IH 435 Baler

[PROFarms]

Hi guys,

Im looking at an IH 435 baler that one of my friends is selling. I have a few questions: Firstly does anyone know what the rough PTO hp requirement is for this? we have an IH444 Diesel with 40 PTO hp - Is this likely to be enough to drive it. We mostly have flat ground so wouldn't need to work pulling up hills or anything.
Secondly, the guy says it has been stood in a dry barn for 3 years but was put away in gwo. Do you think there is much that could be wrong with it now that a good grease wouldn't take care of? Have seen it in the barn and i think i believe that its always been dry stored cause it looks like new!!
Lastly, how easy are parts for these balers to get hold of? I heard that some IH balers were notoriously difficult to get parts for? Also are the parts particularly expensive?

Cheers
Ben

 

[Ed of all trades]

Your tractor will be no problem, it will do well. You might be ahead to go over the duck bills on the knotter with emery cloth to knock any rough spots of if they have rusted any. Grease it and lube the chains and try it out. they were good balers. I don't know about parts, we put up around 10,000 bales a year with one for 3 or 4 years before we went to round bales, and it never broke. That was 30 years ago, wow time flies. Ed