Found in a Barn, sitting in the dirt for 15 years. Will it still cut hay? Hesston PT10 Haybine

[@jamesmckay9966]

Evan, In a Saw Mill you would be known as a Mill Wright. Am I close?

[@CountryViewAcres]

I am electrical and instrumentation or E&I Technician. At least, that what I am called Where I work now. I used to fix factory assembly equipment and program robotic arms. I worked in a garage when I was in high school, changing tires, oil changes, etc. So I have always had mechanical skills. Working on stuff seams to be my calling. But I also like to build and create things. So old farm equipment and Homesteading fit me well.

[@Tonetwisters]

@@CountryViewAcres I managed the advertising program for a community college that offered an instrumentation program ... There is a Maxwell House coffee plant where I live that makes use of Instrumentation. And you do have a wide range of skills, that's for sure!

[@chloesmom412]

Still working good.

[@jamesmckay9966]

@@CountryViewAcres Thank You. Pleas show how you make the knot on the yellow rope.

[@6.7Rollin]

a mill wright is a steel mill worker

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

Hi Evan, glad you found a haybine! Looks like a good winter project and making hay next year will be so much more enjoyable!

[@howdyshaun6139]

G'day Pete. Don't worry I will still come watch you cut hay too 🙃

[@rayjayks]

Hey Pete, I was just thinking Evan can use the sickle bar to cut fence lines now! I was fascinated how you did it without hitting the teeth on the fenceposts.

[@liamg2063]

Hey Pete I Love your Videos!!!!

[@georgedavidson1221]

Evan you are a master fabricator good. Job

[@usmarshall336]

old fashioned equipment!

[@barbiebush]

New to your channel my husband and I are really enjoying your videos

[@houstonfirefox]

Nice find!

[@djvo9271]

That’s a good improvement to your operation.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Most people would have scrapped that. I was so nice seeing you give it a new life!

[@cancel-davis4171]

I LOVVVVVE how you REFURBISH all of your Machinery back to LIFE.

[@bernardjones6162]

Great Buy!

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Great find!

[@davidj.mackinney6568]

An interesting video. We enjoy your videos.

[@bobkelly2447]

Evan ! Well done my friend ! been watching you for a long time now and you remind me of days gone by for my past... it is so true that work is never done on a ranch... and you have to be a jack of all trades to make it work ! then you need to become a Veterinarian...to keep the Critters in good health... I'ed say you have to watch for a bobcat or Lynx with your Turkeys... you won't discourage them, they have to be killed unfortunately. if you don't have a 12 gauge shotgun with 00 buck and slugs you need one out there... you never know what will come walking out of the woods ! even if you never need it.... it's there if you do. not to mention putting a large animal down out of necessity... not something you want to trust to a .22 rifle. I am really happy for you to have gotten that mower... as the Sycle bar mower sucked ! your getting there.... a few more years and you can retire ! keep it up ! and resist the urge to go buy a expensive new truck.... the payments are killers ! if you can't pay it off in a year you don't need it ! ... YOU NEED A Old Logan Lathe like mine I have a logan 922 and it changed my life ! at the Ranch I bought a 3 in 1 Mill Drill lathe and that really helped alot ! got it from Harbor freight.... and for farm equipment it is the absolutely needed piece of equipment for the shop you have a mig welder I see, but you need a AC/DC stick welder so you can weld cast iron ! (tractor housings do brake!) be sure to pre-heat though ! I wish I was there to give you a hand at times LOL i feel for ya ! but keep it up it looks like a never ending struggle at times...and it is. but there is light at the end of the tunnel ! and retiring early worked for me... gave me a bunch more time on the Ranch and things actually got done cheaply !

[@roscoejones4515]

It's great how you try to rejuvenate the old equipment and keep it going instead of running out and buying new! Keep it up!👍

[@georgedavidson1221]

I love the old case she looks classic. ,!!

[@perleycarmichael5498]

My Dad had this machine. Retired at age 80. Couple years after he asked me to do hay at the farm. Your pic brings back! The feed is extremely important. You’ll have more time off the tractor. I’d buy a new sickle as well. Mowed half acre, and the broke in middle. Half day drive for parts. Yup hate wet! Having fun😎. Nice pole barn👍

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Man there is just something about watching you work on old hay equipment that really holds my attention! That’s a great addition to your fleet, can’t wait to see it in action next year!

[@CountryViewAcres]

Thanks Tyler. I have been watching your project on installing the hay feeders. Saw you set the posts in the rain the other day.. Looks like you are close to being finished. I think it will turn out great when you are done.

