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   So this spring I brought my great-granddad's 60A All-Crop back to life. Now I'd like to do that same to his JD PTO driven binder. It's either a 10' or 12', I can't remember. My question is, has anyone ever worked around one much? I know nothing about binders. I know my combines like the back of my hand, but binders are alien to me. I have no idea how the knotter part works. I see all the parts where the bundle is tied, and I feel more confused. I would think they would be pretty simple. However, unlike the combine, something tells me this binder may be froze up. Will have to work on it some and see. Also, there's All-Crops all over the place, so parts are plentiful, but I almost never see binders. Is there any place to still get parts? Surely JD still wouldn't have them, but you never know I guess. 

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CrestonM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Location: Oklahoma Points: 8447	Post Options Post Reply Quote CrestonM Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: JD Grain Binder Posted: 09 Nov 2016 at 5:40pm
	So this spring I brought my great-granddad's 60A All-Crop back to life. Now I'd like to do that same to his JD PTO driven binder. It's either a 10' or 12', I can't remember. My question is, has anyone ever worked around one much? I know nothing about binders. I know my combines like the back of my hand, but binders are alien to me. I have no idea how the knotter part works. I see all the parts where the bundle is tied, and I feel more confused. I would think they would be pretty simple. However, unlike the combine, something tells me this binder may be froze up. Will have to work on it some and see. Also, there's All-Crops all over the place, so parts are plentiful, but I almost never see binders. Is there any place to still get parts? Surely JD still wouldn't have them, but you never know I guess.

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Dale-OH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: SW OHIO Points: 904	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dale-OH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 9:20am
	One of the members of our local antique club has and still uses a JD binder. If memory serves me correct the knotter is similar to the ones still used on balers, you should be able to find a name stamped in the knotter to tell you what kind. From talking to him he mentions getting some odd parts in Amish country as they still use these binder and reproduce some parts.

naylorbros Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: West Jordan, UT Points: 104	Post Options Post Reply Quote naylorbros Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 9:47am
	The knotter is very similar to what is on modern balers just lighter duty. As for parts I do not know where to send you. Parts Depot is where I have found some in the past but what they still have is a ? All of the wood work can be easily done and I have made canvases for them before. The one I run is a little earlier than yours. It was built in either 1916 or 1917. The parts catalog number for the tractor binder is PCW4. If you goto JDparts.com and click on Previous Parts Catalog and click on Catalog Number Search and the top and type in W4 in the search box it will bring up a PDF of the parts catalog for you binder. I was going to post a couple of pictures of mine but the file size is to large and I am not going to resize them now. Ken

Butch(OH) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Lucerne Ohio Points: 3835	Post Options Post Reply Quote Butch(OH) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 10:36am
	B.W. McNair has always had what I needed for my IHC and they also have JD binder parts. http://www.macknair.com/

CrestonM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Location: Oklahoma Points: 8447	Post Options Post Reply Quote CrestonM Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 12:59pm
	Thanks, guys, for the advice! Ken, that website was helpful! I'm sure the parts diagrams will come in handy!