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DD

08-11-1999 17:34:58




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Last fall I posted several questions regarding baling hay using an 8N. The responses were varied and two opinions seemed to appear. One, that an 8N was underpowered and that baling without a live PTO was more trouble than it was worth. The other that it would work just fine given your land is not to hilly and accepting the fact you'd have to stop once in a while, take it out of gear and quickly let the clutch out to keep the baler going if you get a big slug of hay in. Well, last fall I bought an old JD side delivery rake and a NH 271 baler for $400. I put about $200 additional into both over the winter, changed all fluids, made necessary adjustments and sharpened knives. Last weekend I just finished cutting, raking and baling my ten acres with my new (old) equipment and my '52 8N. I'm pleased to say it worked just fine. I saved myself about $900 in hiring someone to bale it for me and I had a blast in the process. If can accept its limitations, these N's are fine machines.

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Truck

08-12-1999 06:20:10




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 Re: 8N and baling hay report in reply to DD, 08-11-1999 17:34:58  
Some questions fer the successful hay baler:
1: Were you happy with the 271?
2: What should I look for in a similar used baler?
3: Does your 8N have a Sherman?
4: What gear and throttle setting did you use to bale?
5: What sort of terrain do you have ? Any hills?

I'm gonna start looking for some equipment for my brothers alpaca farm in Bridport, Vermont. He's already got my best 2N, a bush hog, disc, and plow, but had to hire out the haying this year and lost first cutting due to the busy schedule of the custom cutter. I think it may have been a per bale pay arrangement but haven't heard.

Thanks for the help. And thanks, Kim and all the sponsors, for this board.

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DD

08-12-1999 11:29:34




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 Re: Re: 8N and baling hay report in reply to Truck, 08-12-1999 06:20:10  
1. I was happy with the 271. I did have to adjust the feed dogs (I think that's what they're called, the prongs that move hay into the chamber). The first bales were a bit banana shaped but by the end they were good bales. I did sharpen the knives which I'm sure helped with the lower power of the N to handle things. The knotters worked great, not a knot missed.

2. If at all possible watch the thing is action and make sure the knotters knot. I'm by no means an authority on this so take my advice with a grain of salt. Check all the chains for excessive wear, check the bearings on the plunger. One mistake I made was to not look at the bale chamber, it was very rusty and I spent a lot of time cleaning it out and then painted it with graphite paint.

3. No Sherman on my 8N

4. I baled in first gear at about 2/3 throttle

5. My land is FLAT

Hope this helps a little, e-mail me if you have any other questions.

DD

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Bill OH

08-12-1999 04:45:21




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 Re: 8N and baling hay report in reply to DD, 08-11-1999 17:34:58  
Glad to hear it worked out well for you. I was one of those that didn't think it was a good idea to use the N for baling. Someday I want to get some hay land so I won't have to rely on others to get the right stuff for our llamas, but I still think I'll get a WD 45 or a bigger Ford (like 600-800 series) to run the baler. Don't think my old 9N would quite do the job.



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Steve

08-11-1999 19:09:50




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 Re: 8N and baling hay report in reply to DD, 08-11-1999 17:34:58  
When I was a kid back in the early 50's, we had a small farm with an 8N and all of the attachments. It seemed that the cutting, raking and baling all went well. The only thing that seemed to stick in my mind was the bale loader. This thing had a live arm that picked up the bale and swung the bale on to a truck bed that traveled along side. The fun part was if you traveled too fast. The faster you traveled the faster the bale moved. At times it would get air borne and could knock someone off the truck.

Things Kids remember????

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geo in MI

08-11-1999 19:08:48




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 Re: 8N and baling hay report in reply to DD, 08-11-1999 17:34:58  
I've been out of it for so long, can I ask how much do custom balers get per bale these day? I assume the small bales, of course, not the big round ones. Maybe you can hire yourself out and make some money for yourself--buy another N?



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joe Va

08-11-1999 17:54:40




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 Re: 8N and baling hay report in reply to DD, 08-11-1999 17:34:58  
Hay! Hay!



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Les (OH)

08-12-1999 17:12:55




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 Re: Re: 8N and baling hay report in reply to joe Va, 08-11-1999 17:54:40  
One summer about 35 yrs back, my brother and I worked for a custom baler. We were paid a penny a bale! A lot of work for a little pay.



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