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wjohn 
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 Topic: 1960 Roto-baler with Overdrive
Posted: 04 Feb 2025 at 7:47pm |
I found a slightly better candidate for fixing up than the $50 Roto-baler I bought last year. This one is a 1960 white top with overdrive.
The roof is slightly bowed in from someone probably storing something on top of it, and the safety shields over the intake are missing. Otherwise it seems to be in good shape and has spent most of its life inside. I am going to have to break down and get belts for it - they didn't look bad from the ad, but the lowers are delaminating.
I must be nuts to put $800 worth of belts onto a baler so I can bale and hopefully sell $100 of straw this year?
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DiyDave
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Posted: 04 Feb 2025 at 8:20pm |
You'd only be crazy if you try to transition it into something else, other than what it IS... 
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dr p
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025 at 5:27am |
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They actually made fewer white tops with overdrive than number 10's. I have some barely used spliced bales if you need some
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wjohn
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Posted: 05 Feb 2025 at 6:51pm |
 dr p wrote:
They actually made fewer white tops with overdrive than number 10's. I have some barely used spliced bales if you need some |
That is an interesting point - supposedly 750 white tops with overdrive, vs. 1500 #10s? Of course, an unconverted #10 would still be much rarer. I'll send over a PM about belts.
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nickia
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Dennis J OPKs
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Posted: 7 hours 5 minutes ago at 6:33pm |
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Overdrive? Also, my question, been around them but they were "not overdrive".
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Gary
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Posted: 5 hours 45 minutes ago at 7:53pm |
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Isn't that the Reversing Gear?
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wjohn
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Posted: 4 hours 19 minutes ago at 9:19pm |
It kicks in to increase the speed during the twine wrapping cycle, then kicks back out when ejecting the bale. It just sped up the wrapping by a few seconds. I'm pretty sure I've seen a video of one in the field on YouTube but I'm not sure I could find it again. They talk about it briefly during the Roto-baler history walk at the Orange Spectacular:
Edited by wjohn - 4 hours 19 minutes ago at 9:19pm
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