What is this? IH baler?

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jdm55

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• Aug 7, 2011

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I know a guy that has 2 self propelled hay balers, im sure he said they are IH's. anyone have any info on these? how rare are they? thinking of trying to buy them both.

have to copy and past this link to see the photo, cant get it to work.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa185/1953_kw_bullnose/baler.jpg

 

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Tim(nj)

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• Aug 7, 2011

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What I see is a baler powered by an engine instead of PTO. Looks like it still needs to be towed by a tractor, unless there's something I can't see in the pictures.

 

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jdm55

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• Aug 7, 2011

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there is no hitch on the first one, the 2nd one had the wheel takin off and a hitch installed to be pulled by a tractor. i was goin to get more pics today but ran out of time.

 

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Jim Becker

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• Aug 8, 2011

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The forecarriage was an option, to take the weight of the front of the baler off the drawbar of the tractor. Standard equipment had no wheel on the front.

 

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snoop-nc

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• Aug 8, 2011

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I believe that is a model 50T IH baler.

 

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Noah W

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• Aug 8, 2011

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Grew up on one of those in the 50's. Used a Farmall M to pull it. Used it for many years into the 60's without problems other than normal maintenance. Baled a lot of straw and hay with one of those things. Cut with a 9N and Ford-Ferguson sickle mower, raked with the M and huge pull rake that was ground powered by two huge rubber tired wheels with a 60 in. diameter. Crimped with the M and baled with the IH baler. After the baling we loaded the bales on a '47 2½ ton Chevy dump with a 14' bed. None of all the modern hi-tech stuff available now. Great fun for an 12 yr.old kid.

Noah W

 

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Shepherd Bill

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• Aug 8, 2011

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I think snoop-nc is correct with the number. I baled a lot of hay with one just like that. It was a wire tie so the letter in the model no. wouldn't be T.

The wheel in front made hooking up much easier but it did cause some problems. On steep hills the baler wanted to jack-knife against the tractor. Also one time I move the hitch from one side of the drawbar to the other to narrow the width of the tractor & baler for transport. Didn't put a a key back in the pin. Going down the gravel road in high gear and the pin bounced out. Baler went into the ditch and bent the bolster. No other damage but my Dad was a little unhappy with me.

Which I had one again. Where are the balers located?

 

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Farmallb

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• Aug 8, 2011

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Far as I know IHC never made a self propelled baler as did none of themajor players. JD, AC, Oliver, MM Might have made one, and NH I know made one.
Grandpa had a 55T (I think) baler with a continental engine on it. Engine froze up and that ended his bailing. We had steep hills, and he said, going down one and makeing a turn to the R , it looked like the bailer was trying to get him. I can remember walking behind his bailer as he was bailing clover that had been rained on. I could see water comeing out of the chamber, and the bales weighed a ton.

 

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BenB

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• Aug 8, 2011

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That is definately a 50T or a 50W baler. I had a 50T until just last fall when I got rid of it. Impossible to find parts for the worn out knotter system on it and the rest of it was pretty much junk anyways.

 

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Wardner

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• Aug 8, 2011

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I could use that 55T with the blown engine. That's the same baler that came with the Electrall Motor. I have the motor and base but nothing else. Hoping you are in New England.

 

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Athol Carr

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• Aug 8, 2011

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This is a new Holland self propelled baler at the World Ploughing Championships, near Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand in April 2010.

 

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Athol Carr

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• Aug 8, 2011

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Somehow the photos did not upload.

 

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mkirsch

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• Aug 8, 2011

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Think about it... If the balers were self-propelled, what drives the wheels? Where is the operator's platform?

 

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Athol Carr

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• Aug 9, 2011

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This is the New Holland Self-propelled baler seen at the World Ploughing Championships, near Methvem, Canterbury, New Zealand, in April 2010. If the photographs do not appear this time I give up on the forum photo upload. The four pictures may be seen in the Implements photo gallery.

 

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Athol Carr

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• Aug 9, 2011

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This is the New Holland Self-propelled baler seen at the World Ploughing Championships, near Methvem, Canterbury, New Zealand, in April 2010. If the photographs do not appear this time I give up on the forum photo upload. The four pictures may be seen in the Implements photo gallery.

 

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sflem849

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• Aug 9, 2011

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Here they are. In modern view you just go to the bottom and click select gallery photo. Then you navigate to the picture and it does everything for you.

 

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Lester Hooper

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• Aug 9, 2011

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These balers are a different model than mine, but they are self propeled not pulled. You can see the steering wheel, drivers seat and the traction rear - drive - wheels. They appear to have 2 motors, one for baling and one for driving while mine is run by a single Ford industrial engine. They were the luxury baler of the day. I wish I had a nickel for every bale mine made before it was worn out and given to me.

 

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Athol Carr

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• Aug 9, 2011

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Thank yopu for getting to appear in the rioght place.
Yes there are two Wisconsin engines (both 2 cylinder if I remember correctly) One to operate the baler and one to power the wheels, gives independent control of speed without upsetting the baling operations. This is much like having an engine on a tractor pulled combine, the two operations are independent and modern self=propelled combine harvesters achieve this by using the variable speed belt drive to the wheels.
I have another of these balers at a show in the Netherlands.

 

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sflem849

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• Aug 9, 2011

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They just sold a MM self propelled baler at the Mecum Auction for $8000 something. Kind of a neat looking machine.