hyd. tongue swing for NH575/326 balers

jimg · Aug 8, 2008

It appears the 326 doesn't have such an option but the 575 does. I wonder if the 575 kit will fit the 326 though. Any ideas? Any idea where the rear bracket attaches to the baler? Its not clear from the parts diagram. Any help would be appreciated.

zzvyb6 · Aug 8, 2008

Buy 2-way cylinder, hoses of proper length and connectors.

Cut some 1/2" steel triangles for brackets.

Drill or burn holes in triangle for cylinder pins.

Weld on to tongue and frame to accomodate open and closed position. (Geometry 201).

Install cylinder and plumb to outlets.

Paint New Holland Red (Spray looks better than brush).

Work it.

Sit in chair and admire work.

Take pictures and load to TBN.

Done

Wanna see mine (in equivalent application) ?

jimg · Aug 11, 2008

Sure would

zzvyb6 · Aug 11, 2008

Have at it. Extra points for using the entire cylinder length for swinging the tongue to its extreme angles.

Hints: Make a cardboard template of your fixture to "try out" the locations of the mounts. Also, go to a dealer having the kit and measure it up. BTW: You don't normally need a very big cylinder to swing that baby, but if you have some bale wagons on the back, that will increase the net tongue load...

Robert_in_NY · Aug 11, 2008

Well, if you can make anything out in these pics then good but this is the hydraulic setup on my 575

jimg · Aug 12, 2008

zzvyb6 said:
Have at it. Extra points for using the entire cylinder length for swinging the tongue to its extreme angles.

Hints: Make a cardboard template of your fixture to "try out" the locations of the mounts. Also, go to a dealer having the kit and measure it up. BTW: You don't normally need a very big cylinder to swing that baby, but if you have some bale wagons on the back, that will increase the net tongue load...

Not exactly what I had in mind...I was interested to see what you did. I know you have a diff baler but it would be interesting nonetheless. Ive looked several times at the parts blow-up at the CIH website.