Allis roto baler twine
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Topic: Allis roto baler twine
Posted By: Daniels wc
Subject: Allis roto baler twine
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2017 at 11:14am
| I need help figuring out where to get twine for my root baler that my grand father had, had in the shed for 20 years until about. A year ago a friend and I were working on it the other day a found an original ball of twine in the tube. And I have one 1 other original ball but I would rather not use them but I don't know where to get twine for my allis roto baler if you have any ideas let me know |
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Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2017 at 1:06pm
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Google "binder twine". It came right up on Ebay when I did it. I saw several other hits too. $20 for 2500 feet with free shipping seems to be the going price. |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2017 at 1:18pm
| Don't know if you have a Mill's Fleet Farm store in your area or not, but I get mine there. Darrel |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2017 at 6:10pm
| Binder twine generally finds it on google. Sometimes you can go to ace hardware, and they have a large roll, that is very similar, to the original... |
Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2017 at 6:42pm
Mills is in Ankeny and Mason City. I've been in the one in Mason City, but wasn't looking for twine. Are you referring to the Wellington? The $9.99 a ball stuff? They call it "gardening" twine and the 8 pound rating seems a little light to me. If this is what you're using and it works, the price isn't bad. |
darrel in ND wrote:Posted By: wayneIA
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 12:11am
| I don't know if all True Value hardware stores have it, but Miller's True Value does carry it in Waverly, IA. The first time I found it, they had 2 rolls on the shelf and I bought them both, then the next trip they had one roll and I bought that too. |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 10:12am
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No, DougS, that's not the stuff. The stuff I got is Koch Industries brand. It does not say binder twine on the package, but the size of the ball is perfect for the roto baler twine housing. I remember thinking that it wasn't very economical; kind of spendy. Only 2,250 feet per roll. Does seem to work good though, and I don't make a lot of roto bales each year, so for the convenience of just being able to pick some up once in a while when I'm in Fargo, I'll pay the price. On a little side note, I made a few rotos the other night in some oats/field pea hay, and had some perfect windrows. Them was the prettiest roto bales I ever made. Old baler was a spitting em out to beat heck. If I had time, and means to do it, I'd make thousands of them little buggers every year. It's the most fun you can have with your clothes on. Darrel |
Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 10:16am
| I checked the Mills web page here. They don't show Koch twine listed. Not that I've seen many farm stores with accurate pages. I mean, I won't even bother looking at a Bomgaars web page anymore. |
Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2017 at 11:48am
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Farm & Home in Osceola IA has actual Roto-Baler twine. ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |