[AT] Baling hay pictures

[charlie hill]

Tom,  that looks a lot like the one my grandfather had.
If I had to bet I'd say it was the same.  If not the same model
at least from the same time period.

He loaned it to a neighbor and it jammed up way out in a
field.  The neighbor went and got granddaddy to come and fix it.
They walked a long ways from the truck to the baler.  Granddaddy
reached in the baler to try and clear it not knowing exactly what happened.
The baler sowed a loop of baling wire through his right hand cutting two
finger bones in two and cutting off the last joint of his right thumb.  Then 
the
farmer had to leave him there alone while he made his way back to the truck
and drove several miles to get help and tools to take the baler apart and 
get
his hand out.

That's what being a good neighbor costs you sometimes!

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: toma at risingnet.net
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 11:36 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Baling hay pictures


I don't know if you can make it out in this picture. The baler is a 55W IHC.
The engine is the same as a Farmall A or B. It has a right angle drive and 
flat belt to the big flywheel, no clutch, just belt idler/ tightener. I have 
never seen one PTO driven. I don't know if they made one or how it would 
work.
Tom Armstrong
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>Toma
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>Interesting pics.  How does the drive from the engine get to the baler
>flywheel?
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>JV
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>> I got my hay all baled against all odds. 3 years ago the crankshaft broke
>> that works the plunger. I keep it greased and it continues to work. It
>> worked so well this year I am going to take better care of it.
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