This part 3 of trying out this old baler, baling hay, some light 2nd cutting grass, alfalfa, in Oct. 2014. The plunger is getting a little looser and the hay is a bit lighter windrows so we could go faster. It was baling pretty good and did not miss to many, I might need to make a few adjustments. It makes real nice bricks for bales.
This baler is a McCormick-Deering No. 50-AW Pickup Baler. Powered by a International Harvester, Cub tractor engine. By the engine code this is a 1952. This is a wire baler, the twine version was a 50-T. I do believe that these were made from 1944 to 1952, so this one was on the tail end of things.
I picked up this old haybaler at a local tractor show, the Threshermans Reunion in Pontiac, Ill. It was in the traders row, a local scrap man evidentially brought it in. I am glad he thought it was too good to junk. I was in good looking shape, not all rusty, engine free, plunger was about stuck in place. It looked like it had not run in, who knows 30 + years. Well don't know if I got took but $575.00 later it was mine.
It does not have an electric start so we had to hand crank it. Please check my other videos for more on this baler.
I hope you all enjoy.
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