Discbind down. Broken module drive shaft, new blades, and new gearbox oil.

June 26,2024

[@southtexashay777]

Never fail when you are trying to make hay. Crap breaks and then Rain. Have a great week.

[@Mad_Farmer912]

One good thing this year is when we get good weather to make hay it's been absolutely perfect weather. A couple years ago it wouldn't stop raining and when it did most hay was borderline moisture.

[@JamesSmith-ru2pw]

With the rain u need it for the corn and you don't need it cause u want to do hay so ur in between good and bad situations great job

[@Mad_Farmer912]

@@JamesSmith-ru2pw at least it's not like a couple years ago where it wouldn't stop raining and couldn't get a lot of it dry enough.

[@stevebean1822]

Vermier recommends 15 percent moisture for their balers.

[@Mad_Farmer912]

@@stevebean1822 for dty hay definitely don't want much more than that.

[@stevebean1822]

​@@Mad_Farmer912I usually try to stay between 12 to 15 percent. Still bales good with net wrapping.

[@kevb9578]

Dang discbines are built to fail nowadays. Them old Kuhn, krones and 1360 deeres just mowed till they didn’t. .I have my NH fail at least once a year now. Good luck

[@Mad_Farmer912]

This one has been extremely reliable. Now it's getting some age it's not surprising issues happen a little more often. Just a involved process for a simple fix.

[@larryesmith5060]

I get phone calls all the time and I don't speak to them or call them back way I figure if I want to call them I will if I have a reason to but I don't

[@Mad_Farmer912]

@@larryesmith5060 most of the unknown calls are scam or telemarketers anymore.

[@obieacres4676]

Did you say how much the gearbox cost? Because we have one we are looking at a 1411 with bad gearboxs

[@Mad_Farmer912]

If you mean the module gear boxes on the cutter bar, I've never had to replace one. I have replaced the top cap that the hub and turtle bolts too. I looked up on NH parts and it looks like there are left and right modules and they are $365 and $380. Also it looks like the top cap is separate for $263. Check with The Disc Mower Doctor in Ronks Pa. They specialize in disc mowers and other hay equipment. I don't know if something like these would be that significantly different in prices, but last year I got the front half CV PTO shaft from them. NH wanted $2700 and through them the exact same thing was $1500. I believe they also have salvage machines they part out.

[@Mad_Farmer912]

A whole new cutter bar for a 1411 is $8990