[@TomBiggerstaff-gn1ws]

Excellent most excellent

[@TomSmith-me7ph]

I used to cut hay with one of those. Brings back memories.

[@hankfacer7098]

Evan the Mechanic, strikes again. Great job

[@bjmiles477]

a very good purchase , nice winter project

[@philgriswold2133]

I think that I enjoy your old equipment restoration videos the most of them all. You take a no-nonsense approach to getting the equipment back into a functioning order and that is what the original owners would have done.

[@howdyshaun6139]

Treat the rust and that thing will be a work horse for years to come. It doesn't need to be fancy it just needs to do the job.

[@MRcrem1]

nice metal work

[@mdrobnson3912]

Great find Evan!!! My comments are FYI, not in your face. I don't do in your face, there's enough of that in the world as it is. One thing All of those I've seen, we never had one, have a spring "carrier" for the hoses. So they could flex on hard, tight turns. You know leave yourself plenty of swing room or that steel is going to wear down those hoses. You could also use a bicycle inner tube to pad the holder you fabbed. Reminiscing, not critiquing. We always used a sickle bar mower and we hayed two hundred acres. We threw 5,000 square bales in the barn every summer to feed a hundred head through the winters. At least what wasn't sold or went in the freezer An old ford 2000, sickle mower, new holland baler and rake, pieced together or borrowed wagons and four sons and two grandsons. May papaw believed in work and he always told my uncles Boys, only way out, is to get it in the barn... and ready or not, away we'd go LOL Love the memories your channel brings back. My papaw was, is and always will be my hero. Farming is a lot of work, but it wasn't work to me I was with the man who taught me more about being a man, without saying much about it, than anyone.

[@deanmagnuson2993]

Good morning from Grand Forks

[@seansysig]

Evan, deflector, skidshoes, & rotating assembly covers

[@mr.b6374]

It matches the tractors perfectly! Great find!

[@kennethunderwood7767]

Great video Evan. I really enjoy that kind of stuff. Thanks

[@ronaldclemons5520]

Awesome find. See just a little work, and you will be able to cut hay faster, and better. These old hay machine will last a lifetime. Most people want new equipment, but these old ones were made with better steel and parts. Keeping them dry, and off the ground is a great idea. Blessings🙂

[@carolbrossard8047]

AWESOME MECHINE REPAIRE WORK!!

[@carllatta871]

Looks Great to me !!!

[@rancancookcanoy9768]

Enjoyed this video. Have a great Tuesday and the rest of your week. Thank you.

[@bevnelson3678]

Once you have the rest sorted it will be awesome

[@christopherpyle3503]

Good find. I would suggest replacing all the knife sections and fabing up a skid shoe. You want to cut with it sitting on the shoes and not the hydraulic cylinder. You have a nice place to work on it this winter.

[@glengillis7542]

great video. good luck with your purchase. like the way you and pete film the start of the tractors

[@georgedavidson1221]

That Allis starts easy. Turn the key and. BOOM it goes !!!

[@python3574]

You had me at Hello! Love projects like this. That said, don't ever....Ever....EVER put your hand in that rope loop if the PTO is running......unless you're ok with Lefty as a new nickname!

[@artemiasalina1860]

I'd have gone with a tee handle myself. Easier to let go of.

[@tractorsold1]

If we had a loop, it was just to hang the end of the rope on the tractor. Allways grabbed the line across our fingers to pull, never the loop.

[@timhenslee1025]

No rope loop!! You put the end of ropes like that on the seat and sat on them . That way in an emergency when something happens nin fractions of seconds as the often do,the rope slips harmlessly away and does tear off hands,limbs or the seat pulling you helplessly into what ever machine your pulling.

[@charlescarriere76]

Congrat for the new addition.

[@stevemartinez6757]

I would love repairing and using an old haybine like that. The combination of simplicity yet complexity of a machine like that is fascinating to me.

[@maggiesue4825]

Looking forward to future repair videos!

[@patriciabeyer7824]

You have yourself another project. Good for you. 🙌🙌

[@toddwimsett9073]

Congratulations on the new equipment. New toys never get's old.

[@CrabbyBill]

Great find, should make things easier for you

[@M-Hancock]

Deflector…. Forming sheet… same difference 👍🏻 looks like a great find!

