Love your old FORD. I can remember as a four or five-year-old kid, watching a man clear the lot for our house, with one of these somewhere around '51 or '52.. Have loved them ever since.
This may come off as weird but I love this video. Back in the day use to help my old man on the farm and there would be many of summers I’d be on a hay wagon on the back grabbing the bales as the came out. My dad past away for a few years now but it’s nice to hear this sound of this kind of baler. It brings me back to then just him driving the tractor and me piling the hay on the wagon. It’s odd to say it love the sound of a baler but it’s sentimental and it brings me back
I found this video of your Ford tractor after watching your Daisy 880 disassembly/reassembly videos. I drove one of these tractors when I has much younger on our family farm for mowing and such. Brings back great memories! Thanks!
We had the same baler we ran with our 800 selecta speeds...Really made it easy to step up a gear in lite hay. Thanks for this video...Nice to see the good old days
Uncle back pre 80s used a ford 8n but used a New Holland baler with a Wisconsin motor on it. Uncle, Dad, and a neighbor worked together sharing equipment and labor. Those was some good times. Put up a lot of hay and straw.
Mate your a bloody legend! Me I'm only 15 this year (2015) but I have ever so attracted to old stuff for say more so baling tec and old tv shows like Grizzly Adams. But my mane roll is to earn hard cold moneys in the ADF and try to ( before I die ) start up a bale farm for my children to have as it is fun and worth it in my opinion. As alway great vid and hope you get the load of cash from it :) and great crops each year.
very similar to the NH68 we had. pulled it with a Ferguson 30. Ii could handle it and a wagon as long as you were on flat ground. Your 530 has been well taken care of. Should last you for many years to come.
Congrats on using a 8N to run your baler. My dad used one for years with his baler and became a real artist with the clutch and gears. Makes me feel spoiled using a 69 Ford 4400 gas pot to do the same job- sure do chew more fuel though than the old 8N !
Pretty sure you and my great grandpa are the only two I’ve ever seen run a bailer behind an 8n with that said I’ve done a lot with mine that people said couldn’t be done
You have to pay attention and have quick feet, but you use what you got. It was nice moving up to a tractor with live pto, the 8N is a permanent resident though.
We had that same baler with a throweron the back, we used a Massey Ferguson 35 Continental 4cly diesel. The 3 cylinder Perkins was by far the better engine as far as starting.
Long manufactured and designed balers in USA. Bamfords of Uttoxeter licensed the design in the 1950's and early Bamford balers were decaled as BAMFORD-LONG. I recall members of the Long family visiting Bamfords Ltd at Smithfield show, London in the late 1970's. Much of th the 530 looks like a Bamfod BL58 model - only he packer fork springs and linkage is quite different to the machines manufactured in the UK. At some time Bamfords Ltd did export balers to the USA for Ford nad maybe this is one of those.
Is that a dog I see running through around 5:48? It runs through so fast that it's hard to tell. Could that 8N run that baler if it had a kicker on it along with pulling a hay wagon?
reminds me very much of the new holland 68 design(baler) cept the NH had the knotter out in the open. As the 530 was Ford's last series before they bought NH, I wonder if they contracted with NH on the design? It wierd, even little details like those gears on the kotter and the gauge of chain there by the plunger arm are the same.
+Robert Long Well I know the Ford 530 was made by Long. What contributions or designs that may be similar to NH I am not sure on. This is the only square baler I have a lot of experience with.
Sorry, I have not had any problems with mine. I don't know what would cause the problem as I have not worked on mine much as nothing has broken. I would try to find someone close to you with experience working on knotters.
clean the knotters very well, then sharpen the string knives with a fine whet stone(india). That should help. also grease the knotters with a good grease
The needles come up through two slots in the Plunger....around the hay''That is why TIMING is important...Needle frame is not strong enough to take that kind of force
The baler was made by Massey Ferguson not long , same thing as a #12 or 124 , don't remember which model , pretty sure it's the 124. Made in the mid-70's
Any source I have ever seen says the 530, 532 and 542 Fords as well as the earlier models were made by Long. Ford and Long had a history of working together.
I just picked up a Hayliner 69 to use with our 62 Ford 2000 Gas 4 speed tractor, transmission PTO, i have a over running adapater on the PTO. Before I start baling, can someone tell me what gear and how much throttle i should have for the baler to run correctly? Thanks for the help!
Your baler should be made to run at the 540 pto speed. I run mine a little slower, I have heard arguments both ways but this is what I do. My 2000 tells me what rpm is 540 speed on the dash.
As for speed there is a lot of variables, go slow and work up to going faster, if you have big windrows you will often need to go slower than 1st gear, don't overload the baler, but at the same time it needs a steady intake of hay.
