[AT] Baling hay pictures

Bo Hinch bohinch at gmail.com
Mon Jul 25 07:06:41 PDT 2016


This sure would be nice for all farmers to have .

https://www.facebook.com/BreakingNews24Info/videos/1167921593242195/

On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:

> Funny you mention that, because I did overfill (25psi instead of my normal
> 15psi) my rear tires hoping the extra couple inches would allow me to swap
> my 2" drop  hitch around.   But that was wishful thinking.  It gave me
> maybe an inch.
>
> Spencer Yost
>
>
>
> Spencer Yost
> > On Jul 24, 2016, at 11:33 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Spencer you need taller tires on your Ford!
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ralph Goff
> > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 11:43 AM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Baling hay pictures
> >
> >> On 7/22/2016 9:13 AM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> >> Ralph's post reminded me to give an update.  As you folks may have
> >> remember, I was trying to figure out why my driveline rattled so bad
> >> whenever I was making a turn with my haybine and my baler. In both
> cases I
> >> was not able to make turns that I feel like I should  have been able to
> >> make.
> >>
> >> I think I finally figured it out though.  The haybine requires a hitch
> >> point 13 to 17 inches above the ground. I need to keep it closer to 17
> to
> >> maintain the amount mount of spring suspension on the head needed to
> >> maintain the  recommended 80lbs lift.    At 16 inches, The manual also
> >> suggests that the PTO shaft be 8 inches above the hitch point. The PTO
> >> shaft is barely above the hitch point at 16" (is currently 2"). So
> >> basically with the Ford tractor you end up with two mutually exclusive
> >> specifications.   There is a noticeable downward angle to the PTO shaft
> if
> >> I have the hitch point right for the head.  If I have the PTO shaft
> right,
> >> I have a bulldozer for a cutting head.   I suspect I have the same
> problem
> >> with the baler, but I'll see  tomorrow when I bale hay.
> >>
> >> This would also explain why I did not have any trouble with my
> >> international equipment, because when I ran that equipment I ran it with
> >> an Oliver 77 diesel. That PTO shaft was a good bit higher.
> >>
> >> Just wanted to give an update,
> >>
> >> Spencer Yost
> > I'm going to double check all the manual recommended measurements for
> > hitch and pto on my NH round baler.
> > The hitch pin to tractor pto distance at 14 inches is right on. I have
> > to check the height. Also wondering about the baler
> > hitch height as that affects the angle of the second pto joint (the one
> > I just broke) Funny how it worked fine since I
> > bought the baler nearly ten years ago. Now I'm wondering did I have the
> > sliding pto shaft assembled with the joints
> > out of sync.?
> > Local dealer says the nearest new yoke is in Indiana at a cost of $273!
> > Crazy! I only paid $1200 for the baler. Do I
> > put that much money into parts or look for another good used machine?
> >
> > Ralph in Sask.
> >
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