[@larryceaser1706]

Think you have a winner here Needs some tlc but should work fine deflectors and shoes and other maintenance should work fine

[@stevenbenavente1229]

Good job

[@richardwilkens4577]

Looks like made a good find

[@joannak4640]

I'm so happy for you. I have no doubt in my mind that you can fix it 👍 Corpus Christi TX

[@Marialyse]

You can buy and have all the up-to-date equipment, but simplicity of the older equipment is really appealing. Plus it is what I grew up with. Being able to diagnose and manufacture replacement parts is a BIG PLUS. you seem to be in hog heaven finding and working with your relics (not to mention the savings).

[@marypatten9655]

My husband loves making parts and doing this same thing too. Thank you.

[@stashoski2675]

A good winter job add to you list

[@shelleyennis4489]

Nice score. Oldie but a goodie, lol. Matches your old tractor. 👍🙂

[@tonyamadrigal4524]

Really liked the video, love the old equipment.

[@jimmason5738]

It's really good to have the shop and tools to work on your implements. Happy for you. Y'all be good.

[@harlonlantz4094]

Evan,once you get the bugs worked out of the haybine ,it will serve you for many years to come.Put a good coat of used motor oil on the cutting bar,it will make it perform better.Have a blessed day and stay Safe,my friend.🚜👍👏💯

[@donaldwoodling7721]

Evan, great work on your haybine. If possible, I would like to see a video of how you are able to replace the rubber drive belt.

[@bobjoncas2814]

GOOD ONE, STAY SAFE

[@michaelbobbiharris2587]

Good video

[@johnburger3632]

You made a good choice!! I put up over 100 acres of hay a year with my old haybine.

[@darrylhayes9066]

great find Evan I think your cutting days will be just a little easier

[@bwlyon]

A few things, 1. A sickle bar mower when set up properly does great in thick stemmed crops, alfalfa and and clover. However, they can be a real pain cutting bunch grass and thick fescue, but brome and Timothy hay is okay. 2. The haybine may be a little better in the tougher cutting grasses since it has the pick up reel to help feed the hay on through to the crimper rollers. 3. There is no substitute for a good disc mower. After 1 horrible season with my old sickle mower, I bought a new disc mower many years ago and never looked back. Best haying purchase I ever made.

[@HumbleHaymakers]

We have and used a Hesston 1110 for years prior to our discbine purchase. In spite of the new technology, they are still very effective. We are bringing back to life our Hesston. Ours has intermeshing steel on rubber rollers. Good luck!

[@rickswildhorses]

Looks like it is something worth repairing. A few new fabricated pieces and some krylon and you're good to go.

[@duaneklein4924]

Tuned up a little and it should do well for you. Still plenty of parts out there. Best thing the price was right! Never ending projects but doing it yourself is very satisfying. Looking all very good.

[@rkarrowood6229]

I had one exactly like that. they are awesome machines. Keep it sharp and greased it will be a good machine.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

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[@wendyc.5769]

I love it!!!!

[@reggieedmonds5325]

Always amazed at you ability to take old things and fix them. Congratulations on the new purchase.

[@bikerdad63]

Hi Evan, glad to see you got another piece of equipment to make life easier for you next spring. Hope you got it for a fair price with all the repairs needed and parts that need to be replaced. Good luck with things and looking forward to seeing the repairs. You and Rebekah remind me of myself and my wife, we do almost everything together and I rely on her assistance with projects as you do with Rebekah. So good on you both you work well together.

[@georgedavidson1221]

Evan. You shouldn’t have to Ted anymore once the hay is crimped If you leave the windrow spread out it will dry faster. But then if you rake it. The leaves will fall off

[@stubbi]

Good deal!

[@matthewstrauman1035]

Hi Evan I think that Haybine will work well for you.That case looks good pulling that Haybine

[@kevinbaker6168]

Biggest problems with most old equipment that have sat around awhile is bearings and seals. With the haybine you can include u joints as well. Once you've checked them all out and replaced the bad ones, greased everything and sharpened the blades you are set to go.

[@robforbes2602]

Hi Evan We had one just like the one you have and It worked very well for many years as long as you service it and look after it will out last some of the newer one today. They were well build back then and last for years. I would help my dad work on a lot of the machinery every winter and I even got to paint them just so they looked good. Why buy new when you can most of the time fix the old. If you have time this winter fixing it up, it wouldn't hurt to paint it up some. You got a nice find Evan and hope it works out for you. I enjoy all your videos and I am looking forward to a lot more of them. Stay safe.

[@Farm_fab]

Evan, I'm glad to see that you value true American tools. The old mantra, ya get what you pay for is so true. While I do own a harbor freight welder, I bought it used at a good price and have made upgrades to it. My welder of choice is my Miller XMT 304, but it's not a portable unit. You should be happy with your Hesston haybine. Good equipment is so important. I came so close to buying a Hesston articulating mower from a local college, but unavailability of necessary parts helped me decide against it.

