weak point. They are old so condition of baler would determine worth.

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Gary in TX

07-02-2004 08:34:44




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 Re: NH286 Baler Questions in reply to Andy, 07-02-2004 02:56:27  
Hay Andy,
Got a question for you. Foibles? What the heck is that? I've never heard that one dude!



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Tim(nj)

07-02-2004 12:39:58




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 Re: Re: NH286 Baler Questions in reply to Gary in TX, 07-02-2004 08:34:44  
Finally, my BA in English is paying off. Foible = quirk, oddity, flaw.



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Steve from New Holland

07-02-2004 04:42:15




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 Re: NH286 Baler Questions in reply to Andy, 07-02-2004 02:56:27  
Andy, This is a 286, not a 268, right? If so, it is a 16 x 18 baler. 2 strings. It is considered a pretty big baler. Your 995 DB is powerful enough. Steve



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Andy

07-02-2004 13:21:27




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 Re: Re: NH286 Baler Questions in reply to Steve from New Holland, 07-02-2004 04:42:15  
Hi Steve,

Yep, definitely a 286 - I originally thought the same and they had a 268 as I couldn't find nix on the net for a 286 - so I rang and confirmed a 286.... I was hoping for a small baler - but it might be the price/condition is too good to pass up.

Thanks for the input.

Andy



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Matthew(MICH)

07-02-2004 04:18:03




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 Re: NH286 Baler Questions in reply to Andy, 07-02-2004 02:56:27  
Andy,
I've got one of the first NH 268 balers. They were made from 64-68. Other than some general maintainance my 268 makes good tight bales. My 268 came from a dairy farm so I can only image the amount of bales it has made over it's time. I my self have made over a 1000 from first cutting and hasn't missed a tie other than when the not from tying the two twine spools together. My 268 only has two sets of feeder forks because of it being one of the first years. It is a two string knotter unit. I pull my baler using a 45pto hp ford tractor with no problem on power.I know the later ones has three sets of feeder forks. The short pto shaft is no problem for me though some guys like the three joint pto shafts found on the NH 269 balers makes for sharper turns in the field.

Great baler

Matthew

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Matthew(MICH)

07-02-2004 07:47:03




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 Re: Re: NH286 Baler Questions in reply to Matthew(MICH), 07-02-2004 04:18:03  
Sorry for getting the two baler's confused. Though a 268 is a great baler.



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Andy

07-02-2004 13:31:10




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 Re: Re: Re: NH286 Baler Questions in reply to Matthew(MICH), 07-02-2004 07:47:03  
No worries on the confusion thing..... I am on a small block with lots of friends on small blocks all of which want to have hay done but finding a contractor who wants to do small paddocks etc is trying - so I had the mower, got given a small tedder/rake when a friend upgraded his tractor on his farm and the pz was looking too small ..... and so I am looking for a baler.

The NH 200 series seems to have a good amount of spares available here and also have a good dealership for support so your info is still good - as I may not buy this larger baler - it might not fit between the gate posts!

Cheers

Andy

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