Reworked Bale Wagon Holds Extra Bales

Reworked Bale Wagon Holds Extra Bales WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous 34-2-30 Peter Fehr put a bigger engine in his 1069 New Holland Bale Wagon and also lengthened it 18 in. to hold more bales. The stretching worked so well he also stretched his 1089 bale wagon, which had been modified for 3 by 4-ft. large bales. "I never liked gas engines and wanted to switch the 1069 to diesel," explains Fehr, a custom hay baler. "I knew a guy who repowered one with a Cummins, so I decided to try it." Fehr pulled the 460 Ford gas engine and replaced it with a 509 Cummins diesel from a Dodge pickup. He also needed to replace the transmission. "I got a 545 Allison that would work with the Cummins," says Fehr. Fehr modified the engine mount on the 1069 to match the pickup motor mount he left on the Cummins. With that done, the engine set in place pretty well, recalls Fehr. "I did have to cut the transmission mount off the frame and move it back to get more space," he says. "The Cummins is longer than the Ford was. I also had to buy a used bell housing to match the Allison to the Cummins." Other changes included having a dry mount fabricated to attach a hydraulic pump at the front of the Cummins. Multiple measurements were needed to get the space right and the specific bolts needed to mount it to the front of the vibration damper. Fehr also had to add a pulley to run the fan belt around the corner from the engine to the fan and radiator mounted on the side of the compartment. "I am planning to change to an electric fan and wish I had done that in the first place," says Fehr. Stretching the frame on the 1069 was the easy part, he adds. While adding to the frame he also had to extend the drive shaft and affected lines and wiring. In addition, the fuel tank had to be moved and the rolling rack cylinder was lengthened so the rack could move all the way to the front of the longer bed. Push-off feet were extended as well. "I just moved the push-off mounts back on my machines, but on a recent job for someone else, I extended the square shaft arms," says Fehr. "That was easier than moving the cylinder and lines back." Stretching the table and frame allowed Fehr to add an entire layer of small bales to each load. Stretching the 1089 bale wagon eliminated difficulties loading ten 3 by 4-ft. bales. In addition to stretching two bale wagons for himself, Fehr has since done two for others. Costs vary depending on the wagon. He estimates repowering the 1069 New Holland ran close to $10,000 with all parts, including $4,500 for the engine. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Peter Fehr, P.O. Box 122, Coaldale, Alta., T1M 1M2 Canada (ph 403 317-9101).

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