Making IDIOT BRICKS: Oliver 520 baler hits the field!

That bailer is the true definition of “if you love something then let it go and if it comes back, it was meant to be” 😂

Great example of the frustrations and joys of small square bales. Glad you got it figured out. Getting all the rusty parts shined up will only help it run better. Thanks for the video

I’m truly convinced you can fix ANYTHING, Ross. Impressive!

I think the mechanical engineering that went into your balers is genius.

Very cool you got the bailer working. Sometimes it the simplest thing that can cause trouble

proud you got the baler lined out

I had the same experience with a JD 336 baler. Pulled it out of the barn it was in for 30 years, greased it and headed for the field. Had 2 unused 30 year old bolt of twine in it. Swapped them out for Rural kings finest and it rarely misses a tie.

proud you got the baler lined out great job thanks for taking us along

From running my 520 baler I saw the shear pin braking as soon as I saw that slug of hay laying there in the windrow. Big thing with these balers is that you got to think of when the baler was built how hay was made, Meaning a 7 or 9 foot cut single windrowed hay as they are not a high capacity baler. A good single constant windrow and they will run like a sewing machine. My old 520 I've found about every 250 bales give the knotters a shot of grease and it keeps baling like a champ trouble free. One of these days I would love to get the new 520 baler out and try it out, It may have baled maybe 4000 total bales in its life ! It was bought new used 2 years and its sat in the barn unused except when my uncle used it a couple of times when his baler went down to finish up a field of hay. I like you really like the roto flow feature of these balers as the hay flows so much smoother threw the baler than an auger does. Bandit

I learned that rotten string lesson the hard way too haha.

Wow. I couldn't imagine coming across this video. I spent many hours on a gasoline 550 in front of the 520 baler in the 60s. We'd put up as much as 2,000 bales a year for our use. And, daddy would let me do a bit of custom work in the neighborhood if I paid for twine, fuel and all repairs. I still have Oliver green paint on my butt.🙂 We had an all Oliver compliment: 7' sickle bar mower, single gang rake and the 520. Daddy's brother was a mechanic for the Oliver dealer. That baler doesn't like over feeding. The knotters are finicky with what twine you use. Back then, it was sisal and you'd better buy the premium grade. I had to learn how to time the knotters because they would get out of time at least weekly. Wouldn't break the needles, just miss tied. That's a big problem when you miss bales while doing custom work. I was getting $0.50/bale and customers didn't want to pay the bale counter tally.🥺 Thanks for sharing. I'm a new subscriber. 👍👍👏👏🇺🇲

Love seeing the old equipment still working

Glad it worked out for you. Thanks

I wish you could have heard me hollering since the first time you opened the twine box. When you first brought it home."NEW TWINE!!!" 😅

My dad brought a 520 brand new in early sixties. It was a great baler and did a good job on about 10,000 bales a year until it sold in his auction in the early seventies. It sure beat the Massey baler he traded in on it.

Glad you got it figured out. Seems to work great

Lovely job doing its thing well

Good work on figuring out the twine issue! I love my 520 baler.

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Great job Ross.