Allis Chalmers ROTOBALER in the Field in South Dakota

Dad runs the AC RotoBaler with the Allis Chalmers 175 and explains a bit about the baler

[@bobblenuts]

One of my earliest memories of haying was an old AC round bailer back in mid-late 50's. Stacking round bales on wagon then in the barn. Last memory of that bailer (I must have been about 6 yrs old) was watching it burn up in the field one day. That's when we went to square bales and knotter headaches LOL Thanks for the memories.

[@Sandridge-w3l]

One of my earliest memories of my grandpa was watching him bale with a D17 and roto baler. Had the white top. It broke down when I was 5 in 1981 he unhooked right out in the field and it sat there until 2011 when my parents sold the farm. We just hayed and farmed around it all those years. It was a pain I think.

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

They can be temperamental

[@user-hf9cw5ut1u]

Thanks for filming and demo-ing some of the eccentricities and particulars. Just bought a nice shedded one. On the farm I’d mow and rake, Dad would bale with this Rotobaler, I’d buck, haul and stack in the barn for winter feed. This video took me back. 👍🏻. John Slaughter, Greenwood, MO.

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

Thanks

[@ewardmello4255]

Allis Roto baler was 2730 brand new in Aug 1973 . I've got a 1973 like brand new. Your conveyor is supposed to stop when the twine tube comes down . fun to watch.

[@tractorsold1]

Yep. All the white tops were made in the 1970s when Allis responded to farmer's desires and restarted production.

[@garyhoward3123]

Keep putting in hay after the arm drops so it is making a nasty looking bale.

[@corerlt]

That was a huge amount of money in 1973. You could have boaught a new car or pickup with that money. Instead you were picking bales off the ground.

[@theboyfat2]

I baled tens of thousands of bales with a Rotobaler. Also picked them up and hauled them to the barn and put them in the loft ! Looks like you need to adjust the rod the stops the conveyor when the twine arm drops. Another thing my Dad always made sure of was to keep the twine knife razor sharp. We had hilly hay ground but had no trouble hauling round bales. There is an art to it. One thing to keep in mind is that most bales will have one end slightly smaller than the other so it needs to be placed to the center of the wagon.

[@user-qx8cs1hd2u]

UK, England. My Dad had one in the mid 70s. He pulled it with an MF 35 3CYL. I seem to remember he declutched everytime a bale was tieing the feed also stopped to prevent jamming the chamber. This machine wrecked his left knee with all the declutching.😂

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

I bet

[@larryanglea3458]

I had one of these roto balers back in 1975 and it was a pain, it would make a preacher cuss.Thanks for the video.

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

You’re welcome

[@JohnDavies-u9z]

Our neighbour had a Allis rotobaler here on the West Wales coast in the 60's As a boy I remember watching it working on the sloping fields around here, many bales would roll to the bottom of the field. Less traveling for collection.

[@ewardmello4255]

Most of those late late models was put in the shed when the "BIG" round balers came out. But if there was ever a machine ahead of it's time it was a ALLIS ROTO BALER.!

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

Totally agree

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

I knew a man who lost both of his forearms in one of those balers. If he hadn't been as big and strong as he was, he would have been killed. It taught me to shut off the PTO to unplug/adjust equipment as a little kid.

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

I get it, we know a guy that lost an arm in one

[@davidgregg2778]

I'm from Northwest Iowa, and remember seeing those bales in the fields on the way to the Black Hills. Now l finally get to see the machine that made them . Btw, my first job was raking hay with an A John Deere. My cousin ran the hay buck and my Dad and Uncle were stacked the hay. Without a cage !

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

We’ll have to do another video when we get the kinks worked out

[@dalebennett9867]

Thanks for showing how those baler worked never saw one operation now I got to start looking for on6

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

You’re welcome

[@robertlong7033]

WE had a 175D Good tractor. So good that it had the same engine in it as the Massey Ferguson 175 and 180.

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

Very cool!

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

Dad’s is one of the last gas 175s made

[@feelnrite]

I grew up running a roto baler and learned to cuss like a sailor. haha

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

That can happen

[@donvoll2580]

Good day from Ontario Yes we had sw=6 without live power, that low gear I think lost of alot of steel Both that WD hand clutch running in oil really solve alot of problems A cople of yrs ago allis rd baler brought 1500 up here! Yes I am 74 & remember 2 neighbours having them, well they are all gone. Ths

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

Glad you liked the video

[@Dennis-ef3jj]

I have had my back side, chewed on more than once for bad raking. I tie a bucket on the side of baler and run big baler twine. Also learned you don't grease the baler until you get 40 or 50 bales through it. So you don't have to fight the rust as bad.

[@arlodewald5378]

Have to be a m🎉ad scientist with an engineers degrees just to route the twine ! A perfect description of a farmer .😢

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

That’s the same guy that did the raking 🤣

[@goatfarmmb]

I hope ya'r keeping that Rotobaler, I sometimes wonder why the companies of today not make a automatic kickout like that. Seen one of those for sale over two years ago on a website in Ontario Canada ... should of bought it lol

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

We’re definitely keeping it, dad bought it new when we had an AC dealership

[@garyhoward3123]

Nice baler. Just need adjustments as the conveyer has to stop completely the second the twine arm drops. As is now it just runs more hay in while it is wrapping. Fix that and you will have a super machine.

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

Dad was planning that as a winter project along with new belts but now he’s wanting to do some more say we may have another video yet this year

[@npalen]

Dad baled many a thousand with one sometimes pulling it with a D2 Cat without live PTO. Had to stop and put in neutral each time to wrap and eject. Always used bale hooks when handling the bales. Neighbor lost his life when he was pulled into one after reaching in. The newer ones had an overhead conveyor above the main apron that would "recycle" the hay to allow continuous ground motion while the bale was tying and ejecting. Right?

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

I think the newer ones are just supposed to stop the apron while tying but we need to tighten that belt

[@Dennis-ef3jj]

Had a friend i hayed with, a good day ,he could bale over a 1200 a day. With a CA allis on the baler

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

Dad said he misspoke and could do more than what he said in the video

[@davidkimmel5153]

Thanks

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

No problem

[@arlodewald5378]

What was the person on that did the raking ?

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

It’s an old Tonutti rake that I gave up fighting with but dad still thinks he can get it to work

[@daleroth236]

What caused the twine to catch on the bale when it was wrapping? YOu didn't show that part.

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

We’ll have to add that to the next one

[@johnmiller3186]

That is the most temperamental, dangerous and deadly pieces of farm machinery ever manufactured. One about killed my dad in 1963 he continued to use it for another ten years. The ONLY thing good about that baler is that the bales could lay in the field for months with very little spoilage

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

So we’ll mark you down as “not a fan” 😆

[@jerryohnemus5590]

All we ever baled with until big ones came out.

[@joekeusch5995]

Not any different than any other piece of farm equipment. Treat it with respect. I've put up thousands of bales with those balers.

[@haulingit1793]

Put that thing back in the SHED and leave it sit. !!!

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

Why?

[@1southerncowboy]

I have made many a thousand bales with the A-C Roto-Baler When they are right they work great --- never miss a bale. Bale would be 3 feet long and just under 2 feet in diameter. You could adjust the density and make them really tight. If you raked uniform double windrows the baler worked great and made beautiful bales. Once baled they would shed water like the big round bales --- another advantage over square bales. (I am 79 years old now.)

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

Yeah dad thought he aimed a little low with 500 afterwards

[@JefferyAshmore]

I hated handling them a pain in the assets.

[@paulyoder8714]

Do you

[@lizzymorrisonmusicandfarml5714]

???