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I am looking at a John Deere 430 round baler, wondering if my New Holland 3930 tractor will pull it efficiently. The tractor is listed at 45 PTO HP, so it might be a little small for that baler. Any ideas? Thanks

The over-abundance of blister beetles this summer has me thinking about them and hay production, since the beetles contain a toxin which is poisonous to livestock if they ingest the insects. I read that a sickle-bar mower is less likely to cause the insects to be retained in the hay, since...

The pickup drive chain on this old 275 square baler jumped the sprocket when I drove it into an armadillo hole, and then it stripped some of the teeth off of the sprocket. The chain was very loose to begin with, and now it seems even longer. Is replacing the sprocket a big deal? What about the...

My New Holland 450 sickle bar mower has a bent cutter bar, due to driving the mower into an obstruction. It now has a crown,as you look at it from one end, with a bend in the bar about where the cutter bar rests on the travel position rest. The mower still works, but I'm not sure what risks...

I am still struggling with my baler, having knotter problems. My left side billhook wants to hold onto the knots, resulting in that side twine trailing along and the bale scattered. I tried loosening the twine holder tension spring, which resulted in it not holding the twine. I guess I loosened...

Any thoughts on adjusting twine tension spring bolt on NH 275 square baler? Is there a proper foot lbs. setting, or what? Also, adjusting the tension on the bill hook cam bolt. Can the twine knife be sharpened in place, or does it need to come out of the knotter assembly?

I need to remove the knife in my new holland 450 sickle bar mower, but after unbolting the knife head bolt, I can only pull it out about six or eight inches. A sagging bar could make it hard to move, but I was unable to pull it out, short of using a come-along. Any thoughts? Thanks

I have a New Holland square baler 275, which is about forty years old or so. I am having problems with the knotter, specifically, the knotter leaves short pieces of baling twine on top of the bales of hay, one for each twine. It will bale a few bales ok, with the little pieces of twine, but...