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Twine too tight or twine breaks while wrapping.
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Twine routing wrong.
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Check for correct routing.
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Bad twine, knots in twine, new ball with tight core, wet twine.
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Pull out bad twine or replace twine.
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Wrong twine tension plate pin or springs.
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Replace with correct parts.
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Twine too loose on bale.
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Broken or missing twine tension spring.
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Replace spring.
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Wrong tension spring pin.
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Replace pin.
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Worn twine tension plates.
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Replace worn parts.
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Twine spacing not constant.
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Twine contacting compressor rod.
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Lower compressor rack or bend rod.
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PTO rpm change during tying.
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Keep PTO rpm constant or install sensors on baler equipped with BaleMaster control monitor.
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No twine on bale or twine not caught by bale.
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Twine from end of twine tube too short.
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With tractor shut off, pull out twine until 300 mm (12 in.) is exposed from end of twine arm.
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Twine tension too high.
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See "Twine Too Tight or Twine Breaks While Wrapping".
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Twine not fed in with crop.
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Do not stop forward travel of tractor. Allow a few seconds for twine to be fed in with hay.
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Baler out of twine.
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Add twine. See "Loading r.h. and l.h. Twine Boxes" in "Preparing the Baler" Section.
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| Symptom |
Problem |
Solution |
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Twine too close to edge of bale.
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On left-hand side: Missing or bent twine guide rod.
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Replace or bend rod.
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On right-hand side: Support of twine arm actuator misadjusted.
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Readjust.
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Wrong BaleMaster monitor setting.
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Adjust to correct values.
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Potentiometer in twine arm actuator misadjusted (BaleMaster monitor only).
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Adjust actuator rod position to set at specified range. See "Service" Section.
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Barrel shaped bales.
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Fill ends of bale by crowding windrow. See "Feeding the Material" in "Operating the Baler - General Purposes" Section.
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Twine not cut.
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PTO disengaged before twine is cut.
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Look at twine to see that it has stopped moving before disengaging PTO.
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Twine cutter out of adjustment.
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Adjust twine cutter. See "Service" Section.
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Dull knife or uneven edge not making contact with anvil.
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Sharpen or replace knife. See "Service" Section.
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Knife not parallel to anvil.
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Position knife pivot shaft so knife makes contact with anvil in area where twine is cut. See "Service" Section.
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Obstruction causing twine not to be guided under knife.
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Remove obstruction.
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Bent twine guide rod.
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Bend or replace.
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Binding in twine arm or cutter linkage.
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Repair or replace so that linkage operates freely.
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Incorrect twine routing or bad ball of twine causing high twine tension.
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Correct cause of high tension.
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Twine arm goes through cycle prematurely and wraps small bale.
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Bale size adjusted for small bale size.
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Readjust to desired size.
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| Symptom |
Problem |
Solution |
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Twine arm moves too slow from left to right.
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Battery charge level to low.
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Check battery charge (at least 20 A).
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Binding in linkage.
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Find cause of binding and correct.
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Twine arm does not move.
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Wrong connection on electric cylinder.
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Repair.
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Defective bale wrapping monitors.
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Repair or replace as necessary.
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Malfunction of bale wrapping monitors.
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Check battery charge (at least 20 A).
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Controller defective
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Replace controller
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