Sisal baler twine

[Steph-a-knee]

I'm looking to buy some sisal string for our old International B47 baler as for the last few years have had nothing but trouble with plastic string, and according to dad it always ran faultlessly on sisal.
Does anyone else use sisal on older balers which are troublesome on plastic? If so, where do you get it from? None of our local firms sell it.
Thanks in advance.

 

[tomlad]

I'll have some double rolls i barn . I think paper is I H , binder twine dad would of called it , only point of interest. Bottom rap is black and usualy snaps , we've used it for various tying jobs for years .i could never believe it would pass thru guide's un stuff smoothly as it seems really course .
Useless comment sorry.

 

[puppet]

You will see some on internet. Our old Allis-Chalmers baler knotted one side better with sisal

 

[agrimax]

A lot of money for a bit of string......
https://www.agritelonline.co.uk/sisal-twine.html

https://www.chelfordfarmsupplies.co.uk/farmer-s-golden-sisal-baler-twine-9000

 

[Boohoo]

No problem getting it at the start of the season here in Northern Ireland, but most stockists only bring in one pallet each year and when it's gone there's no more.

 

[Lincsman]

With the war on plastic it will all go sisal... ropes on hestons!

 

[Selectamatic]

I'm looking to buy some sisal string for our old International B47 baler as for the last few years have had nothing but trouble with plastic string, and according to dad it always ran faultlessly on sisal.
Does anyone else use sisal on older balers which are troublesome on plastic? If so, where do you get it from? None of our local firms sell it.
Thanks in advance.

Keep searching... your local farmers merchant should be able to get it. It's knot hard to get!

More expensive, but worth it, don't use the plastic stuff, it's terrible stuff for little balers!

 

[multi power]

I have a pack of sisal here surplus to requirements if you are interested

 

[startinghandle]

I'm looking to buy some sisal string for our old International B47 baler as for the last few years have had nothing but trouble with plastic string, and according to dad it always ran faultlessly on sisal.
Does anyone else use sisal on older balers which are troublesome on plastic? If so, where do you get it from? None of our local firms sell it.
Thanks in advance.

Whereabouts are you roughly??
We have some here but it is 20 years old so I don't know if it is any use now..... but the price will be right if it's ok

 

[bobk]

Too many people use 12000 foot plastic which is no good , must be 10 or 8000 foot , will knot fine then

 

[Ley253]

I'll have some double rolls i barn . I think paper is I H , binder twine dad would of called it , only point of interest. Bottom rap is black and usualy snaps , we've used it for various tying jobs for years .i could never believe it would pass thru guide's un stuff smoothly as it seems really course .
Useless comment sorry.

Binder twine is much thinner than baler twine. Different spool size as well, have a look at a binder string box, and you will get an idea

 

[celtis man]

Are your twine knives sharp??
That's a big thing on ih knotters
We ran a b47 on sisal years ago as it didn't like poly.

 

[robo]

we ran a 47 long time ago always used sisal did not like plastic at all .. must be some about

 

[livestock 1]

We had a b 47 and a 440 the b 47 did behave better on sisal. There can be a lot of difference in how balers react to string type. We had a Claas Markant 60 which had pathetic knotters. Had the dealer out many times and replaced various parts on the knotters some ourselves and they did some too. There was special Claas string Claas fluroflow that helped bloody expnsive though. If you strip and clean your knotters sharpen the blades it should knot fine. There’s often string especially if it’s had plastic through it wrapped between knotter plates pull it out with pliers. They are a better design than the Claas

 

[Exfarmer]

don't try binder twine it will just break, that is if it knots

 

[Oldstyle]

Cordex agri do sisal as binder or baler twine.

 

[Lincsman]

Cordex agri do sisal as binder or baler twine.

Is binder for round bales? cant think much demand for making sheafs?

 

[Oldstyle]

Is binder for round bales? cant think much demand for making sheafs?

It does work for rounds but we use it in a binder for thatching straw.

 

[Steph-a-knee]

Are your twine knives sharp??
That's a big thing on ih knotters
We ran a b47 on sisal years ago as it didn't like poly.

We put new knives in last year. The problem is the quality of the string not the condition of the baler. We had an ex International mechanic out and he stripped it all down and re-assembled, then said there was nothing wrong with the baler, that even the position of the knife arms was spot on. He said it's the quality of the modern plastic string. His advice was to use sisal. Dad reckoned it always went well on it so am going to give it a try.

 

[Steph-a-knee]

I have a pack of sisal here surplus to requirements if you are interested

Thanks. I will let you know if I can't get any locally.