[@timtimtim5294]

You are correct about the diverters to make the windrow it’s missing one and it looks like about half of the other one is broken off. They are normally a couple feet long and adjustable for windrow width. Looks like it will be a good machine after your repairs.

[@donfenton9082]

Don’t want to be negative Evan but it’s still a cycle bar. But you can usually raise and lower then back up to unplug it unless you get into dirt then you’re unplugged it by hand. Those are ant-plug rock guards you’ll like them. Also it’d be much safer to have u-joint covers. I had co-worker have one break on a mower and it killed him.

[@douglaskerr6813]

Looks like a winter project Good luck congrats on your purchase

[@andrewl7467]

Congratulations on the haybine. With your Tedder you will be in great shape. Don’t sell your NH sickle, keep it as a backup machine, and a reminder on why you bought that haybine.

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

JudithB Great project!!! The old equipment seems to be fixable and just keeps on working with some upkeep. New equipment is just not made as sturdy. Having the manuals is a huge bonus too!!!

[@macbryant4880]

Really like your Allis and Case, would love to see them looking better.

[@timnichols9015]

Holy smokes……. A PT10 that hasn’t been melted down! I ran one of these for YEARS! At least yours has the crimper roll spring up and out of the way. Ours was just below and behind the lower roll. Tips: make sure you check oil in the 90 degree gearbox at the rear of the tongue and grease that pitman u joint often. Those are the biggest watch areas!

[@Annon7]

Half ton blasting media, 10sq ft of steel, and 10 cases of Rust-Oleum (maybe a tetnus shot) and you'll have it looking and running like new. Good purchase.

[@colleenb3810]

Hi Evan, I loved the video on the hay binder, You can fix anything.

[@meanwhilebackonthehobbyfarm]

Mechanical things do not interest me at all. However, Evan you have a way of making it interesting enough for me to sit here and watch the entire video.

[@timbroome212]

Years ago, I used a product called "Rycoline Rogersol Rubber Rejuvenator" and it really worked great! You have to use some heavy gloves when handling it so it doesn't absorb into your skin. It would keep that rubber roller looking new for several more years.

[@carolmackenzie2283]

Don’t know if you know the saying “can’t make a silk purse out of a pigs ear”, well you sure can. Great job.

[@tonygough8713]

Good job Evan, that will make a good winter project, good luck.. thank you for all your great videos.

[@rivierstad3817]

Looks like a great find. I think you addressed the major issues. A pair of new deflectors and cutter bar sections will definitely help. And you nailed it on the roller adjustments at least from the look of things. I love projects like this too. Also, love how the JI Case purrs.

[@charlesletterman6245]

Hey Evan. You could tie a knot in your rope just in front of the pipe on the bracket you made to keep from sliding through or attach a weight or a spring.

[@larslindthomsen7370]

Hi 😊. It will be a whole new beginning for you to mow grass 👍. Hope you get time to recover it all and give it paint too. Looking forward to following your great project. Sincerely, Lars from Denmark. Ps Google Translate.

[@fredgreen8208]

Looks like something you can definitely tinker with this winter and have it in ship shape for next hay season. Like watching you fabricate parts to make repairs to the old equipment. Also I'm glad your back making videos, missed them when you were working that long shift. Good job Evan keep them coming and I'll keep watching and enjoying. Take care.

[@leeroybodecker5025]

Awesome job

[@browmvp]

Hi Evan, Glad you finally found a hay bine. As you repair it, you should take the opportunity of removing all the rust and doing a decent paint job on it. It will last MUCH longer that way. A good project for the wintertime.

[@corydriver7634]

The pin where the pull rope attached should have a ring through it then the rope attaches to the ring. Throw all that wet cut grass in your compose pile, that’s some good stuff.

[@enricohernandez8356]

Hey Even , that old tractor would look really nice with a paint job

[@alistairandhailey]

Love the videos. You genuinely look like you're enjoying yourself and I like seeing journey.

[@csnanny1882]

Sorry I can’t give you any advice, but you don’t need any from me. I am sure you will have it running good as new. God bless.

[@johnmenz148]

Looks like a great find! It will make hay cutting next year much more enjoyable. Those old Hesston haybines run great and they were built well, just keep 'em greased!

[@bnewton5922]

What a difference a year makes. Working on this project out of your new pole barn and using your new welding table. It’s got to give you a great feeling of accomplishment. Nice job congratulations. Looking forward to seeing many more projects in your new work shop. Stay safe