What is the difference in a 24T from a14T JD Baler

[david1]

Does the 24 T bale better than a 14 T. Is there much difference in the way they are built? Thanks
 

[randy hall]

24 t is a better baler. not much is the same except for most of the knotter parts.
 

[Tx Jim]

I think the bridge on the 24T plungerhead with the 2 wear pads that bolts on with one bolt was a poor design. The bolt would break and the bridge would get lost in hay field. I still remember selling them when I worked for a JD dealer.
 

[David Snipes]

I've run both with good results. I did break a wear pad bolt on my 24T, lost it in the field and found it weeks later. The 24T has a better method for adjusting bale length.
 

[Dick2]

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[northvale-PA]

go for 24T. The next model is a 336 which basically put rollers in the plunger head and gears to drive the knotters. 24T's had shaft driven kickers which hammer themselves to pieces but can be fitted with a #30 hydraulic kicker with the correct brackets.
 

[Tx Jim]

[B.c.c.]

24 T is built better per other replies. But a 14T can put up a lot of hay if you give it a chance. I had one that appeared to have been used for artillery practice, then donated to a welding school. Put up several thousand bales of grass hay with it, mostly without really understanding what I was doing. Sold it for what I'd paid for it (225) and probably could have gotten a bunch more. Wound up with a 336 and wouldn't go back.