John Deere 336 Baler

luv2wrench · Jun 19, 2015

Are 336 Deere Balers a good Baler. Looking at buying one that is in perfect shape and always shedded. Think is it late 70's or early 80's?

I only make roughly 500 bales a year.

Opinions?

Donald Lehman · Jun 19, 2015

Buy it. They are a very good baler.

LAA · Jun 19, 2015

The 336 is as good as they come for a medium to heavy use baler, I wish I knew where another one was in good shape.

dhermesc · Jun 19, 2015

The 336 came out in the 1970s(?) about the time big round balers became popular. They are a heavy duty high capacity machine that could have very minimal use. If shed kept its entire life it could easily be 35-40 years old but only a few years of real wear. I know of several farmers that had a good square baler then bought a big round baler and square baler was kept as a backup and seldom left the shed again. It is a better machine than a 224T, 24T or 14T and you know they were used for years (decades) before being parked or regulate to light duty.

Roger in Iowa · Jun 19, 2015

If you are going to buy it, and I would, it was orignally shipped with sisal twine billhooks. If you are going to use plastic, make sure it has multi-twine billhooks!

K Effective · Jun 19, 2015

I bought mine from a buddy when he got out of cow/calf and hay. He worked it hard from new (1989?) until I bought it, and now I only run 2500-3500 bales a year through it. No major issues, and has not missed a bale yet this year (in all of 354 chances

). I had not heard of the sisal bill issue, I switch back and forth on twine and don't know the difference in bill type...

Part Time Pete · Jun 19, 2015

A buddy of mine had one since new - just replaced it last year
Great baler
Pete

Bobl1958 · Jun 19, 2015

I have a wire tie 336 that never gives a problem...(knock on wood!)You'll love it.

BradyW · Jun 19, 2015

John Deere made (makes) a good strong square baler, we have a 24T,that came out before the 336 they do a nice job, and parts are easy to find. I would say if the price is reasonable it would be a good investment.

Tim(nj) · Jun 19, 2015

Check the pitman arm for slop around the bushing up by the plunger. There's a grease fitting there that often gets missed. Rest of the baler can be perfect but if that is the only fitting that didn't get greased regularly it can be catastrophic.

North Vale - PA · Jun 19, 2015

JD balers today are basically the same machine with some minor modifications. So, a 336 is basically equal to new at a fraction of new price. If you buy it, get an owner's manual and go over all the adjustments, etc. it is fairly easy to keep one running perfect. I have 2 of them. You want a minimum 50 - 60 hp tractor to run the baler and if you pull a stack wagon, you want 20 more hp. Mine have bale kickers on them, so I pull rack wagons and load them up big time. 150 bales is no problem in a 16' wagon. Have fun.

David G · Jun 20, 2015

good baler

John Deere 336 Baler

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