How to measure the life left in a New Holland round baler chains

This video is a tutorial to measure the Apron chains in the New Holland 800 series round balers to determine the life left.

[@rogercarrico4975]

Thank you very much for this. Never would have known how to judge the wear in the apron chain with out your help. Thanks again!

[@leeroyexcavator9149]

I never knew how to measure a chain on these balers for wear. I always just look at the chain rollers to see how thin and worn they were or looked to see if there was worn pin slots. I have had 3 of these balers in time and have had the apron chain snap on several occasions before we bought a baker with new chains. My dad was tight with money and would just buy replacement links and we would spend an afternoon replacing worn links. I would never do that many again now that I'm older lol.

[@storminnormanz]

oh mine is around 75% that's good news

[@southernfamilyfarm7418]

So I count out 24 rivets then measure distance from one to the other

[@bbatta7266]

For CA550 or CA557 chain that is correct. Try to measure center to center on those rivets.

[@bbatta7266]

For CA550 or CA557 chain that is correct. Try to measure the pins on center the best you can.

[@robertscottII]

Your chart is a little cut off. How bad is 38.25"? I've got a NH851

[@bbatta7266]

38.5 is completely worn out so yours is very worn. Some will still bale for awhile but I wouldn't fill the baler all the way. That will not produce a very tight bale given the 851's are spring tension balers.

[@robertscottII]

Thanks. Got a little bit of field left and the chain just broke not too long after I started a bale. I was able to get the door open and I actually un rolled the bale.

[@bbatta7266]

@@robertscottII you can get repair links and put it back together. It's just a short term bandaid though. Yours is probably too far gone to put many bales through it.

[@leeroyexcavator9149]

@@robertscottII that is no fun when the overhead chain breaks, has happened to us several times over the years on our first 850 baler.

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