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Heat and nut buster :) Rod

These critters require very little in the way of maintenance. Change the oil regularly (15w40 in the summer, 10w30 in the winter), fuel filters every couple of years (depending on the number of hours you put on it) and check the water pump from time to time to ensure its not getting loose...

I'll get a quote from the salesman today. As for issues, the BR series didn't have any grief, although the bale shape sensors were a little slow. You almost had to anticipate when the LED was about to change and move over before it really did. I found that with the manual pointers on the 664...

:lol: Oie, what was I ever thinking :???: $44K seems awful steep, although it could be the individual dealer, as the 956 Hesstons were reasonably priced, even optioned out. Oh well, no new baler for me, lol. Rod

Ah, my dream, lol. I've been eyeing up a 2003 956A Hesston sitting on the lot, and I think I may pull the trigger on it. But I am going to see what the new Massey 2800 series (Hesston) are worth, just out of curiosity. I think a baler with independent rear suspension would be a huge benefit...

You shouldn't have much in the way of trouble baling rotary thrashed straw. The older NH balers did it without grief, and the new 7000 series is supposed to be more resilient to tough crop conditions. If you do have trouble, either bale in the evening when theres dew on the straw, or hit the...

I don't think I ever had one of those...

Ah spoken by someone who drives an inferior off-brand truck. Perhaps we should mention that the other Big Three have all had assistance at one time or another in their histories? :lol2: Anyway, before this turns into another brand war thread, I can probably explain whats going on. Dodge...

How much pedal free play is there? There should be around 1.5 inches. The 4020 isn't real picky. And forget about the whole "run it at X RPMs". The 4020 doesn't have inertial pressure plate fingers anyway, so if changing the RPM changes pedal free play any more than a couple mils, there are...

I run 16 feet though, so three swathes together would be 48 feet. On 3 ton/acre, that'd be about 10 bales on the 1/2 mile. Too much stopping, too much windrow into the baler. As for the 10 mph, its all about the tractor. My 1135 wouldn't do 10 on my dirt, because the operator couldn't handle...

Guess it all depends on what you're baling. I have nothing but alfalfa, so raking loses more leaf than I prefer. Besides, I rake at 5mph and bale at 10mph. I'd have to toss three windrows into one before it would pay off in time or diesel fuel. And the last thing I'd want is three of my 3...

The conditioner has shields behind it that form the windrows. AFAIK, every mower conditioner ever built windrows.

This may be like children going for chocolate versus good vegetables though. Everything I've ever read shows that conditioned hay holds nutrient better due to faster dry down. 'Course I haven't bothered to read much on it, since mowing, tedding and raking is three steps versus just one swipe...

I don't require the internet to tell me what is good and bad for an engine, but rather rely on years of personal experience. Have you ever seen extrude honing paste that aftermarket companies use to hone out injectors? Its only a little heavier than ATF or two cycle oil. You want to extrude...

Not usually the same price. Don't know about the tractors, but you can normally buy a new Case-IH baler for thousands of dollars less than the same NH baler. Rod

If you know what kind of shape your existing tractor is in, KEEP IT. I personally never buy a used a tractor thats had a loader on it, unless I'm very familiar with the tractor or the model (some tractors you just couldn't hurt, like the Magnum IHs). Just keep looking; I run across used...

So far some decent advice, although the whole "quart of ATF" thing has me cringing. I wouldn't add anymore than a cupful (actually, if it were me, I wouldn't add ANYTHING). I spose thats fine for the slobbery older diesels, like the pre-common rail Cummins and the 7.3 Ford, but for common rail...

Eventually the name may change, but I really doubt it. There is too much brand loyalty attached to either the New Holland or the Case name, and thats worth many dollars to a company. Plus it would cost their dealers tens of thousands of dollars to change signage, etc, etc. Rod

You can blame lawyers and crook dealers for that. There really is no "as is/where is" anymore, at least not when buying from a dealer, unless they SPECIFICALLY mention the issue to the purchaser. In other words, the dealer is required to fix a piece of equipment if something goes wrong within...

Be wary of the 235. Some of the cast specialty parts are no longer available, unless you have a wrecker around.