336 pickup width?

[Harold Smith]

Looking at upgrading to a JD 336 baler. I"ve heard different stories of when JD went to a wider pickup than the old 24T. A parts man said it started with the 327.

Did JD come out with balers in numerical order? Is the 336 after the 327?

Anyway I"m going to an auction tomorrow with two 336s on it and want to know if the pickup is wider than the 24T.

Thanks,
Harold

 

[tim s]

Yes It's wider than a 24T, the 346 is wider yet, then the 446 is a bigger baler than the 346, but the pick up is near the same.

 

[Anonymous-0]

we had 3 24t and then a 336 the 336 was a little bit better in not missing much hay when we raked with the V rake we also added two more hay compressing springs on the pickup so the pickup would not kick hay up and over and keep it compressed going into the cross auger feed the 336 was made before the 327 etc overall i still liked the 24t the best everyone has an opinion they are all good balers

 

[AWK]

I spent a lot of time behind a 24T. Had very few problems with it. When we got a 336, I thought I was in heaven. Much better baler, for the most part. The plunger runs faster on the 336 then the 24T so we was able to run a gear faster on the tractor. The only problem we have with it is the driveline is a little on the light side. We have broken every yoke on the driveline at least once even with the slip clutch adjusted where it needs to be. Other then that, no major problems with it. All in all it is a good baler for the money.

Square balers are ordered by the last number. 6 series was from 1971 to 1980, 7 series was 1981 to 1986 and the 8 series was from 1987 to present.

 

[Tx Jim]

327 baler is a lighter duty baler than a 336. As Tim stated a 336 has a wider pickup(about 66") with teeth spaced closer together than a 224. 346 baler has an even wider pickup(74" wide). One of the nice things about the later model balers is it has one less chain to break/wear out than a 224. I helped a neighbor time a 224 a few days back and I had forgotten what a pia the chain that operates the knotters was to get in time. I think Tim's fingers hit the wrong numerals on the baler larger than a 346 as it's a 466.

 

[Harold Smith]

Thanks a lot guys. Now it will just depend on condition and price tomorrow. But I love to go to autions any way so it's a win win.

Have a great weekend,
Harold

 

[Mike M]

Was just wondering if you know if you had your tractor hitch set to the specific dimensions for PTO work ? I have heard not doing this can cause driveline failures.

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

Are you sure the 327 is a lighter duty baler than the 336? We traded a 336 for a new 327 and there was no difference in the balers except that the 327 was new. Dealer said the 327 was the replacement for the 336,same basic baler with little or no changes, capacity wise we could not tell any difference in the two balers,ours did have the 40 thrower instead of the 20 that was on the 336.

 

[tim s]

The newer balers offer a high torque shaft, when we run our 348 with a 4440 and push it a bit you can hear the tractor working,,when ever you hear 150hp working some thing had better be ready to deal with that power, Deere offers 3 or 4 different shafts for that baler, the higher hp shaft has several splines on the slip, this helps the shaft slide in and out with less resistance as you go over uneven Terran which helps keep the u-joints from straining.

 

[Tx Jim]

(quoted from post at 18:05:01 01/27/12) Are you sure the 327 is a lighter duty baler than the 336? We traded a 336 for a new 327 and there was no difference in the balers except that the 327 was new. Dealer said the 327 was the replacement for the 336,same basic baler with little or no changes, capacity wise we could not tell any difference in the two balers,ours did have the 40 thrower instead of the 20 that was on the 336.

Thanks for the correction.
327 came in "twine only" while 336 baler was offered twine or wire. 327T could have been a replacement for a 336T, I have very limited knowledge of twine balers because 95% of the balers sold in my area were "wire". IIRC 337WS was the replacement for 336WS

 

[Tx Jim]

(quoted from post at 18:29:47 01/27/12) The newer balers offer a high torque shaft, when we run our 348 with a 4440

To add to Tim's statement some 336's came out with a 2 joint pto instead of a 3 joint pto IE no carrier brg attached to tongue. Turning with pto engaged while under load was hard on the 2 joint style pto.

 

[buickanddeere]

All twine here. Never seen a wire baler except for
hay presses where 2 or 3 bales are compressed into
one for shipping. Or at antique shows.

 

[Tx Jim]

(reply to post at 09:13:40 01/28/12)

Some new twine sq balers are being sold here now but not a 100%. I personally would like to have a twine baler just because of the difference in the price of twine compared to wire and also that a bale of twine weighs a lot less than a box of wire. I don't sq bale enough hay to justify the price of a new twine baler so I'll have to keep looking for a used twine baler to trade my JD 347WS baler in on it.

Sorry buickanddeere I messed up and had to edit my post.

 

[Harold Smith]

I got a nice 336 bought for $3,200 today at the Wheeler sale in Paris MO. Good looking clean baler. Doing some big round rebaling this week so I'll know how it works.