More baler trouble

keh · Jun 1, 2013

I posted earlier about a bad start to the hay season with a broken stub axle shaff, also had a broken control box wire which I tried to splice. Got a new stub axle and with some effort and help from SWMBO picked up the side of the baler with a front end loader, blocked up the baler, installed new axle. Got a new wire for the control box, it worked fine, best $15 I've spent lately, much better than trying to trace out the break.

Finished baling hay, heard squealing from baler at the last, now I have a roller with a bad bearing out. The shaft that goes through the baler may be damaged since the bearing was in pieces.

At least I have no hay on the ground. Bet some of you can top that set of problems, I know some have said they are having problems with wet fields and planting.

KEH

Nancy Howell · Jun 1, 2013

We"ve had cuttings where we had problems with every piece of equipment - mowers, tractors, & baler.

onefarmer · Jun 1, 2013

As a cool off and viewing of the scenery we have a golf cart. Well the fuel pump went bad so I fixed it, then the connection at the relay went bad, twisted the stub off. Was enough stub to thread and put the wire and a nut on so fixed it, Then the battery clamp on the pos batt terminal went bad so fixed it, then ready to go and one of the shift cables welded its self together. Waiting on parts now. Chased all these demons for about two hours. When I go to put the cable on when it comes in, I wonder what the next demon will be.

Tom in TN · Jun 1, 2013

KEH,

I have a New Holland 273 small square baler. After about 50 bales of this year's hay, the arm that strips the knot off the billhook broke. $175.00 of part later, the knotter starting hanging the knot on the billhook.

I messed around and messed around, installed a new billhook and billhook pinion, checked and touched up every adjustment that I knew anything about, and finally made a really simple adjustment of the twine finger.

After nearly a week of waiting for parts and messing with adjustments, I finally got the knotter going yesterday. Today, it rained.

Hmmm.

Tom in TN

JD Seller · Jun 1, 2013

A few years ago by the time first cutting was over every single piece of hay equipment I owned had something major wrong with it. I had to hustle to have everything ready for the second cutting.

On my round balers I remove every belt and check them foe length and then check every roll bearing. If it does not roll easy and quiet it gets replaced. I also replace those bearings in sets on each roll. I have found that if one goes out the other usually is not far behind.

IH2444 · Jun 1, 2013

One of those infrared thermometer guns are fantastic for spotting hot bearings on a baler.

Run it around for 20 minutes empty and then shoot all the bearings.

Hot ones need grease or replacement.

Northvale - PA · Jun 1, 2013

well, that's why I bought 2 balers. 2 big tractors too. The hay on the ground is worth more than a good used baler. Plus they are the same model, JD 336, so all the parts are equal. What could be more simple?

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