Manual Lift Pickup On New Holland Baler Converted To Hydraulic Lift
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I converted the manual lift pickup on a friend's New Holland 640 "Silage Special" baler to hydraulic lift. The baler, which is about seven years old, came equipped with a standard manual lift pickup so every time my friend went over a ditch or switched fields, he had to get out of his tractor and raise the pickup up out of the way.
To make the modification, I took the manual crank and screw assembly apart, welded in a metal bracket, and hooked up the top part of a 1 by 6-in. hydraulic cylinder. I also extended the pivoting button bracket to adapt to the bottom part of the cylinder. The bracket has a slot in it which allows the pickup to ride up or down and follow the ground contour.
My total cost was $250 (Canadian) for the bracket, hydraulic cylinder, and hoses. (Maurice J. Gagnon, New Brunswick, Canada)
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Manual Lift Pickup On New Holland Baler Converted To Hydraulic Lift BALERS Balers 26-2-35 I converted the manual lift pickup on a friend's New Holland 640 "Silage Special" baler to hydraulic lift. The baler, which is about seven years old, came equipped with a standard manual lift pickup so every time my friend went over a ditch or switched fields, he had to get out of his tractor and raise the pickup up out of the way.
To make the modification, I took the manual crank and screw assembly apart, welded in a metal bracket, and hooked up the top part of a 1 by 6-in. hydraulic cylinder. I also extended the pivoting button bracket to adapt to the bottom part of the cylinder. The bracket has a slot in it which allows the pickup to ride up or down and follow the ground contour.
My total cost was $250 (Canadian) for the bracket, hydraulic cylinder, and hoses. (Maurice J. Gagnon, New Brunswick, Canada)
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