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Ford Baler .. is it worth towing home?

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truck

12-14-1999 16:58:34

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A neighbor has an old blue Ford baler, pto driven, no kicker. There is a good size flywheel on the pto shaft input. I could not find a model number in the dark when I looked at it. Has been outside for about 5 years in the same spot. It sounds like I could get it pretty cheap or even free. Any thoughts? My brother needs a baler for some small acreage, and I don't mind a project. Where is the model Identification on one of these? What I could see of the bale chamber was a wee bit rusty but not too bad.

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Nellie

12-18-1999 05:55:59

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Re: Ford Baler .. is it worth towing home? in reply to truck, 12-14-1999 16:58:34

If it sat 5 yrs outside without moving you might just as well let it sit. There maybe some key parts missing from it right now. But enough of the bad points listed already. I am a proud owner of a Ford baler, a 532, I think. It was stored for years inside when I bought it. I bale 2000 bales a yr. and I must say one of the knotters has a secret to it that I have not solved yet after 5 years of ownership. I would have to say over-all the machine has served me well and it was cheap. I just deal with the missed knot every 100 bales. A draw back not mentioned was Ford's narrow tires on their balers. You have to stay clear of damp spots or get stuck.

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B.C.

12-15-1999 06:25:23

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Re: Ford Baler .. is it worth towing home? in reply to truck, 12-14-1999 16:58:34

I never had any experience with Ford balers but I onced talked to a guy who did. My efforts have been with older Deere and NH machines, both of which work fine for smaller acreage.

Anyway, this guy claimed Fords were a challenge, to put it politely. He also claimed he didn't hate anybody bad enough to sell his to them, and that he would continue to rely on Deere. Supposedly Ford had New Idea build their balers, or at least some of them.

Your friendly Ford New Holland dealer may be able to help. Perhaps a few snapshots would be of assistance.

If you try hard enough you can make almost anything work. On a dollar per bale basis the best rig I've had was a Deere 14T, on a profanity per bale basis, a NH 68.

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Tom from Ontario

12-15-1999 19:29:53

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Re: Re: Ford Baler .. is it worth towing home? in reply to B.C., 12-15-1999 06:25:23

When the Ford balers were looked after, they worked all right. Some of them were built by Long like the model 530. They had a few earlier models of their own, but like the gent above, I'd leave it there and go for a 14T or a NH, something you can get parts for, because if you're going into fixing something that's been sitting for x number of years, you will need parts and the ones you need the most will be the ones that are hardest to get. Good Luck. Tom

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Redneck

12-17-1999 07:35:49

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Re: Re: Re: Ford Baler .. is it worth towing home? in reply to Tom from Ontario, 12-15-1999 19:29:53

I have a 530 ford that belonged to my grandfather. 25 years ago it did pretty good. I don't use it very much now mostly because I spend more time working on the baler than baling hay, besides I do mostly round bales nowadays. I have a neighbor that has a 532 ford baler that works pretty durn good. It might be worth a try to see how it bales. The biggest problem is with the knotters. If this baler will consistently tie knots it'll probably be o.k. for small acrage. Oh yea, don't try to get in a big hurry with a ford baler. Good luck.

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B.C.

12-17-1999 18:12:46

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Ford Baler .. is it worth towing home? in reply to Redneck, 12-17-1999 07:35:49

My acquaintance with the difficult Ford experience said something like that. He claimed that especially if he pulled a wagon behind the Ford, it wouldn't tie right at all. It was his belief that the bale chamber warped and then the tying didn't happen like it should.

To be fair about it, you can shove enough hay through an older Deere or NH until they start missing too. But you're trying to do that, if you do.

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