Posted by doug in illinois on June 08, 2011 at 16:50:21 from (173.233.168.105):
In Reply to: Bought a haybine... posted by Dave from MN on June 07, 2011 at 06:17:54:
Replace any badly worn sections on your "spare" knife. I hope yours has bolt on sections, they are much quicker to replace than riveted ones. I have done both.
Take your time on the first cutting to get to learn the machine. Are you cutting grass or alfalfa? Grass needs better sections and guards than alfalfa or other thicker stem forages to cut easily.
I "retired" my 479 this year, just keeping it as a backup unit for the Kuhn FC300 I bought.
Like Allan said, keep all WELL lubricated.
(Ford) New Holland has online parts manuals, as do most companies now. Most dealers are OK with looking up the parts you need when the time comes, but it goes a lot faster if you can just call in with the part number. DOUG
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