NH Roll Baler???

[Daulclan]

Thinking about buying an older NH roller baler, chain type for small farm operation. What should I be aware of to avoid? Will not be doing alot of baling, maybe30 acres per year.

 

[old]

Big thing it look the chains over real well. The old chain balers where pretty much bullet proof as long as kept oiled and greased. Now day in my area you can buy them all day long for under $1000 and the last one we got cost me and my partner $650 it is a NH850

 

[Nebraska Cowman]

chains and sprockets. And if it"s sat out and got rusty I wouldn"t touch it if you gave it to me. And stay away from the old ones with seperate floor chains. they are nothing but more trouble. I run an 855 and it will roll up anything you can put in a windrow. But it will take over $3000 to rebuild it one of these days.

 

[Allan in NE]

I've gotta do that nasty deed on mine this winter also. Half the teeth on the drive sprokets are missing and the chain is getting loose.

$3K sure beats the price of a new one tho. :>)

Allan