+David Knox PTO can be engaged setting still if the transmission is out of gear. A live or independent PTO makes the job of bailing easier, but with enough practice you can get the job done with a PTO that isn't live,
I had the same question, I think. What he meant was you already had the pto running with the bailer and all it momentum turning, then you put the tractor in gear and started to move foreword. Do you have an overriding clutch on your pto? Otherwise, it should have scratched.
Your 8n is to small for a baler!!! I know I drove a 52 model that was bought brand new!!! The dealer told my grandpa not to try it wasn't strong enough!!!! It will throw a piston out the side!!!!
Over 20,000 bales shows different. My 8N still runs strong. Just because someone is a dealer doesn't mean a thing. The 8N has plenty of HP and is plenty strong to run a baler. The only issue is the lack of live PTO which has to be overcome with skill and experience.
@@JL-by4xu keep it up I'm 65 and drove one for 50 years!!! Bought a bigger tractor to bail with and used the redbelly to rake!!! Couldn't keep front wheels on the ground with bailer on 8n!!! Just wait it will happen!!!
@@robertstultz2260 Yeah I moved up to bigger tractors, but the 8N is what I had when I started and it never let me down. Very dependable and super easy to work on. For baling however the live PTO on the 2000 and 3000 makes the job easier.
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Love your old FORD. I can remember as a four or five-year-old kid, watching a man clear the lot for our house, with one of these somewhere around '51 or '52.. Have loved them ever since.
This may come off as weird but I love this video. Back in the day use to help my old man on the farm and there would be many of summers I’d be on a hay wagon on the back grabbing the bales as the came out. My dad past away for a few years now but it’s nice to hear this sound of this kind of baler. It brings me back to then just him driving the tractor and me piling the hay on the wagon. It’s odd to say it love the sound of a baler but it’s sentimental and it brings me back
Thanks
I found this video of your Ford tractor after watching your Daisy 880 disassembly/reassembly videos. I drove one of these tractors when I has much younger on our family farm for mowing and such. Brings back great memories! Thanks!
Thanks
I have heard many naysayers say that you cant run a baler with an 8n. You show that it clearly can be done and done well.
I have put up thousands of bales with my 8N, a live pto sure is nice but skill can overcome that limitation.
We had the same baler we ran with our 800 selecta speeds...Really made it easy to step up a gear in lite hay. Thanks for this video...Nice to see the good old days
Thanks
Wish ford still made tractors
i say that all the time...i love ford tractors
Yea no shit they made great tractors
Uncle back pre 80s used a ford 8n but used a New Holland baler with a Wisconsin motor on it. Uncle, Dad, and a neighbor worked together sharing equipment and labor. Those was some good times. Put up a lot of hay and straw.
Use to be common, easy way for a small tractor to handle a baler.
love them old fords
Mate your a bloody legend! Me I'm only 15 this year (2015) but I have ever so attracted to old stuff for say more so baling tec and old tv shows like Grizzly Adams. But my mane roll is to earn hard cold moneys in the ADF and try to ( before I die ) start up a bale farm for my children to have as it is fun and worth it in my opinion. As alway great vid and hope you get the load of cash from it :) and great crops each year.
LeroyJenkins 105 Thanks, I wish you good luck.
very similar to the NH68 we had. pulled it with a Ferguson 30. Ii could handle it and a wagon as long as you were on flat ground. Your 530 has been well taken care of. Should last you for many years to come.
+Robert Long Yes, I hope it will last a long time.
Congrats on using a 8N to run your baler. My dad used one for years with his baler and became a real artist with the clutch and gears. Makes me feel spoiled using a 69 Ford 4400 gas pot to do the same job- sure do chew more fuel though than the old 8N !
Yes, it definitely takes some fancy footwork on an 8N.
Pretty sure you and my great grandpa are the only two I’ve ever seen run a bailer behind an 8n with that said I’ve done a lot with mine that people said couldn’t be done
You have to pay attention and have quick feet, but you use what you got. It was nice moving up to a tractor with live pto, the 8N is a permanent resident though.
the knotters on ford and new Holland balers are mcCormick designs. parts do interchange from one to another.
+greg berry Good to know
Where is the oil on the chains? Grease and oil keep a machine running. Anyway, baler looks good and makes a nice bale.
you're suppose to start on the outside of the field and bale inwards. keeps the bales off to one side
All depends on what you are doing.
We had that same baler with a throweron the back, we used a Massey Ferguson 35 Continental 4cly diesel. The 3 cylinder Perkins was by far the better engine as far as starting.
Long manufactured and designed balers in USA. Bamfords of Uttoxeter licensed the design in the 1950's and early Bamford balers were decaled as BAMFORD-LONG.
I recall members of the Long family visiting Bamfords Ltd at Smithfield show, London in the late 1970's. Much of th the 530 looks like a Bamfod BL58 model - only he packer fork springs and linkage is quite different to the machines manufactured in the UK.
At some time Bamfords Ltd did export balers to the USA for Ford nad maybe this is one of those.
+Keith M I have never seen a Long baler, I only have the info I have read about. It is a nice baler that is well built.
I have been very happy with mine.
Ford tough
That baler looks a lot like the New Holland.
I raked a lot of hay with an 8N.
Is that a dog I see running through around 5:48? It runs through so fast that it's hard to tell. Could that 8N run that baler if it had a kicker on it along with pulling a hay wagon?
reminds me very much of the new holland 68 design(baler) cept the NH had the knotter out in the open. As the 530 was Ford's last series before they bought NH, I wonder if they contracted with NH on the design? It wierd, even little details like those gears on the kotter and the gauge of chain there by the plunger arm are the same.
The baler is a rebadged Long, although who knows where Long got their design
That likes like the NH flow action feeding mechanism.Maybe ford and NH were operating must more closely than you might imagine
+Robert Long Well I know the Ford 530 was made by Long. What contributions or designs that may be similar to NH I am not sure on. This is the only square baler I have a lot of experience with.
You could take those windrows into half the side that second knife isn't getting much work from what I can see thanks great vid!
Sorry, I have not had any problems with mine. I don't know what would cause the problem as I have not worked on mine much as nothing has broken. I would try to find someone close to you with experience working on knotters.
Ford blue was pretty
Fantastic
+ANDREA BLACK Thanks
clean the knotters very well, then sharpen the string knives with a fine whet stone(india). That should help. also grease the knotters with a good grease
Actually the needles dont punch through the bale its all in the timing , nice machine
+Hound Dawgs not trying to be a smartass but yes they do that's how the twine goes around the bale
The needles come up through two slots in the Plunger....around the hay''That is why TIMING is important...Needle frame is not strong enough to take that kind of force
David Goethe well said I am aware of how needles work but try telling it to someone who thinks they know, a little knowledge is dangerous. cheers
The baler was made by Massey Ferguson not long , same thing as a #12 or 124 , don't remember which model , pretty sure it's the 124. Made in the mid-70's
Any source I have ever seen says the 530, 532 and 542 Fords as well as the earlier models were made by Long. Ford and Long had a history of working together.
Baler is definitely not the same as a Massey, as I have both now.
Nice video. Did you see that deer?
I don't know if I seen it or not at the time. Lots of them here.
I just picked up a Hayliner 69 to use with our 62 Ford 2000 Gas 4 speed tractor, transmission PTO, i have a over running adapater on the PTO. Before I start baling, can someone tell me what gear and how much throttle i should have for the baler to run correctly? Thanks for the help!
Your baler should be made to run at the 540 pto speed. I run mine a little slower, I have heard arguments both ways but this is what I do. My 2000 tells me what rpm is 540 speed on the dash.
As for speed there is a lot of variables, go slow and work up to going faster, if you have big windrows you will often need to go slower than 1st gear, don't overload the baler, but at the same time it needs a steady intake of hay.
why are you going the wrong way around the feild
+jay decker ?
what type of Transmission are you using on the 8n? it is great
Standard 4 speed
how load is it?
How loud is it?
how were you able to engage the pto with the tractor sitting still with an 8n?
+David Knox PTO can be engaged setting still if the transmission is out of gear. A live or independent PTO makes the job of bailing easier, but with enough practice you can get the job done with a PTO that isn't live,
I had the same question, I think. What he meant was you already had the pto running with the bailer and all it momentum turning, then you put the tractor in gear and started to move foreword. Do you have an overriding clutch on your pto? Otherwise, it should have scratched.
Maybe also a slip clutch on the PTO shaft it also helps alot in bush hogging. Less pushing.
My 8N has the standard 4 speed.
Grandpa had a 60 somthin has ford 2000
Your 8n is to small for a baler!!! I know I drove a 52 model that was bought brand new!!! The dealer told my grandpa not to try it wasn't strong enough!!!! It will throw a piston out the side!!!!
Over 20,000 bales shows different. My 8N still runs strong. Just because someone is a dealer doesn't mean a thing. The 8N has plenty of HP and is plenty strong to run a baler. The only issue is the lack of live PTO which has to be overcome with skill and experience.
@@JL-by4xu keep it up I'm 65 and drove one for 50 years!!! Bought a bigger tractor to bail with and used the redbelly to rake!!! Couldn't keep front wheels on the ground with bailer on 8n!!! Just wait it will happen!!!
@@robertstultz2260 Yeah I moved up to bigger tractors, but the 8N is what I had when I started and it never let me down. Very dependable and super easy to work on. For baling however the live PTO on the 2000 and 3000 makes the job easier.