Robert_in_NY
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- Aug 1, 2001
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- Silver Creek, NY
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- Case-IH Farmall 45A, Kubota M8540 Narrow, New Holland TN 65, Bobcat 331, Ford 1920, 1952 John Deere M, Allis Chalmers B, Bombardier Traxter XT, Massey Harris 81RC and a John Deere 3300 combine, Cub Cadet GT1554
mark.r said:I just got back from my local NH dealer. I dealt with them in the past and they are good guys. I had never dealt with them in terms of large or AG related equipment because at the time we only had a Ford 1220 compact. At any rate I stopped by to check out the TN, TD, and 6000 series tractors as well as their Kuhn line and of course their NH hay line. What I did find was intersting. They had at least 5 used 565 and 575 balers in hand, all except for one that were in excellent condition. Secondly, they had a new 565 baler on the lot and on feature that I noticed it had was a swinging hitch that alot it to be towed directly behind the tractor. I don't remember anyone mentioning this and I don't know if older versions of the baler had this feature or not. But this was one of the features of the inlne baler that was appealing to me. It would all allow for much easier transport in high traffic areas an narrow roads.
The swinging hitch is only for transporting from farm to field or field to field. If you try to bale with the baler in transport you will be running over the windrow with your tires and the driveline won't sound happy. Most if not all conventional square balers have the swinging drawbar for transporting.