Modification To 1963 New Holland 268 Small Square Baler

Modification To 1963 New Holland 268 Small Square Baler BALERS Balers 28-6-36 George Wissinger, Huntington, Ind.: He fixed a common problem on his 1963 New Holland 268 small square baler. "It's not unusual in that line of balers for the belt to slip on the pickup when you're in heavy hay or long stubble," he explains. "I found a simple modification that I was able to make in an hour and a half after I got the parts." He removed the belt drive (V-belt and the V-belt pulley) from the pickup and replaced it with sprockets and no. 2040 roller chain. He installed the two sprockets he bought at a parts store with two "Weld-a-Hubs." "I welded a 1 by 2-in. piece of scrap iron to the hub, and drilled a hole through this tab, and also the sprocket. Then I put in a 1 by 2 by 1/4-in. thick shear bolt for protection. If something happens to the pickup, it will shear the bolt. In the 20 years since I made the modification, I've only sheared two bolts. It's a totally different performing machine." Wissinger says the job was quick because he only had to weld one sprocket. The other sprocket is driven by the tab with the 1/4-in. bolt in it. The more positive drive to the pickup gives the baler more capacity. "I've done three of these balers û mine and two others in the neighborhood. People were so impressed with mine that they wanted it on theirs, too," he says.

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