[AT] new to me baler

[John Hall]

Finally bought another baler. I've been running a Super 66 New Holland 
for the last 25 years. Long story short I needed something larger, 
faster, not so worn out, and that parts are more readily available for. 
In the last month I looked at two 272, a 282, 76 (or was it 78), a 
compact 65, a big Deere, called about an older small Deere and another 
272 (forgive me if I am off on some of my model #'s). This baler has 
been for sale on Craigslist for about 2 months. Price was a little more 
than I wanted to spend, but the guy has been dropping the price--he was 
selling the baler for someone else. I had to go to basically the middle 
of nowhere to get it and tow it 50 miles back home. You'd think the 
middle of nowhere would have no traffic--but I was in the vicinity of a 
large lake--lots of traffic. Anyway made it home without incident. Only 
had one idiot driver to contend with. About 5 miles from the house he 
decided he wanted to ride 15 ft off the back of the baler headed down a 
twisting road across a bridge-- I just drove slower and wider.
Pulled the baler in the shop and greased everything I could find, 
tightened one chain idler, sprayed the bill hooks with penetrating oil, 
threaded it and decided to run some straw through it. Grabbed some bales 
out of the barn, tripped the knotter often--it never missed. Baler has 
practically new needles and knife arms--I think i need to slightly 
adjust the needles as they are hitting the twine disc cleaners. Need to 
order manuals for it. Gonna test it in a some hay pretty soon.
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