See A Rare Piece Of New Holland History -1965 Model 1281 Self-Propelled Baler

Paul Lano's father started a New Holland dealership over 60 years ago. Now Paul and his brother run the business continuing to sell New Holland Equipment. Paul also collects classic New Holland equipment. One of the prizes in his collection is his 1965 Model 1281 Self Propelled baler. Just 430 of these were built and used on big farms in the Rocky Mountain states. We take a tour of Paul's collection and learn the details on this low production baler.
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[@catfishinwithcrow685]

Wow what a collection of balers and toys I love the self propelled baler

[@charliejacobs8762]

I saw one of these in '65 a gentleman in our area had one. He would thresh wheat and bake hay for those who didn't have the equipment. They would now and take then he would bale for them he had a large farm himself. Great memories.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

First and olny self propelled New Holland I ever saw.My dad always had New Holland balers.When he quit farming he had a 525 hayliner it was a real baling machine.

[@prairiestrong1106]

That is very neat piece of machinery

[@TonyM132]

The only driving duty worse than running an open station combine in soybeans would be running that self-propelled baler! I'm amazed they even sold 430 of them. Why in the world would anyone rather sit on the baler right behind the pickup than sit on the tractor?? I imagine most people who bought one asked themselves that very question shortly after buying it...

[@jackdarbyshire5888]

Now thats a cool self propelled baler and the same year i was born,i could see myself running one all day out in the field 😀 👌👍

[@trentmanor936]

My grandfather had an NH bailer with the Wisconsin motor when I was growing up in Upstate NY in the 1980s. It was a good machine, but seemed to break down more than the PTO bailers he had. I can remember many summer afternoons spent fetching tools for my Uncle as he worked on it, trying to get the hay in before my grandfather got home from his day job. Good memories!

[@ianrobinson9565]

What a wonderful collection, especially all those toys. THANK YOU AND GREETINGS FROM AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺. 🇦🇺.

[@burtbrooks7731]

It’s amazing to me how complicated we gotta make machines now days!! Look how simple that thing is compared to the ones now days 👍👍 that’s a nice piece of machinery

[@danielt8960]

Never even knew those existed.

[@Kieran_5150]

Me to

[@waylonlegend4603]

Yes. Growing up in the 60’s our family had 2 of these. Many thousand bales through these machines.

[@danielt8960]

@@waylonlegend4603 Where they reliable machines? They seem like a great piece of equipment. Surprising they weren't more popular.

[@crslyrn]

I always enjoy seeing old tractors restored but, to see an implement restored & displayed is an awesome thing to see displayed with the tractor. Stay safe.

[@johnmarshall2024]

I didn't know the self propelled model existed until I saw one in a local field last summer, still operable!! Located in Okanogan County Washington. I caught a lot of bales out of New Holland balers in my youth-best bailers ever made in my opinion! Amazing collection, great video!!

[@JuliaCV9]

that thing is WAY ahead of it's time!

[@defuse56]

I'm all for restoring vintage implements! I'm hoping it becomes a major part of the hobby. And my favorite kind of video shows antique machinery out in the field working.

[@stevevonberge]

Paul, you have always run an awesome business! Great memories!

[@stevendyer6509]

We owned one of these balers and they were a hay eating machine. It was so easy to run and so nimble to use.

[@jeremycherny2041]

Very neat to see. I use newholland haying equipment myself. In my collection I have a S67 NH baler that looks a lot like the 68 you showed but pto drive. As a kid we used a S69. It's unfortunately long gone.

[@jasonkotara2135]

Super nice!

[@ronaldstern8451]

used to weld front axles for this baler back in the 60's at the New Holland plant

[@CTC7599]

Vermeer: "this is new, this is innovative, nobody has ever done this, we made a self propelled baler!!" NH: "...are we a joke to you?"

[@phalanx3803]

Vermeer did a round baler.

[@andrasfarkas4483]

Varga Ferenc József

[@paulrichards2713]

We had two super 77 balers when I was growing up, both had Wisconsin engines on them We did our own baling and custom baling too

[@jankotze1959]

This is so nice, thanks for sharing

[@jerrykinnin7941]

How COOL is this.

