hay baling wire and belt

[JoeLee]

I just bought an old stationary International hay baler to use with my 1935 JD A. I need to find a source for baling wire and also need to buy a belt to drive it.
Any advice/help/suggestions on where i can buy these would be greatly appreciated!
JoeLee
 

[JRSutton]

where do you live?
 

[JoeLee]

Birmingham, AL
 

[Richard G.]

Google Bamco belting. Nice folks to deal with.
 

[DeltaRed]

Just about any 'farm'store,implement dealer,place that sells baling twine should have b'wire.But hold on to your wallet.....That stuff is close to $100/box.
 

[LKM]

Recently restored a model 15 IH haypress powered by my 1935 F12 and was having same problem. I found a few places to buy wire with a loop end but if I remember 10 foot wire was over $50.00 plus shipping for 125 pieces, the smallest amount they listed. I just use the unit for shows etc so and don"t need galvinized or special wire so I made my own. Local hardware stores, Lowe"s, Home Depot, etc, carry rolls of 16g tie wire. Cut it to length, loop-tie one end and you are all set. I think I made aprox 18 10" 6" wires out of one roll. I found my drive belt on Ebay. It was a double 21 foot by 5" wide and at a good price. There is usually two or three listed every day so it may take a while to find the size you need. Good Luck.
 

[JD Seller]

You just need to by some baling wire and twist the loop in one end your self. They have a hand operated machine that does this and you can make one pretty cheap too. It is a frame kind of like a small wood lathe. You have a handle to do the twist on one end and the bed to make the wire the length you want.
 

[RayP(MI)]

Have seen boxes of wire at TSC, so they have, or can get. Like the guys said, build yourself a jig and make your own. Not going to make thousands of bales with this thing are you? Be prepared for sticker shock on the price.