really? wish i did. closest is 50 miles away and not much help. i like massey tractors, just parts are scarce. i would see if they have a guy there can work on um if i was you.
here ya go...my old POS baler that just wont quit and up until last year was stored outside. with a picture of those infeed teeth i was talking about earlier.
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fixed for ya. my baler is a prime example of just how rough a baler can look but still function great. knotters, knotters, knotters. everything else can be cobbled together with twine and duct tape as long as the knotters function correctly and you learn how to tune them.I wish those pics were a little larger Nate.
Middle GA is the elephants graveyard for balers. Oh, I forgot, you aren't going to be there Saturday.You fellers keep an eye out for me. I'd drive and fetch a baler if it was worth the drive.
Middle GA is the elephants graveyard for balers. Oh, I forgot, you aren't going to be there Saturday.
That is true. However, it really is almost as simple as a two stroke engine. The design is obviously updated from the first version, but remains very much the same as it was 80-100 yrs. ago. Don't be intimidated. I know that if you can understand the smoke and mirrors of porting theory, you will grasp the mechanical linkages and gear train of a knotter easily. I am often working alone, but if you have someone to roll the flywheel over slowly while you watch the knotter mechanism you can learn pretty quickly.I've been watching some knotter vids. There's a lot going on in there huh?
fixable...thats the type of stuff i would drag home and have out in the field the same week when i had more time than money....now i have no time or money
I would grab that stuff (as cheap as you can). If most of the damage is behind that four bolt flange in the second photo, I think you can get that back in the field. That piece running under the bale case is called the needle yoke. It MUST swing free n true. It brings the twine through the bale case and places it before the twine fingers which pull it into the twine disc.
That 311 is modern enough to justify some work and investment. It is hard to tell if it is spragged forward of the bale case. If it isn't, I would think you could fix that one up. The oldest balers are the cheapest ones. The problem is, some are just flat worn out after all these years. The 311 should have some life left in it, if the damage is behind the "business district". Most of the important work happens in front of the knotter area. Back where that one is bent and rusted, all that is really going on, is friction to provide resistance for packing.
What is your time frame? If you have this year's hay arranged, I would think you could get that up, tested and ready for next year. You surely have plenty of irons in the fire...
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