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336 John Deere Square Baler

Gordon St.Hilaire and his family farm wanted to share another piece of our hay production process. Last time, I introduced our New Holland 450 Utility Round baler. Today, I’d like to share information about our other baler. It is a 336 John Deere Square baler. This baler has been on our property since the early 1980’s. It was purchased second hand and has been a reliable unit. It requires maintenance such as greasing and oiling, pickup adjustment, knotter adjustment and making sure there is ample twine in the storage compartment. This baler is secondary these days, but still is needed as square bales can be fed by hand just in case there is modern day equipment while feeding our primary round bales. Stay tuned for our wrap up conversation on our hay production process next time. Have a great day!

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336 John Deere Square Baler


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