[@daleschmieg9050]

I saw this pop up, never had seen one like that before. Made me wonder where this one was at, and discovered its just down the road from me, within 10 miles. Our family farm has New Holland balers and choppers, going to Lano's for service!

[@bwtupper]

Impressive collection!

[@jeremyswindell2330]

Awsome bailer!

[@maximilianburchert4037]

Klasse !!!!

[@matty2helpfull]

Those are cool balers I haven't seen the self propelled one in a long time

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

I worked behind a 281 PT baler for a few years. It could make some huge (80#) alfalfa bales. I was young enough to keep up with it.

[@danvonbehren4852]

Nice Collection.

[@davelydon1982]

Oh my God this an amazing cool machine 👌 👍👍 from Rep Ireland 🇮🇪

[@kimculver1038]

I saw two SP balers in King City,Ca . area in 1972 baleing alfalfa .I though at the time what a good idea

[@AJ67901]

had and uncle who started a hay business in the early 70s and had two of these. both with cabs and AC. looked the same basically as this one

[@sallybrown1459]

That's the only way you could operate one of those. Can you imagine sitting there in all that dirt, baling red clover that got rained on?

[@josephdeffendoll3056]

I wanted to see it operating.

[@garylenzen3534]

The self propelled bailer was my dad's. Paul bought when he retired from farming.

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Awesome thanks

[@TonyD-dz8pt]

see a lot of bailers but never see a self propelled bailer till now, they were always PTO, very few with Wisconsin engines

[@Kingfisher1215]

I remember lots of the self propelled balers growing up. This was in northeastern Colorado in the 70s. I assume the ones I saw were newer than the one shown.

[@georgestringam689]

The development of the S-P baler didn’t change a lot. My Dad had a Model 178 Self-Propelled baler that he bought new in 1961. It was powered by a Wisconsin V-4. The steering column was vertical and the variable speed control was right beside the column. My brother and I spent a lot of hours on that while Dad stooked the bales. Dad liked the larger (16x18) bales so the 178 fit the ranch’s needs.

[@miguelangelvalderrama1808]

Wow, amazing that red color😳

[@brucewands1433]

My Dad had the first NH 76 baler in Washington County, NY,, pulled it with the 1941 JD B, did lots of custom baling too.

[@keithkuckler2551]

I bought a brand new Oliver 550 from Lano's when they had the store in downtown Chaska, Minnesota. Nice folks, now they are a very big dealership.

[@mauriceupton1474]

I agree my Dads 280 baler lasted for decades. Built to last. Auckland, New Zealand.

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

My grand father had a model 68 baler with that 2 cylinder engine. From my earliest memories in the early 60's all the way till he retired farming in the early 70's it stayed in use, other than normal maintenance it was trouble free, was working the day he finally sold it.

[@hypercube33]

Looks like you sit right where the dust is lol

[@chevyon37s]

You sit up there so you can fix the knotters when they choke every 5th bale, without having to get off!

[@rickplette7976]

They where made with cab as well so you weren't sitting in the dust

[@robertheinkel6225]

I was thinking of the dust also. As far as knotters, our NH would miss one out of a thousand. Now IH balers, one out of fifty was normal miss cycle.

[@stevenpdxedu]

@@robertheinkel6225 Dad used Japanese wire and I don't recall missing a twist until he had to get some US steel wire. It was crap. So back to Japanese wire. That always stuck in his craw as a WWII vet. Our dust was delicious. 😁

[@kirkcardoso6137]

I'm 37 now but I grew up on a 1200 acre farm. We had 3 new Holland self propelled bailers, a new Holland 1112 swather, a Heston swather, 4 ford cab tractors for raking, disking vineyard, sulphur application, and spraying. Had John Deere tractors, a big case 8 wheel, and other various pieces of equipment. I was on payroll at 9 years old and spent many hours in the hay fields cutting, raking, bailing. We also had 2 Freeman retrievers. Oh I miss those days.

