[AT] The rest of the story

[Gunnells, Bradley R]

I'm sure you'll get a few different opinions. I had to look it up as I wasn't even sure of the HP rating of a B.


Once the plunger is running, the flywheel helps keep the momentum up. I would think if you had a nice light and dry windrow and made sure to go very slow you could probably push a couple bales through it. When you speed up or feed more hay you can typically hear the governor kick in harder. So I'd say you probably could but I'd only do it in ideal conditions and for a short duration.


Brad

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Just a quick question...

I have a neighbor (one of the good neighbors), who wanted to see the John Deere B pull the baler. Do you think a John Deere B could pull my new Holland 269? I know it is way under powered but could you do it even just for a windrow for demonstration purposes?  I know I would need a PTO overrunning clutch that also adapts to the larger shaft size(which I think have laying around somewhere).  Or would I just trash everything?   It seems like the cyclical motion would hammer the over running clutch and the driveline.   Regardless it seems dicey to me but I must admit - I wouldn't mind seeing it myself....

Spencer Yost

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