Farmall1066 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Lookin good Tony!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHhogfarmer Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 On 1/22/2020 at 7:37 PM, exSW said: Is this the one Tony? Thank you for posting that. Didn’t know there was a #12. All I’ve seen of a #9 is a short clip from a promo film and a couple other pics. On 1/23/2020 at 9:42 AM, Tonyinca said: Yes ! That is one like we had. Raked lot of hay ,oats, Black eye beans with it hooked to a 300 Utility. If I came across one already restored or in mint condition ,I would consider it. Tony Tony, I’m afraid if I give you and exSW my location you may be coming out to my area to get the #9 my neighbor has? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 2021 CAFES? Humm the tag says 1 year project....... ?? Looks better than new 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyinca Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 1/29/20 Still waiting on gear box , as the larger bearings with snap rings in center of carrier had to be ordered , they arrived yesterday ,now up to machine shop. Kaman bearing asked ,"what are these out of and what age " ? Said , "don't see these around much any more ". Two of them had snap ring on center of carrier and most had I.H. # with ST and three #'s only. John an I worked on knotter system, evaluated parts and condition and wear , on all three, to find the best to make one. Need to bush knotter clutch plate and have new clutch pad made. Lot of roll pins to remove , gears to free up , however , this particular knotter seems to have " In tolerance " wear on most parts. Springs were bad on trip dog and roller was stuck , as were all other rollers on this baler .lol The wire knives need polishing two we'll sharpen and should be like new third we need to replace with a better one from other. Few pics Tony BTW those bearing in pic are what I ordered , Your looking at 520.00 dollars there. OUCH 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarmaker Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Tony, Those knotters look complex! About like rebuilding a external engine! Thanks for the updates and pictures. Regards, Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Wow, just amazing. No stone left unturned and cleaned , replaced, clear coated and polished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whats in the barn ? Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Heres another place for belts of any kind... https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=implment&th=295632 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyinca Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Finally have gear box back all bearings seals replaced shafts polished , keyways squared. twister clutch was refaced , and rebushed, and new clutch pad made. I might say my pocket book got polished also with the machining and bearing costs . Lol lol. John and I have been so busy with Ag Expo and life that we have missed February. hope to hit it most of March while I prepare for Cafeshow lot of meetings coming up so time going to be scarce till Third weekend of April then getting everything back to normal after . meantime David the painter is starting on most of sheet metal . tony 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall1066 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 6:02 PM, Tonyinca said: might say my pocket book got polished also with the machining and bearing costs . Lol lol. Isn’t that why we do these projects?! Lol!! Looking good Tony!! Blaine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twostepn2001 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Tony, this may be a weird request, but when the time comes to do the work on the LP tank (cleaning, priming, painting and valve work) l hope you share a lot of pics of the process. You know how l am about those bottle fed toys, especially when the bottle is all bright and shiny!! lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyinca Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 2/28/20 back at it ! today John and I installed gear box attached plunger pitman . We cycled plunger all seems good . Installed front nose piece , hitch , battery tray. looking good so far as far as mechanical . first two pic is bale press , had to weld corners as they had detaching. few pics of today’s progress tony 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exSW Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Amazing build. Did they all have the horse trailer ball hitch or was that something added? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyinca Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, exSW said: Amazing build. Did they all have the horse trailer ball hitch or was that something added? No they had a basic two lip . However, most new small squares out here come with ball hitch and most commercial guys changed older ones to ball because more secure hitch less bouncing around. In my case , Tulare show is 60 miles south of me , If I decide to tow it behind pick up this will work better. Along this line is tires and wheels , Original was used aircraft tire and snap ring rim on heavy side and regular implement rim on lite side. Even the aircraft sales place would not touch the old snap ring rim. lol. I am going with these new rims and used aircraft tires on both sides., So if I decide to tow it I should not have any blow outs. lol. Tony 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall1066 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Starting to resemble a baler again!!! This will be yellow when finished, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyinca Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Farmall1066 said: Starting to resemble a baler