[@patodwyer721]

Great video, very interesting.

[@TheMNrailfan227]

I knew Lano was a familiar name!! They have a lot of Bobcat dealerships in my home state of Minnesota

[@ILGuy2012]

When I was a teenager, I used to help with baling hay in the summers stacking bales on the hay racks behind the baler. The New Holland balers worked very well. One farmer had an older JD baler. If the driver on the tractor went faster than a certain speed causing the baler to pick up too much hay at one time, the shear pin on the baler flywheel would break. The driver would have to stop and replace it with a new one. It was nice way to get a 5 minute break, though. Another farmer had JD baler that used wire to tie the bales. He set the baler to make 80 - 90 pound bales. That was a grueling workout that required a good pair of leather gloves.

[@micah_lee]

Never knew our new holland was so cool lol

[@coopermeshew4298]

An Amish guy in Holmes county, Ohio has/had a open station new Holland self propelled baler.

[@ffjsb]

I'm pretty sure I've seen it at a show somewhere in Central Oh.

[@karlhrdylicka]

Was it pulled by horses ?.

[@farmcentralohio]

@@karlhrdylicka Self propelled means it moves itself lol

[@karlhrdylicka]

@@farmcentralohio I was thinking of the Amish one .I thought they wouldn't use anything with engines .like tractors, cars, or electricity . Radio TV . internet. lighting .Oh well perhaps it's me not up to speed on this, don't tell me they have moved into the 20th century now everyone else is in the 21st.

[@farmcentralohio]

@@karlhrdylicka They use things with engines all the time. They don't drive things with rubber tires, they put steel wheels on instead. All depends on the amish bishop.

[@jbj27406]

What a cool guy. Great collections.

[@feerz0538]

My great grandpa had one of those

[@edgarfedotov5270]

Cool

[@jimtaylor6979]

I seen one of the self-propelled units working in northern BC a few years (5) back when I was working up there

[@dlckweed8345]

Wow!

[@1crazynordlander]

I love this video. We had the 68 with the PTO. We also had one of those horrible 2 cylinder Wisconsin engines from a baler that we had on an auger. I have driven past that dealership a thousand times. Unfortunately I would not drive to that area of the state if someone gave me money. Eastern Minnesota is lost to me unless they can get control of the destruction taking place in that side of the state. I feel bad for all the good people in the rural areas surrounding the Twin Cities Metro area. I hope you all can stay safe.

[@justinzimmerman5350]

Nice machinery

[@LameWolff]

Just when you didn't think bailing hay could get any duster along came the New Holland Model 1281.

[@klh3244]

The self propelled baler didn’t happen to come from NE Oklahoma did it? Our family friend had one he bought new and then it sat in his barn until he passed away.

[@charlesseward7560]

Used to see these around here years ago Believe the demand for round bails was why they dissapeared

[@KPearce57]

Round Baler's came about as the small family farm didn't have the labor force to handle square bales, Dad had 85 milk cows and a few horse's and we put up 80 to 90 thousand bales per year. We went to haylege in 1970 with 2 25X80 Harvestore silos . Plus all the corn silage and wheat and Oats, it kept us busy, then Uncle Sam called and I had to leave, Dad hung on for 2 more years, then sold the farm .

[@randall1959]

Grew up in the 4 corners of missouri, iowa, nebraska and kansas and never saw one.

[@gavinhenderson3861]

I really hope someday I can own a self propelled

[@josephdeffendoll3056]

I want to see it in operation. That's the best part. Did any other companies make self-propelled bailers? If so who and we're they similar to this one?

[@floridaflywheelersantiquee7578]

Yes 🙌

[@seanmc6957]

Wow this is a great video I never see a baler like that 😊

[@noelconroy3647]

Hi great video keep the good work up 🍀 👍😃

[@MienTayTiVi]

nice vid, love it

[@Chevy4x4dawg]

Remember seeing one of the self-propelled square balers operating in the late 80s early 90s. The operator looked like a bobblehead lol.....

[@magnum8264]

this would have been easier to drive!we had a new 1965 Massey Ferguson 35 and baler,many memories!

[@williamhastings7182]

Ran a new Holland self propelled for many years....the one we used had a cab with a swamp cooler on the roof to at least try to keep you cool

[@heberleguisamon626]

We still use them, taking profits from the investment instead of investing again. And creating job for our neighbors.

[@stevenpdxedu]

In my 16th year (1968) my dad bought one of the few New Holland self propelled balers in Oregon (Baker City). We used wire ties and that thing would shoot out 120 to 140 pound grass/alfalfa bales about as fast as you find a place for them on a wagon. The only weak point was the front axle. We flood irrigated and the ditches tended to bend the pivot point. Ours was reinforced with 1/4 inch plate steel and that fixed the problem. A 65.9 hp 4 cylinder Wisconsin VF4DI gave it plenty of power. That thing nearly wore me out, the bales so tight that sometimes they were shiney under the press rails and you couldn't stick a hayhook into them. It could do 27 mph down the road too and had good night lighting as well. Ours came with communal tires I don't know why. Great machine, paid for itself many times over. Dad's could bale up hay with a 4X4 fence post (by accident) in it and not even shear a pin. We found the wood had been cut 3 times in that bale.

[@bustersmith5569]

Why didn't they catch on ?? Looks more efficient then any pull type ! Maybe it was the cost ?

[@loosehandle1]

Didn't those heavy bales get moldy?

[@stevenpdxedu]

@@loosehandle1 My dad was a fastidious farmer and we always hayed around July 4th (first cut). The air in the high desert is so dry you could mow in the morning and bale at 2PM with no mold problems. He also used a touch of hay salt just in case. Animals always cleaned the trough.

[@stevenpdxedu]

@@bustersmith5569 In our area it was because most other farmers were going to round bales. Dad viewed this as wasteful because round ones tended to rot. Round are easier to move and feed from, square bales tend to require more hand work. However in 69/70 Paramount pictures came to town and sought him out for the quality of his feed. So . . . win some lose some. We fed all the stock for the movie Paint Your Wagon. Great summer for me! Oh, and yes they were expensive, but he did custom work so it paid for him.

[@johneygeorgeowoseb7814]

Where can i buy such a self propelled baler, even that 1965 model for use in Africa, Namibia. Beautiful innovation from New Holland. Are parts still available?

[@73Shakes]

Never thought about until now. You really dont see a lot of implements that have been restored at shows.

[@user-bx4yd6bk1i]

Этот чувак.. Воплотил мою мечту в реальность))) абалдеть...

[@raultelie8357]

ça a l'entree d'un comice agricole .super waouh!bravo pour l'entretien.bravo a la collection c'est genial et marche du tonnere.belle demonstration le reportage c'est enorme .magnifique ce Matos increuvable.bye bravo du mans sarthe72 les24h du mans FRANCE chao encore bravo felicitation.👍💖👏✌🎩a vous bonne journee Bon courage bye a plus.

[@leonardbradberry2795]

They also have a Allis Chalmers WD 45 Diesel that is a great baler tractor which they purchased from me and restored.

[@AllisChalmersMN]

Wow that’s a very unique self propelled bailer. Pretty cool to see. He’s an Allis fan so he’s ok by me. Where’s his dealership? I’ll come visit! I like the toy collection too. My wife and I have started our own toy collection.

[@izikcolby5534]

I would love one of them for my farm

[@RJ1999x]

You're already blessed with Allis Chalmers

[@izikcolby5534]

Yep Allis chalmers and massy Ferguson's

[@RJ1999x]

@@izikcolby5534 well I guess there is no perfect life! Lol

[@izikcolby5534]

@@RJ1999x u got a farm

[@RJ1999x]

@@izikcolby5534 I do, and other then our big tractor being a Steiger, we have all Allis Chalmers

[@kb7722]

Wow imagine how much dust the operator is going to eat on that thing! Cool to see though

[@ArtorMachine]

Great machines = increase productivity. #thumbsup

[@nickkercheval2704]

Remember a 77 and a 68 on the dairy farm I grew up on. The 68 had a thrower run by a gas motor but the baler was PTO. BTW, as a NH dealer he should know that it’s LAN’Caster not lanCAS’ter PA! 😉

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I love seeing the older equipment being cared for. Besides, what was so wrong with rectangular bales?

