Purplewg I know exactly whay your saying. How many farmers out there are still using 40s, 50s and 60s equipment. Hay baler 1954 that still ticks like a clock, never fails. Once each summer she will need some TLC, seems the knotters will go out of wack every once in a while. But for the cost of a new machine I will spend the half hour adjusting them once each season.