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[M]

Is yours the silage specialIJ If it is, then the belt de-clutch is different. They are sold out of belts in town, even robbing them off new balers on the lot. So we're not the only ones. Don't know about the 462s. Did they have to update the ramp springs on yoursIJ When they did it to ours the thing then went up too high and hit the bottom of the baler. Had to put washers on it to stop it from slapping the tailgate. Guess you could call it an updated update. Makes a heck of a good bale when it wants too. It's going to town next week to be looked at. Talk too ya later.

 

[Chads]

No, it's not a silage special, however we do have the extra-wide pickup. No belt problems, and no updates that I know of. Our service guy just got back from baler school, so if there are updates, he should know. My only real complaint with the baler is that I've bent several of the pickup tine guards. I need to replace several. I think they are too light, as well as the brackets holding them. I never ever bent one on our old 8465. The wide pickup is HEAVY though, and maybe the springs don't have enough lift, not sure. chads

 

[M]

We had an 8465 too, made several thousand bales with that. Don't think we'll keep this one nearly as long as that one. Have no problem with the pick-up. It's the only thing that works like it should. It's just the standard size.

 

[Chads]

Neighbor has been trading NH balers at 4000-5000 bales. He normally doesn't do anything at all to them in that timeframe. He got a new BR 4x6 (same as our baler) last year, and had really good luck with it, also. Maybe you just got a lemonIJ Chads

 

[M]

Talked to the case traveler about it in the late part of summer. He said, "we know there are problems with them". Maybe the 4x6 balers are better. Alot of guys I've talked to have had problems with theirs aswell. But they are all 5x6 machines. Next time you have the tailgate open take a close look at the bale forming rollers. look at the seams on them, our has poor welds and lots of grinder marks just painted over and so is our neibors BR . I'm a welder at Bougault Ind. in the winter months, and I can tell you that nothing would leave the factory looking like that. Our old 8465 wasn't like that. But it wasn't a NH either. Hopefully they'll get the gremlins out of it this winter. Have a happy New year.

 

[Boss_Man]

TR NH's are not good corn combines but are excellent in small grains.

 

[TwinSilvers]

I think both Killins and Hendersons run alot of crop through thier machines in any given year. I've talked to 2 STS owners who each put about 600 hours_year on thier machines and they both said that thier maintenance costs haven't really increased when compared to either a Deere "walker" or CaseIH rotary. They both measure maintenance costs on a Dollar_acre ratio as opposed to dollar_hour. At this point, I think I'm going with a (slightly used) Deere 9650STS.

 

[AGCOfan]

Oh they run alot of acres through their combines. Well I hope you have no problems with your 9650 and at this point an STS looks better then the TR88 I run at work. Take care, Nathan

 

[AGCOfan]

Actually it did good in corn. Wheat it did a horrible job. Maybe that's because I was running the head 4-5" above the ground. Need the straw. Beans it only did a good job when the pods were real dry. Otherwise the tank was half pods and half beans. Corn I could run 3mph in 160bu+ corn with a 6r. Not bad. Take care, Nathan

 

[TwinSilvers]

Hello Nathan, The STS is a "done deal"; - my banker and I just "inked" a cheque for the combine, in addition to the 8rn cornhead and 30' flex that goes with the machine. Originally, the executors of the estate told me it was a 25' flex. Thier mistake was my "gain", but they did well as it was. Do_did you ever work for a farm equipment dealer, NathanIJ Your name sounds awfully familiar. Also, what's the deal with Cold Springs. Rumour had it that they were going to divest the agricultural segment of thier business (sell the farms). Any truth to thatIJ