New Holland 68 Baler

[Selectamatic]

Hello everyone,

Who had, or has one of these?

I remember that particular model of NH conventional baler had a bad name for reliability, was it this one?

 

[colhonk]

It was the first NH baler we had.previously had a Allis Roto baler, then an international square baler, the NH was was a dream to use compared to the IH. the Knotters (knife to cut string must be kept sharp) very rarely did not tye and was a lot faster and made a better bale.

 

[cfr1964]

Hello everyone,

Who had, or has one of these?

I remember that particular model of NH conventional baler had a bad name for reliability, was it this one?

We had one of those , was before my time but the older generation say it was a good baler if a bit slow
I think the bad model was the 268 we had one of those too , renowned for making banana bales
Grandpa kept it a year and traded it in for a 274 for very little cost

 

[Richard Devon]

Hello everyone,

Who had, or has one of these?

I remember that particular model of NH conventional baler had a bad name for reliability, was it this one?

Father bought one new way back then to go with a new Fordson Dexta.......don't think it was particularly troublesome, just the normal baler problems

 

[Suffolk Serf]

My father had a 68 until quite recently for his few acres. It was a good machine. He now has a 376 (I think).
I think it says a bit that he worked most of his life for Claas and doesn't have any of their kit in his hay making armoury!

 

[Selectamatic]

Thanks gents.

What would a tidy, original, fully working one be worth?

 

[Mursal]

I'd like to see it working in anger then decide, if its in your budget.
As you know a few bales in the yard wont be the same .......

 

[msheep66]

I bought a NH 370 in good working order from a neighbour last year for £1000. A 68 would be a few years older
so would be worth a bit less.

 

[db9go]

Do you no of one that is for sale as i looking for one.it has to be an original i am not worried wear on any parts but looks tidy

 

[FE35]

Still use a NH68 super here doing about 500 bales a yr - rarely misses a bale! Not quick but as its old can allow for that - if you've found a tidy one, don't have thousands to do I would give it a go

 

[dunkie]

Do you no of one that is for sale as i looking for one.it has to be an original i am not worried wear on any parts but looks tidy

There is a tidy example close to me, Central Scotland. New Holland baler, on Gumtree it's strong money at £1800, been on a few times.

 

[bobk]

£500 if it works

 

[RimmerF140]

Sorry to hijack the thread but what would a 370 be worth? Barn stored for the last 10 years or so but not done a lot.

 

[Will 1594]

Do you no of one that is for sale as i looking for one.it has to be an original i am not worried wear on any parts but looks tidy

Are you still looking for one ,
one here immaculate , been in a dry shed , ,will get it out and blow dust off it and run a bit of straw through itb

 

[gatepost]

Sorry to hijack the thread but what would a 370 be worth? Barn stored for the last 10 years or so but not done a lot.

Nice little baler to use, but everything on it is metric, so you can't swap parts over from say a 276 for example. which appears to be almost identicle.

 

[Will 1594]

@db9go

 

[gatepost]

That looks surprisingly good considering age. plenty of oil and big hammer soon be singing.

 

[essexpete]

Yes looks remarkably origin including pto guards.

 

[Will 1594]

Yes looks remarkably origin including pto guards.

100% straight , needs putting in a museum really , Will have to see if we can get a pto for series 1 landy ,and give it a whirl

 

[Slippery Slope]

Just on the off chance, I was trying to put a value on our 68 and came across this old thread.

If anyone happens to be looking for a genuine example, ours is for sale as I need some shed space. Originally bought by my grandfather for hay which has become a matter of a few acres for the last 30 odd years! I haven’t used it for 3/4 years as we’ve gone to big bales but it has always been put away greased up and with a couple of bales of straw put through it to clear out any hay. It’s always been reliable but obviously we’ve used it considerately given its age. If your a hero with 200+hp it probably won’t last long but if you’re happy to plod on like we have, I see no reason for it to give you any bother.

Open to offers and if anyone is half serious I’ll pull it out of the shed and get some pictures.

Located on the Devon/Somerset border about 10 minutes away from the M5 junction 26.