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"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2) 08/09/2018 at 10:16 • Filed to: None

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99.5% of all the fasteners on a ~ 1990 New Idea 483 round baler are 9/16ths inch.

Comprehensive list of Ones that aren’ t 9/16th :

wheel lug nuts

wheel axle nuts

main drive pulle y retention nut

main gearbox mounting bolts

pickup guide-wheel mounting bolts

pickup spr ing tension adjust ment nut

bale chamber tension adjustment nuts

have been replacing the bearings in the belt idler ro llers. (Its been too hoot and i’ve been too dirty and annoyed to take pictures) O ne exploded and jammed the rear belt mechanism, causing loss of baler functionality and ~ 15 acres of down hay. It rained hard last night :P.  A t least it’s stem-y first cut from a “free, you cut and bale” field, an d not hay we paid for, or high quality stuff... In any case I want it to be tip-top for 2nd cut, which will be coming up soon in several fields.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 08/09/2018 at 10:38

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Is t here a difference between 1st and 2nd cut hay?

Nom De Plume > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 08/09/2018 at 10:42

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Grows thicker and less uniformly after being dormant than after being established and cut to one length.  All the roots are interconnected and plants do communicate.  Everyone gets on the same page and produces a more desirable outcome.

Nom De Plume > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 08/09/2018 at 10:44

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Thought of you when I came across this yesterday. Early season lamb posts were great.

Cé hé sin > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 08/09/2018 at 10:49

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A thing I learned: Claas used to do a combined combine and baler. A kind of combine combine if you like.

Ash78, voting early and often > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 08/09/2018 at 10:53

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I sense an Aglopnik tag coming soon. The wealth of obscure knowledge and interests around here is astounding!

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Cé hé sin 08/09/2018 at 11:00

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yeah, there were a bunch of those combined machines around 30-40 . I think the Russians still make one that does round bales rather than squares... it’s a pretty slick time saver (when it works right) harvest your grain crop and bale your straw in one pass...

oldmxer > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 08/09/2018 at 11:04

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r u sure theyre not 14 mm? 14 in inches is .551

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > oldmxer 08/09/2018 at 11:13

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Everything that’s not 9/16th seems to be english (mostly 3/4), and I remember trying a 14mm and having trouble getting it on the heads...

also; just checked the manual again; they are called out as 9/16ths, and all other measurements (except the bearings, which are all metric ) are also called out in english.

facw > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 08/09/2018 at 11:28

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For those of us who know nothing about baling, here an animation of a similar looking device at work:

facw > Ash78, voting early and often 08/09/2018 at 11:55

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Yep, in addition to making me seek out a video on how a baler works, his comment here also made me realize I had no idea how straw was produced, or how it was different than hay, so I had to look that up.