Literature---New Holland Hay Mowers, Conditioners and Hay Rake Brochures

[CraigWis]

Here are 3 New Holland Brochures from the Late 1950's-Mid 1960's for Hay Mowers, Conditioners and Hay Rake
Since I think a lot of the guys are on Vacation this weekend. I am showing these brochures that would not have gotten a lot of looks anyway
When I was farming I never ran the conditioner with the Hay mower. My fields were smaller and the turning on the head lands would have been a mess

 

[PJH]

Here are 3 New Holland Brochures from the Late 1950's-Mid 1960's for Hay Mowers, Conditioners and Hay Rake
Since I think a lot of the guys are on Vacation this weekend. I am showing these brochures that would not have gotten a lot of looks anyway
When I was farming I never ran the conditioner with the Hay mower. My fields were smaller and the turning on the head lands would have been a mess

I had an old friend who had the conditioner that attached behind the mower. I saw him use it one time, and I think it was only because I asked him how it worked. He bought the entire line of New Holland hay equipment and we all had to go over to his place and look it over. It was a big purchase - new mower, conditioner, rake and baler all at once. Lots of pretty red paint. That baler would hog a big windrow. You could almost jump from bale to bale.

 

[rrlund]

So many great memories of THAT part of haying, but then we had to pick up the bales and put them in the barn.

 

[flying belgian]

Everyone and his brother had a New Holland rake. I ran a 55 for years. I didn't think there could be a better rake until I got a rotary rake.

 

[rrlund]

Dad and Uncle Donald went together and bought a New Holland rake before I was born, but I never saw another one like it. It was a side delivery, but not parallel bar. It had three wheels, spoke with 16 inch tires, two in back and one caster in front. It was PTO driven and had belts. I raked a lot of hay with that thing until we got Deere parallel rake. Dad just gave his share to Donald and he cut it up for welding stock.

 

[Baseball Fan]

Thank you for sharing these pictures. Probably not a popular opinion but I enjoy using a sickle bar (especially the 451) to clip a pasture instead of a rotary cutter. My Grandpa had a 450 that was sold after he passed away in the early 90's. Should have spoke up when the family was deciding what to keep but I just a young kid at the time. When I got older I purchased a 451 at a local auction. I replaced the guards, knife and hold downs last year. It cuts like a dream. My 451 is a later model that doesn't have optional pto on the back. Always thought the 450/earlier 451s looked better with the rear pto. Thanks again for sharing!

 

[grandpa Love]

I love old literature! Thanks for posting this!

 

[Timmycornpicker]

Dad and Uncle Donald went together and bought a New Holland rake before I was born, but I never saw another one like it. It was a side delivery, but not parallel bar. It had three wheels, spoke with 16 inch tires, two in back and one caster in front. It was PTO driven and had belts. I raked a lot of hay with that thing until we got Deere parallel rake. Dad just gave his share to Donald and he cut it up for welding stock.

Somewhere in my collection I have an ad out of a magazine for that rake. I have to look for it. The late David Bond, local NJ machinery dealer and country music artist, used to refer to the 404 as a 'hay cusser'.

 

[CraigWis]

Dad and Uncle Donald went together and bought a New Holland rake before I was born, but I never saw another one like it. It was a side delivery, but not parallel bar. It had three wheels, spoke with 16 inch tires, two in back and one caster in front. It was PTO driven and had belts. I raked a lot of hay with that thing until we got Deere parallel rake. Dad just gave his share to Donald and he cut it up for welding stock.

This is all that I could find in My Mess of a Collection

 

[paulsamwel]

Here are 3 New Holland Brochures from the Late 1950's-Mid 1960's for Hay Mowers, Conditioners and Hay Rake
Since I think a lot of the guys are on Vacation this weekend. I am showing these brochures that would not have gotten a lot of looks anyway
When I was farming I never ran the conditioner with the Hay mower. My fields were smaller and the turning on the head lands would have been a memowed

Here are 3 New Holland Brochures from the Late 1950's-Mid 1960's for Hay Mowers, Conditioners and Hay Rake
Since I think a lot of the guys are on Vacation this weekend. I am showing these brochures that would not have gotten a lot of looks anyway
When I was farming I never ran the conditioner with the Hay mower. My fields were smaller and the turning on the head lands would have been a mess

Mowed with a 450 when I was a kid till we got a NH mower conditioner.After that the discbines...oh yeah!

 

[stoughtonfarmboy]

I worked on a neighbor's dairy farm in high school. Mid1960s. He went from a sickle mower to a New Holland haybine. Claimed the hay dried faster because the rollers "squeezed the pith out of it!"

It seemed humorous at the time.
Ken

 

[NY 986]

This is all that I could find in My Mess of a Collection

I've seen a lot of vintage equipment but have never seen one of those. That would draw a lot of interest from collectors if one could be found. Probably 20 years ago I saw a NH 24 table blower and Number 6 silage wagons at a consignment auction. All looked like they came new from the factory on that day.

 

[Not db4600]

Everyone and his brother had a New Holland rake. I ran a 55 for years. I didn't think there could be a better rake until I got a rotary rake.

I grew up running a JD 650 3pt pto and didn’t realize how flexible those were until I raked for the neighbor and understood you were limited by ground speed.

 

[CraigWis]

I've seen a lot of vintage equipment but have never seen one of those. That would draw a lot of interest from collectors if one could be found. Probably 20 years ago I saw a NH 24 table blower and Number 6 silage wagons at a consignment auction. All looked like they came new from the factory on that day.

I like going to Farm/Tractor shows if they have the old Equipment and not just tractors

 

[MARK ROBKE]

Everyone and his brother had a New Holland rake. I ran a 55 for years. I didn't think there could be a better rake until I got a rotary rake.

I had a #55 for many years. It had been setting outside, unused for maybe 20yrs, all rusty, and bad tires. Got a bunch of new teeth with it, and I painted it and replaced the tires. I later bought a #256 because 1 of my fields is 'rolling', where it works better, but I liked the #55 better overall. Mark.

 

[MARK ROBKE]

Dad and Uncle Donald went together and bought a New Holland rake before I was born, but I never saw another one like it. It was a side delivery, but not parallel bar. It had three wheels, spoke with 16 inch tires, two in back and one caster in front. It was PTO driven and had belts. I raked a lot of hay with that thing until we got Deere parallel rake. Dad just gave his share to Donald and he cut it up for welding stock.

Was it like the one Craig found the literature for? I never saw one either. Mark

 

[rrlund]

Yep, that's the one. I can still remember that front fender. You had to be careful not to turn so short that you caught the tractor tire on the tongue. It would lift it right up and the caster would fall out. That was a job and a half to jack it up and get it stood back up under there.

 

[Not db4600]

Yep, that's the one. I can still remember that front fender. You had to be careful not to turn so short that you caught the tractor tire on the tongue. It would lift it right up and the caster would fall out. That was a job and a half to jack it up and get it stood back up under there.

One was on auction October 2025.

 

[MARK ROBKE]

Yep, that's the one. I can still remember that front fender. You had to be careful not to turn so short that you caught the tractor tire on the tongue. It would lift it right up and the caster would fall out. That was a job and a half to jack it up and get it stood back up under there.

After looking at the ad pics, I have to say, it is a horse of a different color. Did it work well? Was it reliable? Mark.

 

[rrlund]

After looking at the ad pics, I have to say, it is a horse of a different color. Did it work well? Was it reliable? Mark.

It was decent. The worst thing I remember about it was the belts slipping.