[@mwilliamshs]

They require *a lot* more time and labor to make and dispense than round bales.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

@@mwilliamshs And the big bales require machines at every stage. My farmer dad laughed his ass off at round bales. To each their own.

[@RustyZipper]

Takes several MEN to throw them little bales around, I did it for many years but not for a million $ today! Nowadays Anyone can operate an Air Conditioned Tractor to move them round and large squares around

[@mwilliamshs]

@@joewoodchuck3824 small bales are fine for small timers and horse folk. Feeding lots of cattle with small bales is a fool's errand. Small bales are more expensive by volume to boot.

[@plibb21]

Just saw one of these with a cab on the side of the highway today.

[@alanlancelot2885]

Newholland baller the very best 👍👍👍👍

[@ikonseesmrno7300]

Now there's a great baler! Somewhere in my collection is a copy of a magazine with that, or earlier model, SP NH baler on the cover. The farmer's running out of time as there's a thunderstorm looming up behind him. Think it was a Farm Journal from the 60's, but I can't find the darned thing. Any clues anyone?

[@svtirefire]

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[@ikonseesmrno7300]

@@svtirefire It's close, but not quite. If I get a minute this week, I'll look for it & post it on Pinterest if I find it.

[@42lookc]

I've only ever seen one self propelled NH baler here in Ontario, and that one had a tractor narrow front on it, and a V4 Wisconsin engine.

[@donvoll2580]

Good day 42lookc I'm from Kitchener Waterloo area. So were did you see one, & were are you from. I can't remember ever seeing one. Thanks

[@42lookc]

@@donvoll2580 Hi Don. I'm from Renfrew County in the Ottawa Valley. It was near Renfrew, about 12 or 13 years ago. This is the type it was: cdn.farmjournal.com/s3fs-public/inline-images/SP166-21.PNG It was by far the stand out at the auction sale it sold at. Nobody paid any attention to anything else.

[@donvoll2580]

@@42lookc G day Boy that must have been 1 of the first ones. Do you remember what it went for Thanks

[@42lookc]

@@donvoll2580 I think it went for $3100 or $3200. I have no idea what part of the country it ended up in.

[@donvoll2580]

@@42lookc Wow but I guess it went for to b saved. Did you know a fellow that had 300 Allis tractor up that way. Thanks

[@rckklim]

I wonder how they would do pulling a hay wagon in the hills of Northeastern Pennsylvania

[@robertheinkel6225]

We baled a lot with our 77 but I don't think we ever put our 66 on the baler.

[@joshuatom7325]

In 1968 we got the first bailer in town and our new holland would bale twice as much as a John Deere

[@justinzimmerman5350]

Who invented the knotter for newholland

[@tinaestrada902]

Trying to find video to time this 1282 baler any help out there

[@pwarren1010]

Neat 🌈

[@pollywollydo]

Jones from North Wales built their first self propelled baler in 1947. Not many made worth a lot of money if you can find one😀

[@farmcentralohio]

Off topic sort of, why are the augers on grain carts on the left? Like the guy said in this video, everything is over the right shoulder, except carts for some dumb reason.

[@natehill8069]

That looks weird driving around sans tractor. Probably what normal people thought about a Model T first time they saw one.

[@zimmhollowfarm8414]

My grandfather actually knew the guy who created the bale knotter, because he went to school with him. And my Grandfather said everyone aways picked on him because he was never that smart.

[@KevinBenecke]

It would have made for a better video to see those first 2 balers actually working and not just driving.

[@user-bc3pc5gu2y]

Yeah, what was the point taking them out to the field if it isn't going to work a bit. If it ain't going to show the bailing in action, stick the bailer and owner in a museum. When you fix something up, it means it works, so you got to show it working.

[@mrgros8007]

New holland 👍🙌💪🙏✌️

[@ihus9950]

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