Ann Arbor Stationary Hay Press

My father bought a used Ann Arbor Stationary Hay Press or baler in the early 1940's and sold it when he purchased a new Case Slicer pickup baler in 1945.

The Ann Arbor was a very good stationary hay baler. Many of the individuals that baled a lot of hay used that brand at the time.

The problem with it was that it took strong persons to pitch the hay into the baler to keep it going. It could put away a lot of hay in a day if the persons pitching the hay into the baler could move the hay off the ground and into the baler. It also made very nice bales if the operator placed the block in at the correct time.

The blocks were made of wood and had to be entered into the baler to separate the bales and to provide a place for the wires to be placed around the bales. One person poked the wires through the block and another person returned the wires so they could be tied on one side.

I do not think we have pictures since my parents home burned and many pictures were lost.