again!!! This will be yellow when finished, correct? Yes, Yellow. black rims, black pick up reel, black lights , black engine. Tony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall1066 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 That’s definitely going to be something to see when your finished!! I know I’m getting excited, and I’m not the one working on it, or owning it, I bet you’ll be like a kid at Christmas!! Looking real good Tony!!! Blaine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_carr Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 On 3/4/2020 at 4:53 AM, Farmall1066 said: That’s definitely going to be something to see when your finished!! I know I’m getting excited, and I’m not the one working on it, or owning it, I bet you’ll be like a kid at Christmas!! Looking real good Tony!!! Blaine Yes, I have enjoyed following this project as well and look forward to seeing more. Thank you for the continuing updates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyinca Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 3/4/20 Today we tackled knotters ! Decided they had to be all taken apart blasted and checked for wire wear and all wear areas had to be filled and reserviced or just polished to smooth. We spent much of time evaluating each piece of knotters. The other part of our time was Also , reconsidering going to propane , after assessing all , I am afraid it may change to much of original look. Even though commercial operators in the day did put their balers on propane, This particular brand and model were very few made , so , to alter with aftermarket products may defeat what I am trying to preserve which is the very few made #71 I.H. baler , that very few have seen. So at this point the argument is for maintaining it on gas as it was. Tony 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
560Dennis Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Now its my recommendation that at the completion of this project that a ceremony be held to commemorate the blessings of all the hard work that went into this project, after all the kind word s have been spoken, to break a bottle of Justin’s isosceles over the ram by the lady of the house as A fitting conclusion. Amen ? Press ahead ?? Make some hay ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyinca Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 560 Dennis, Thank you ! Your choice Justin's Isosceles, is impeccable and I am thinking that we should have a Mid progress Baptism with Isosceles pre finish ! lol lol Its certainly been a challenge at times . But one step at time , We think we have chamber, plunger , gear boxes all going good. Now we get knotters cleaned up and work done to them as needed , Next, engine rebuilt, the pick up reel is still intact have not figured how to tackle it , have three of them and two are pretty bad. Tony 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
560Dennis Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Tonyinca said: 560 Dennis, Thank you ! Your choice Justin's Isosceles, is impeccable and I am thinking that we should have a Mid progress Baptism with Isosceles pre finish ! lol lol Its certainly been a challenge at times . But one step at time , We think we have chamber, plunger , gear boxes all going good. Now we get knotters cleaned up and work done to them as needed , Next, engine rebuilt, the pick up reel is still intact have not figured how to tackle it , have three of them and two are pretty bad. Tony I hear you , cheers If you want to celebrate Mid progress do so ! My thoughts I don’t think Americans celebrate the completing of the hard work that goes into any projects. We go on to ,THE WHATS NEXT , After all they deserve it . Despite all the set backs ,frustrating issues that happen there still something warranted ,it’s celebrate ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_carr Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 21 hours ago, Tonyinca said: Its certainly been a challenge at times . But one step at time , We think we have chamber, plunger , gear boxes all going good. Now we get knotters cleaned up and work done to them as needed , Next, engine rebuilt, the pick up reel is still intact have not figured how to tackle it , have three of them and two are pretty bad. Tony Following the project has been enjoyable and encouraging. Thank you for taking the time to capture the work and share the photos and descriptions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twostepn2001 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 On 3/6/2020 at 1:30 AM, Tonyinca said: So at this point the argument is for maintaining it on gas as it was. Well Tony you know what my vote would be!!! lol Did the one you used years ago run on gas or LP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyinca Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 2 hours ago, twostepn2001 said: Well Tony you know what my vote would be!!! lol Did the one you used years ago run on gas or LP? Ours was gas . Most on propane that I remember were New Holland 290's, Freeman 330's, Oliver's of same vintage. The jury is still out but everything I have mocked up for propane ,changes the look of this machine more then I like and being most people have never seen a Yellow I.H. #71 three wire baler with Wisc. engine , I need to keep it as original as possible. Tony 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyinca Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 3/11/20 Baler therapy Wednesday . we stripped down VG4D Wisc. Engine washed , ready for machine shop. Stripped down another set on knotters looking to harvest some good parts thanks to my Nieghbor Eddie who helped us to pull flywheel. tony 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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