Of all the break downs, this kind is just low down below the belt (no pun intended-bale thrower LOL) I am sure with a careful inspection like JD Seller mentioned, this most likely could be prevented. I remember what happened on his as he was baling an order of hay for me in small squares, and at his age, working alone, his wife always checks on him, brings lunch or what have you, still not a good thing, luckily like you said the wagon went in a good direction, and it could have been worse. We have rolling hills and some fields have steep slopes, conditions in which I have baled myself when younger, extra help hanging on one side of a wagon to balance it, best to keep the hay ground on the flat or similar terrain when doing small squares.
When his broke on the back, he had just got this one owner shed kept, pretty nice/clean 315 NH, so he probably never gave it a thought. I've used it, very reliable, considering I grew up on a 532 Ford. I was not however impressed with the hitch on the 315, well should I say material thickness, that rear pipe drawbar on his looked way out of character for the rest of the baler, was rusty, it literally just snapped, you would think any kind of drawbar would warrant a little heavier or thicker wall pipe or similar, maybe you can fabricate a new tongue out of better material, I also agree with using the right size pins, goes for all hitches, gaps around any kind pin creates problems, more so with the momentum of a baler constantly imposing shock loads when the drawbar pin has free play.
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