The men used to call the tamper the "China man" when I was a kid. Some of those old balers had about a mile of motorcycle chain on them and if you got on steep side hills, things would shift and you'd start throwing chain.
That is a Massey Harris (or a later Massey Ferguson) baler with either an Armstrong Siddely or a Standard engine powering it. It made a very good bale but the material had to be fit or it would block in the cross auger at the top of the elevator.
When the baler is seen from the rear a "wind" type of noise can be heard. This is a blower on the knotters that kept them clean. The knotters were on the side of the baler and consequently the bale came out of the chamber on it's edge.
@scooby7346 This is a string tie baler. I don't think wire was an option. I mentioned the fan on the knotters and this was belt driven and if the belt broke you might as well pack up because they wouldn't bale unless the knotters were kept clean. It was a very heavy baler and you couldn't adjust the length of the bale.
@scooby7346 Thanks for the information, its very interesting. I've never heard of a blower being used on the knotters before. Unfortunately its been 4 years since I saw this baler so i don't really remember much about it!
Its been quite a while since i took this video but if memory serves me correctly i think it was a wire tie. I could be wrong on that now, not 100% sure
How safe is that thing?
AlexSh154 2 weeks ago
The men used to call the tamper the "China man" when I was a kid. Some of those old balers had about a mile of motorcycle chain on them and if you got on steep side hills, things would shift and you'd start throwing chain.
Aphidboy 2 months ago
That is a Massey Harris (or a later Massey Ferguson) baler with either an Armstrong Siddely or a Standard engine powering it. It made a very good bale but the material had to be fit or it would block in the cross auger at the top of the elevator.
When the baler is seen from the rear a "wind" type of noise can be heard. This is a blower on the knotters that kept them clean. The knotters were on the side of the baler and consequently the bale came out of the chamber on it's edge.
scooby7346 1 year ago
@scooby7346 This is a string tie baler. I don't think wire was an option. I mentioned the fan on the knotters and this was belt driven and if the belt broke you might as well pack up because they wouldn't bale unless the knotters were kept clean. It was a very heavy baler and you couldn't adjust the length of the bale.
scooby7346 1 year ago
@scooby7346 Thanks for the information, its very interesting. I've never heard of a blower being used on the knotters before. Unfortunately its been 4 years since I saw this baler so i don't really remember much about it!
vincenzolorenzo 1 year ago
@scooby7346 I forgot to mention that the baler model is a 701.
scooby7346 1 year ago
very similar to one I remember from Wales in early 60s, thanks for the memories.
AbuAvital 1 year ago
Vintage, heck, I still use machinery like that! :)
oldtimeway1 2 years ago
Looks like a Ferguson TO-30 pulling it.
artgoat 3 years ago
That looks like a #1 Massey Harris baler.
BAG649 3 years ago
we just got a New Holland Super 77 baler last night, its twin and powered by a 4 cylinder Wisconsin . Every clean and original
its really nice ! XD
jdeerem 3 years ago
wonder if that is a wire tie or string. probably string. A friend had a 80 wire tie he custom baled with.
tim52160 4 years ago
Its been quite a while since i took this video but if memory serves me correctly i think it was a wire tie. I could be wrong on that now, not 100% sure
vincenzolorenzo 4 years ago
we had one with the 4 cly` massey engine, remember riding the sledge ,stacking, hard work and dusty.... good old days ????
mountfields 4 years ago