Looks awesome!! My old friend used to rebuild engines at his shop and he would paint every one of them blue, he would then advertise them for sale as "balanced and blue painted" instead of balanced and blueprinted 😁
I've worn the skid shoes off a 1209. Corners are tough on them. All of ours had 3 shoes. The middle one is wider. I suggest you increase the spring tension so that the cutterbar floats much more. If the haybine has trouble cutting, especially a tangled mat, check the gap between the sections and guards. I have also run an old 66 baler with much less paint than yours. Be careful with that wad board. They are nearly impossible to find at a junkyard. Don't get it out of time, and be sure its drive chain is in good shape. A 66 will make a nice bale, just take you time cause they're low capacity.
I've mowed alot of hay with old hay bones we used 1207 and 1209 john deer and a Heston 1110 23 feet at a time with 3 tractor all under 53 engine horse power
No that's how every 5sfe camry is. Very slow, but it's not the engine it's the transmission. It's got a 4 speed auto on it, but the engine sound beautiful. One thing notable is that engine is indestructible so it can go 60k with check engine light and oil leaks and probably go 2500 miles on low oil light. Someone even drove it 50 miles with out an oil pan it's on RU-vid.
@@banonymous404 my speedo goes up quicker and it doesn't even start to move until 3/4 or a second, than the "fastest stock Camry", and I have a 2000 model year
I just blew a head gasket on mines did you use ARP studs or the original ones or is a recommend it it’s weird that my car just blew a head gasket in between cylinders and I just drove the car normal
Love this. My brother and I still do with a 1940s Farmall, 1965 New Holland baler, 1970s haybind and rake. We had a 1920s rake but it is long gone for use.
My experience with baling is: If you drive too slow and not pushing enough hay into the baler, it will cause loose bales and bales which will fall apart. Watching your video it appeared you were driving too slow and not pushing the hay hard enough into the baler.
Its sure hard working with old equipment , however no shame in being frugal and getting by with what u have ! At least your out there getting it done ! LOL !
Your roller chains are badly kinked. Take them off and soak them in a bucket of used oil until almost time to bale again. Be sure they are flexible at every link when putting them back on. That, and sharpen your twine knives as someone else suggested. That will help your blown bale problem a LOT!!
If the knotter is actually tying knots 'part of the time', the first thing I would check on a baler of that age is the knives that cut the twine immediately after the knot is tied. Even a tiny bit of rust will dull those knives over time, and wreak havoc on baling day.
fun tip, if you lose the dowel pins get a set off a 302 or 351W in the scrapyard, same height and bore from my experience. good how-to on the head assembly, saved me having to type a bunch to a friend of mine.
at least im not the only one using equipment thats about to just stop working any day. i use a new Holland 478 haybine, that thing loves to make noises that i dont think are supposed to be made. i think a 690 john deere hay rake. and a new Holland 268 hayliner small square baler, this past year the twine kept getting hung on the bill hooks i believe they need to be filed down cause i think theres rough edges on them. i love it when people still use old stuff, great video.
