Minnesota grain binder

[cliffklenke]

Hi all, i have a minnesota grain binder and would like some information on it if anybody can help. I cannot get the knotter mechanism to free up. It has open oil cups for lubrication. Need to know what the forcart looks like to put on it. Thanks cliff

[Farquhar]

Cliff, sounds like you're gonaa need to do a lot of soaking with some good penetrating oil on the knotter.
As for a forecart-- all the horse drawn binders I've seen-- IHC/McCormick-- John Deere-- the Case/Osborne I have, all use what we call "trucks" that are alll simmilar in design,to carry the binder weight, and have a tongue for the horses.
I don't have any pics available, but I'm sure a search of the site will show you what you want to know.
PS--I've never seen a Minn binder, but I bet they were equipt the same as the others.

[Craig A]

When you DO get things freed up.......before you attempt to see how or IF the knotter works be SURE the bill hooks are perfectly smooth and shiney!
Between uses put a gob of grease over them to keep them that way.

[HBurk]

Craig,
How much is a "GOB"?

Craig here.......enough to make you ask...... .......

[S.Simons]

If anyone is interested, I have brand new old stock sickles for the minnesota grain binder. A local dealership use to handle Minnesota implements and when a capenter here that I know remodeled the building he brought me a whole bunch of 'em.