Case 400 Tractor and Case 130 Baler

[@don66hotrod94]

It's great seeing that CASE equipment at work. Thanks for posting these videos. That old Case baler makes some nice bales.

[@rogermiller7411]

Didn’t tie a few bales early but once I pulled the twine out to get to the unexposed twine it didn’t miss a bale.

[@jeffharper7579]

😊 it brings back memories of my younger days, A local farmer I worked for had a AC 190 and a New Holland baler and we " I "would stack 100 bales on a wagon and would do 5-6 wagons a day. Dumb as it sounds I kinda miss that but now my body is wore out from doing back breaking jobs.

[@rogermiller7411]

I miss those days too. If I have to stack I would think 100 would be my limit.

[@jeffharper7579]

I forgot to one farmer used the AC Roto baler, I had to pick them up and toss them to him as he stacked them on a small wagon, found out later that AC made a bale conver that ran beside the tractor to do it. I'm 57 and still love the smell of hay drying.😊😊😊

[@kenpalmer1900]

Love it. We round bale. I miss the old squares a little

[@nathanalmond8280]

Nice looking older equipment. Still in good working order and baling some nice looking bales too.

[@rogermiller7411]

The baler went unused from about 1955 until 2012. It was kept in a shed most of its life but was completely frozen up when I got it. After a lot of coaxing and penetrating oil it started to work. I would have kept the Wisconsin engine that originally powered it but the engine started leaking oil and when I had a chance to get a donor 130 baler with a pto drive I decided to go that way.

[@nathanalmond8280]

@@rogermiller7411 it is a whole lot more reliable without the Wisconsin motor on it. Grandpa had a few on the old New Holland balers and he and my Dad said when you started them in the morning you didn't shut them off till the end of the day. I know a man that has a couple Case balers and he always liked them. Thanks so much for sharing the videos. Good hearing from you too.

[@TeresaJohnson-ew4us]

​@nathanalmond8280 what is the man's name that has a few case balers I Need parts

[@matthewdavis4081]

Wow Roger the Ole baler sounded great. Bales looked really nice and tight and the 400 looked beautiful in the golden wheat stubble pulling the baler

[@rogermiller7411]

After I pulled out the twine a little further and got into the twine that wasn’t exposed, it worked great - didn’t miss a bale. Bales were tight and weighed about 40-45 pounds.

[@godricfamilyfarm]

That looks like an afternoon to remember

[@danielk8140]

My grandpa had a 130 baler just like that and his had the Wisconsin motor on it. It was still used until around 1978 Sat in his barn for years…in good shape…would have been a great restoration project. Unfortunately, he sold it to an amishman who let it sit outside for a few years and eventually it was scrapped 😢

[@frankwurth5375]

Love it Roger! Early balers are my favorite part of collecting. I have the old Case NCMT baler that we had on the farm when I was a kid. About the same vintage as yours. A bit larger in size. Didn't do too well in straw, the pick up drum was poorly made. Our local Case dealer wasn't too well liked so didn't see many Case products locally.

[@rogermiller7411]

My 130 has a stuffer that works like a woodpecker to stuff the hay or straw in the bale chamber ahead of the plunger. It’s amazing how many different ways manufacturers devised to do that.

[@don66hotrod94]

Our Case dealer was a well known horse and cattle jockey and was one of the shadiest people in NE WI. We went to the dealer in the next town south and he was as honest as the day is long. I have developed a list of former Case dealers, now over 5800, over the past 30 years. Would you mind sharing the name and location of your local dealer to see if he is on the list? Thanks!

[@frankwurth5375]

@@don66hotrod94 We had the local dealer in Belleville Illinois, H. Edwards. They were mostly into construction equipment after the Tenneco take over. They did much better in that market. there was a dealer south of me at Lenzberg Illinois/ New Athens area, .Feig? Not sure what name they operated under. Was later operated under a different owner till they closed in the 70s Was a dealer at Carlye Illinois, later went to White / Agco now.

[@rogermiller7411]

The one I remember as a kid was McCurley in Lebanon Ohio

[@TeresaJohnson-ew4us]

​@don66hotrod94 can you give the full list of 5800 case dealers

[@janhoughtaling8572]

Bales look nice and tight

[@rogermiller7411]

They are. Never broke a bale after the twine got sorted out.

[@Blazefork]

I would love to see an in depth video on that baler, I've never seen one with side knotters

[@rogermiller7411]

That’s a good idea. Once I get the shield for the flywheel on it I will do that.

[@erikhinds-cy9cx]

Nice

[@rogermiller7411]

Thanks

[@puttervids472]

Is that 400 gas or diesel ? Cant see well enough to tell. I think gas ? I have a 400 diesel that is nearly identical condition. On a mostly John deere farm , it’s one of my favorite machines. So smooth and reliable.

[@rogermiller7411]

Super Diesel? If so, pretty rare and valuable. Always loved the look of the 400.

[@huskyball1711]

I know this is a wierd request but my ji 400 case case a few missing pto linkages and I THINK it is stuck on not sure because it turns when I start the tractor and I can't get it to turn off. Unless I work the pto then sometimes it slips. Will you please do a walk around video of your tractor while turning the pto on so I can see how yours acts??

[@rogermiller7411]

Mine runs all the time as well. I understand that is common for a 400 and can be fixed but a costly expense. When I hook up to my baler I turn the tractor off and then attach the baler pto shaft. When I start the tractor the pto doesn’t nun until I engage it with the pto lever. Not ideal but it’s safer to do it that way even if it was working right.

[@jimcourtright8532]

If the pto clutch is operating correctly, you can stop it with your hand. ( not recommended) We always put the power shaft up to it and let it chatter to a stop

[@don66hotrod94]

The 400's didn't get a PTO brake until the Super Diesels came out, just before the 800 Case-o-matics came out. That means the PTO shaft will turn all the time as there is nothing to hold it fast when it is disengaged. Not much you can do to solve this.

[@jamesharber7820]

I immediately noticed the un-shrouded PTO shaft and said a quick prayer that O-h-sh-a does not snoop the farm channels. But, later when you pointed out that the belt also was un-shrouded I cringed and said another screw the f-Ed’s prayer for you.

[@rogermiller7411]

Definitely going to put the belt shield on but I don’t have the pto shield. Hard to find. I rigged up a step on the left front side of the tractor so I don’t have to get off it from the rear.

[@charlietanner6211]

ih/mf man here but case was good equiptment also not as styleish but built just as good internally have nh 76/77 baler they had a overhead cramer but i like that case betternever saw one like it