The Official Farming Thread...

[Steve]

Leaf blower for us here too. Water is bad for balers. Too many unsealed moving parts.

 

[concretegrazer]

Concretegrazer, I have the pressure set so the gauge is a ways from the red,the bales are set so they are about two inches short. I started doing that with my old Vermeer to save the bearings. The guys down here suggested blowing the baler out with a leaf blower, as far as washing it off just the end of season with a garden hose. Guys any helpful hints appreciated! This is my first Deere baler.

Jake & Steve are right on. The ones that wash after every cutting are always having bearing trouble around here. Doesn't mater what color.

I like to lock the gate up, loosen the belts, kill the tractor & feel & spin/shake the rollers at the end of the day. It's caught 2 of the bad bearings that way.

Keep up on the chain maintenance or you'll be changing sprockets. If you have net wrap pull the brush & clean it & around it once a year. & change the belt pins every couple thousand. Cause it's a pain when they're grooved or broken.

What hay do you mainly bale?

 

[concretegrazer]

All I have is a little 5x4 New Idea baler. The bales ain't really heavy enough to ever wear out a bearing.

I've got an old Heston 5510 in the barn that'll eat them. Good baler for its time. But I'll never use it again. My grandfather baled a boatload of hay with the old girl.

 

[deedskelly]

Just grass hay, and not much of that! Very dry here even the big ponds have at least ten feet off the top. Probably going to be a lot of cattle leaving this country before winter!

 

[concretegrazer]

Just grass hay, and not much of that! Very dry here even the big ponds have at least ten feet off the top. Probably going to be a lot of cattle leaving this country before winter!

Then keep the compression rack in tip top shape and you'll get alone fine.

We are burned up here as well. Go north or south a bit & it looks fine. Crazy.

 

[jakethesnake]

Was so wet here. We burning up now

 

[amberg]

Leaf blower for us here too. Water is bad for balers. Too many unsealed moving parts.

Same here, water and bearings don't mix very well. ( esp. ) pressure washers.

 

[amberg]

Is the center of that bearing hex like the shaft there concrete grazer. If so they usually slip right on off. I love the hex shafts

I agree, hex shafts are nice, much better than the torch!

 

[amberg]

Did about 7 acres yesterday at another little farm, then parked the tractor and baler in the shade. ( Damn hot here! ) Only 8 more acres to go!!

 

[Steve]

Did about 7 acres yesterday at another little farm, then parked the tractor and baler in the shade. ( Damn hot here! ) Only 8 more acres to go!!

It's been over 100 heat index for the last week. Today seemed extra hot!

 

[amberg]

It's been over 100 heat index for the last week. Today seemed extra hot!

Same here, cool front coming tomorrow, might bring some rain and temps back in the eighty's I hope.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Good hay weather coming here too:

 

[concretegrazer]

Caught a small shower at home last night. Went to the land of Lincoln to get a rake today.

 

[Steve]

Caught a small shower at home last night. Went to the land of Lincoln to get a rake today.

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That's a real nice looking rake there. I hear the V bar rakes make a nicer windrow than a V wheel rake.

Must have got a great deal on it to travel that far.

 

[Steve]

Pulled the blades of my wife's brush hog this evening for an overdue sharpening. This is the first year for her to be maintaining the field behind our house. It all pasture grass and last time I had her rig out it wasn't cutting it too well. I know they arnt as bad as you all have seen but now with an edge back on the blades it almost cuts as clean as a finish mower!

 

[Steve]

Caught a small shower at home last night. Went to the land of Lincoln to get a rake today.

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Do you like the rubber teeth or do you prefer the spring teeth? Our 256 has the spring teeth.

 

[amberg]

Do you like the rubber teeth or do you prefer the spring teeth? Our 256 has the spring teeth.

I like the spring teeth, seem to hold up better. Not sure about the other guys!!

 

[Steve]

I like the spring teeth, seem to hold up better. Not sure about the other guys!!

I like that they only cost about a dollar each and I only go through about 5 a season!

 

[amberg]

Caught a small shower at home last night. Went to the land of Lincoln to get a rake today.

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Is that the 26 foot model?

 

[Ryan Browne]

Pulled the blades of my wife's brush hog this evening for an overdue sharpening. This is the first year for her to be maintaining the field behind our house. It all pasture grass and last time I had her rig out it wasn't cutting it too well. I know they arnt as bad as you all have seen but now with an edge back on the blades it almost cuts as clean as a finish mower!


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Nice little New Holland. I like the refrigerator rack. Is that by chance a TC 25, 29, or 33? If so, I have the 700 page service manual in PDF format if you'd care for a copy. I have a TC29 myself. Handy little tractor.