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John Deere B baling

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Wade

11-30-2004 11:19:15




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Have a 1950 B that was rebuilt 5 year ago ( new rings, valves and guides), it runs well. I have a new holland 316 wire baler. Has anyone baled with a model B or would an A be a better fit. Any advice appreciated.
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BB

11-30-2004 20:26:45




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 remember you don't have a live PTO in reply to Wade, 11-30-2004 11:19:15  
If you pull the chutch everything will go dead!!!!!



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Fennigan

11-30-2004 16:15:34




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 Re: John Deere B baling in reply to Wade, 11-30-2004 11:19:15  
Wade, the commets on the smaller windrows are right. Go slow and steady and don"t push it. I"ve baled with a 316 on a farmall H and did ok.




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CMB

11-30-2004 16:54:25




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 Re: John Deere B baling in reply to Fennigan, 11-30-2004 16:15:34  
Anything you can do with an "H Farmall" can be done better with a "B" JD just take you'r time and it will be OK!!!!! !!!1



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Jerry Eaton

11-30-2004 14:08:40




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 Re: John Deere B baling in reply to Wade, 11-30-2004 11:19:15  
I baled hay last summer with a B, it even had cultivators hanging on it....
quite a treat. The lack of live power isn't fun, but don't hurry the ole girl. When making your windrows, smaller is better. I would advise to not double rake, and just take your time. It would be easier if you had a brand new $15,000 baler, and a new deere with all the bells and whistles, but the 'B' will do the job if you go slow, keep your mind on your work and most improtantly 'B' careful. All those levers on the old John Deeres can create confusion. Happy Baling!

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Loren-MN

11-30-2004 13:16:45




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 Re: John Deere B baling in reply to Wade, 11-30-2004 11:19:15  
We baled with a 51 B and a New Holland 68 for several years. No problems. Used it until we got the 56 60 with live pto.



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Jon17

11-30-2004 12:44:28




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 Re: John Deere B baling in reply to Wade, 11-30-2004 11:19:15  
How big of a flywheel does your baler have? The old JD balers were made for the 2 cylinder tractors as they had a huge heavy flywheel. The B will run it but you will not have any margin for error. Better to use a tractor with live PTO in my opinion. HTH JohnG



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old

11-30-2004 12:02:04




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 Re: John Deere B baling in reply to Wade, 11-30-2004 11:19:15  
At around 28HP its going to work it very hard and if you hit a big winrow you may have a real problem with it. A bigger tractor with live PTO would work better.



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ChuckW

11-30-2004 11:22:22




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 Re: John Deere B baling in reply to Wade, 11-30-2004 11:19:15  
I would say you B would operate the baler, but live power would make a better setup.



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RayP(MI)

11-30-2004 17:20:22




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 Re: John Deere B baling in reply to ChuckW, 11-30-2004 11:22:22  
We've been bailing with a '49 B for a couple years now. Have pulled a Oliver T-60 and a NH 268. Does an adequate job, although live PTO would be nice, the 268 has a overrun clutch on the flywheel, so you can start the baler running, and then quick disengage the clutch, put tractor in gear, and start rolling. We've pulled the baler and wagon with over 100 bales many times. When I was a kid, worked for my uncle who baled with a 50 and a 14T, he'd never pull a wagon at the same time. Never could figure that out, as the B we now have can do it easily! (By the way, that Oliver was a real poor baler, never could get firm bales, and knotter was very bad!)

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Joe S

12-01-2004 07:11:14




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 Re: John Deere B baling in reply to RayP(MI), 11-30-2004 17:20:22  
Dad customed bladed with a 49 B and the AC round baler that made the 80 pounder. I should know I have lifted ton's of these bales. He could kick out 3 bale average per minute. For the ones who have used this baler you know the number of time the B was clutched and in out of gear per bale. The baler is resting in a fence row to this day. He got 10 cent per bale and no charge for the flubs. Using a 70 he got 4 bales per minute.

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