As spring approaches, you are sitting at your office desk thinking about the next hay season and what you can do to make the job easier and do it in less time.

You’re dreaming of a sunny day when the hay is just right, not too wet and not too dry. You are baling the perfect windrow on the perfect sunny day.

As spring approaches, you are sitting at your office desk thinking about the next hay season and what you can do to make the job easier and do it in less time.

Note: This information applies specifically to the New Holland BR Series balers. Most net issues are mechanical in nature. The two most common causes are dull knives and insufficient brake tension against the roll of net.

Since auto-wrap was introduced in the late '70s, the basic setup has not changed. Some of the parts have evolved, but serve the same function as prior designs.

The sealed bearing with locking collar is one of the most common types of bearing found on equipment today. Back in the days when horsepower was exactly that, horse power, shafts rotated in housings with bronze bushings which could be oiled or greased.

New Holland’s BR round balers, prior to the 7000 Series, could allow material to pack around the outer ends of the roll.