14T baler.. worth and what to expect.....???

What is a functional 14T worth? It hasn't been used in several years, but it is still green, everything still moves when the PTO is hooked up to it. Some pickup teeth have been robbed for the farmer's 24T baler, but I have been promised enough spares to put that part back together.

Anything to watch out for on maintenance and using it? Any typical problem areas?

How could one transport it a long distance over the road? I have access to trailers that will hold the weight, but it is a wee bit wider than allowed. Once I tune it up and prove it out I will need to move it 100 Miles or so to where it will be used. I will just drag it home behind a pickup truck to get it to my shop. That's only a few miles. Around here most bigger farms have gone to the round bales, but the horse people like the smal bales, as does my brother the great Alpaca farmer. ( Anyone want an overpriced Llama? )

Then like others said, clean up the knotter and bale chamber as best you can and see if the tying cycle seems to work. The book will tell you all that. Getting a bunch of shear pins, especially for the flywheel is good advice. If you keep the plunger knife sharp and the windrows reasonable sized you'll need fewer of them.

Use fresh twine and be sure the twine guides don't have grooves worn in them. Get the knives sharp, especially the plunger knife. And try to get it aligned properly. Again, the book should tell you how to do that.

The 14T I had for several years cost me 225, and when I got it home I thought I'd made a mistake. But if I took my time it would work fine.

If I remember right the wheel bearings on it were roller type and towing with a pickup several miles was no problem. More than I can say for a NH66 I once fought.

I had no trouble selling it and a spare set of needles for 325 and probably could have gotten more.