Any idea what this is?

[KeithInSpace]

My friend bought a wall of loaded parts bins from a local New Holland dealership. A whole bunch of very useful items, but the purpose of some aren't plainly obvious.

This part in particular has prompted more speculation than others. I thought it'd make a nifty can opener, but looks far too intentional for that function. My 3 year old thought it was a teeny-tiny hammer...then I showed him that it was hinged and that the 'head' rotated around a bit. He then concluded that it was a teeny-tiny BROKEN hammer.

My estimation is some type of a door catch, but the owner is quite interested in impressing his other friends by actually KNOWING what the heck this thing does.

I figured I'd start with the astute contributers in the New Holland forum as this is supposedly a New Holland part.

Any thoughts?

 

[dynasim]

Is it some sort of canopy retention? The hammer head part of the device looks like it sticks inside of a tube, as it is milled.

But no, I do not know what it is.

Chris

 

[jinman]

I think the long shaft mounts vertically into a bushing with substantial strength simply because of its size. It also might pivot, but the indentions tell me it may have a setscrew holding it in place. The top or the "head" of the tool is a latch. The "hammer head" part is a counter-weight that holds the latch closed. As the mating part strikes the latch, the arm moves down allowing the mating surface be engaged by the latch. Lifting the "hammer head" opens the latch and allows the lock to disengage. I can see this as a device to hold something substantial but not under a lot of pressure. It's the kind of device I'd expect to see that held a canopy door open so the wind would not blow it shut, but was not intended to hold it during operation when the door should be closed and latched.

That's my guess. I'll be highly amused if I'm anywhere close to right.

 

[KeithInSpace]

The "head" of the hammer, the round part, spins. It reminds me of the door-holder-opener thing on a car. It appears that it should ride on some sort of cam to control the opening and closing of the "mouth" side.

...held a canopy door open so the wind would not blow it shut...

That was my thought.

Also, the thing on the shaft is a hole the entire way through the shaft for some type of retention pin...not indentations for setscrews as you supposed. I tried to capture that in the pcitures.

Also, for context, the machined shaft part is 3 inches long. The head is approximately 1.5 inches long and approximately 2 inches "hammer to jaws"

 

[Charlesaf3]

good calls by your 3 year old! Though I think you should worry about his teenage years...

 

[WTA]

I hope I'm not messing up an ongoing joke of some kind here but that is a billhook from a baler that uses twine. Don't know what model but probably a new holland.

 

[pnwradar]

Yep, also shown here.

 

[valley]

Until I saw pnwradar's post I thought it was a Thirs im forth inflaitor.
Yep! You guys pegged it.

 

[KeithInSpace]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! And yes, I'm yelling.

I knew I could count on you guys. My friend will be very impressed.

Very sincerely,

Keith

 

[jinman]

Nice savvy answer WTA! You can take the link pnwradar posted and look at the NH model numbers. Then, go to the NH site and look for repair parts. Specify a baler such as S69 and then look down the list of parts for "Twine Knotter" and you will find the bill hook listed. NH's part number is 717011.