Swath Turner Made Out Of Old New Holland Baler

Swath Turner Made Out Of Old New Holland Baler BALERS Balers 23-5-35 I made a swath turner out of an old New Holland baler, copying New Holland's swath turner design. I stripped the baler down to the pickup and wheels and built my own hydraulic-operated, 36-in. wide, reversible belt conveyor which can direct hay to either side. The conveyor is powered by a motor that operates off the tractor hydraulics while the pickup is ground-driven. I mounted the baler's flywheel on back in order to balance the machine. I paid $100 for the baler and spent a total of only about $1,200. Works as good as commercial swath turners that sell for up to $4,000. I converted an old Westside liquid manure spreader into a drill-fill wagon. The spreader was originally designed to load from the back end after you backed into a lagoon. A pto-driven 12-in. dia. auger, mounted along the bottom of the tank extending 1 1/2 ft. beyond the end of it, was used to load manure. I shortened the auger and mounted a steel cone over the full length of the auger. I also installed an 8-in. dia. cross auger on front of the tank that operates off the tractor hydraulics. By changing the position of two bolts I can raise or lower the cone in order to regulate grain flow to the auger. (R.E. Mitchell, 7725 Chilliwack River Rd., RR 1, Chilliwack, B.C., Canada V2R 4L8 ph 604 795-7556).

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