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@woodland creature that's a very fair point and in all honesty I don't have enough knowledge of vintage farm machinery to judge for myself. I will say the previous owner considered it beyond repair and my dad bought it and with many hours and a little money he got it working. He told me he enjoyed baling hay and the machine itself but it's been a money pit since he got it and he said (among other problems) that a lot of the internal parts were worn out and it suffered from severe overheating. The clutch is out and the knotting mechanism is too worn to work. I'll look around a bit before I begin disassembling it but not sure I'll have much luck.
Moms dog passed away Thursday. Digging a golden retriever sized hole with a 110° heat index wasn't much fun, but he was a good boi so a little heat exhaustion is no trouble at all.
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I've been wanting to fabricate a striking anvil stand and the square PTO shaft from the baler would make perfect legs for the stand, but it might be worthwhile to sell as is. I'm just not plugged into the used ag parts market so it's hard to get a good feel for the potential.
Dad got rid of his old Massey-Ferguson No. 3 baler. It was beyond repair and he was going to scrap it out but he gave it to me for project metal instead. Looks like there will be a lot of good material to scavenge.
There's a local ag auction house and I'm wondering if I shouldn't bring some of the parts there if I can't use them or if selling them would be better than using it for a project. But usually you spend several hours preparing the stuff for a hundred bucks or whatever and in the end it isn't worth the time and effort.
There's a local ag auction house and I'm wondering if I shouldn't bring some of the parts there if I can't use them or if selling them would be better than using it for a project. But usually you spend several hours preparing the stuff for a hundred bucks or whatever and in the end it isn't worth the time and effort.
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Hating breakfast is sus.
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Was this part of the process to obtain your current job?
@Ignace my previous job. Same position, different employer. Back in the Templeton days.
Here is the unfinished herb chopper I made my wife for our anniversary. I still need to finish grinding in the bevel and then sharpening it, but the forging work is complete. I do plan to leave the top half as a forged finish, and then having the bottom half polished mirror smooth. I used a piece of 3/16" x 1½" 1095 for the parent stock, which should be an excellent simple steel for edge retention and ease of sharpening. I was very happy with the way the blade turned out with some extra heft towards the end, but I'm not sure I like the twist in the handle and I felt the scrollwork at the end looked a little crude. That being said, a little file work to soften the edges will alleviate a lot of that and I did compare it to other forgings online and it really isn't too far off. I often lose sight of the fact that handmade items won't always look perfect but the only one who usually notices that is the craftsman. The next step is finish grinding in the bevel, then heat treat, and finally hand sharpening on the stones and buffing. This is about 5" long and despite my misgivings about the looks of the handle, it's very comfortable in the palm so overall I'm very pleased with the ergonomics.
