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nwb

10-08-2004 18:43:23

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There is a NH 276 baler coming up for auction next week. I have been doing some research in the archives and have heard that these balers do not have packer forks like JD's do. Can anyone explain to me what the packer fork is and what it does? Thanks for the help.

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Hermit

10-09-2004 17:28:04

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Re: Packer fork? in reply to nwb, 10-08-2004 18:43:23

Isn't a packer fork what Brett Farve uses to eat his pre-game meal? (Sorry, I live north of Green Bay.)

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Kelly C

10-09-2004 19:25:30

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Re: Packer fork? in reply to Hermit, 10-09-2004 17:28:04

Nope... Packer Fork is what we use when he comes to the Dome.

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RayP(MI)

10-09-2004 15:05:58

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Re: Packer fork? in reply to nwb, 10-08-2004 18:43:23

Can't speak for that model, but my NH 268 Hayliner has a set of 6 aluminum tines behind the pickup that direct the hay to the bale chamber. Rack is driven by an arm connected to the plunger drive assembly. Seems kinds Rube Goldberg, but transports the hay OK, and bales seem to be as good as the auger/fork balers I have used. Rack sliding back and forth sound is a little unnerving at first, but you'll get used to it. Doesn't plug often!

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RickL

10-09-2004 09:53:53

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Re: Packer fork? in reply to nwb, 10-08-2004 18:43:23

the packer fork helps with getting hay to the chamber far side period. Way less adjusting to make uniform bales. In my use of the square balers I would not have one without period. But thats just my two cents. I have a New Holland 570 now and It will not make as uniform bale so far like me Deere units did. Next season will be goin back to Deere or inline unit.

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Kelly C

10-09-2004 06:43:12

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Re: Packer fork? in reply to nwb, 10-08-2004 18:43:23

I have both kinds. A NH68 and a JD 14t. Old balers so newer ones may be different.
So far I have found the 14t makes much better bales in all crop conditions but the pick up seems to plug up with out really trying to hard.
1st gear baling for sure. Got her into 2nd a little bit.
Cant handle the same windrows as my NH.

My 68 can eat like a hog compared to the 14t. The pick up/ feed system is far more advanced than the 14t's. So for me its NH68 1st cutting and 14t for 2nd+.
68 if I am in a hurry. 68 is concidered a real low capacity baler for NH so newer one must be hogs.

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RJ-AZ

10-08-2004 19:39:42

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Re: Packer fork? in reply to nwb, 10-08-2004 18:43:23

The NH balers use a set of packer forks on a chain driven eccentric that in my opinion work quite well. It is a more complicated setup than the JD auger and packer fork setup but I wouldn't let that be the deciding factor when buing a baler. I have found that you may need to move the leading fork a little depending on crop conditions such as baling Good heavy hay or light prairie hay or even straw. The carrier bar on the NH has a spring loaded section that has been known to rearrange facial features and alter shop walls when disassembled incorrectly. As for me I like the NH over the JD.Mainly easier to time and the parts are a little cheaper.

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Jim.UT

10-08-2004 19:04:32

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Re: Packer fork? in reply to nwb, 10-08-2004 18:43:23

I have seen two basic designs: packer forks and auger.

In either case the packer forks' job is to move hay from the pickup into the bale chamber where the plunger mashes it into a bale and shoves it down the chute where it drops on the ground (in my case). If a baler doesn't have packer forks, it probably has an auger that does the same thing.

The exception to this that comes to mind would be a center feed baler.

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