230 baler repair

[Patrick (Mich.)]

Have any of you with a 200, 220, or 230 baler had to disassemble your machine to repair the feeder arm mount? Three of the four
brackets were cracked through and had to be welded. I wondered if this was a known issue on these balers, and only a few days ago
another 230 appeared for sale where the owner didn't catch the problem in time and it made a mess of things. The truss head screws
through the sheet metal were not fun to remove after 50 years of service, but after being repaired the machine is running fine.

 

[oldproudvet]

I've run mine for years with nary a problem. I took the lid off when I got it inspect and clean it out, as with any baler, an awesome place to nest and eventually cause a rust out. I'm looking for a pto clutch safety cover as in my photo. Thanks Larry

 

[oldproudvet]

Sorry about the double post, the 2nd photo was supposed to be of the pto cover I'm looking for.

 

[Patrick (Mich.)]

Larry, your baler looks to be in great condition. I cannot imagine what motivates a man to discard that slip clutch guard, but the parts 230 I bought is also missing it.

 

[John Saeli]

I never thought that Sweep Feed was 1 of Case's better ideas.

 

[Patrick (Mich.)]

John, I have to agree it may be my least favorite feature of the baler. This is speculation, but perhaps the Case baler designers of the day were going after a simple and light design overall for the 200 series. I have read the Case 200-230 are some of the lightest small square units. Maybe this was as a departure from the older series of Case balers, which however excellent they were or were not, seemed bigger, heavier, and more complex. I'd someday like to run a 133 to compare it to the performance of the 230.

This post was edited by Patrick (Mich.) on 08/30/2023 at 08:20 pm.