Twine Tying

Symptom Problem Solution

Twine too tight or twine breaks while tying.

Twine routing wrong.

Check for correct routing.

Bad twine, knots in twine, new ball with tight core, wet twine.

Pull out bad twine or replace twine.

Wrong twine tension plate pin or springs.

Replace with correct parts.

Twine too loose on bale.

Broken or missing twine tension spring.

Replace spring.

Wrong tension spring pin.

Replace pin.

Worn twine tension plates.

Replace worn parts.

Twine spacing not constant.

Twine contacting compressor rod.

Lower compressor rack or bend rod.

PTO rpm change during tying.

Keep PTO rpm constant.

No twine on bale or twine not caught by bale.

Twine from end of twine tube too short.

With tractor shut off, pull out twine until 300 mm (12 in.) is exposed from end of twine arm.

Twine tension too high.

See "Twine Too Tight or Twine Breaks While Tying".

Twine not fed in with crop.

Do not stop forward travel of tractor. Allow a few seconds for twine to be fed in with hay.

Baler out of twine.

Add twine. See "Loading r.h. and l.h. Twine Boxes" in "Preparing the Baler" Section.

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Symptom Problem Solution

Twine too close to edge of bale.

On left-hand side: Missing or bent twine guide rod.

Replace or bend rod.

On right-hand side: Support of twine arm actuator misadjusted.

Readjust.

Barrel shaped bales.

Fill ends of bale by crowding windrow. See "Feeding the Material" in "Operating the Baler - General Purposes" Section.

Twine not cut.

PTO disengaged before twine is cut.

Look at twine to see that it has stopped moving before disengaging PTO.

Twine cutter out of adjustment.

Adjust twine cutter. See "Service" Section.

Dull knife or uneven edge not making contact with anvil.

Sharpen or replace knife. See "Service" Section.

Knife not parallel to anvil.

Position knife pivot shaft so knife makes contact with anvil in area where twine is cut. See "Service" Section.

Obstruction causing twine not to be guided under knife.

Remove obstruction.

Bent twine guide rod.

Bend or replace.

Binding in twine arm or cutter linkage.

Repair or replace so that linkage operates freely.

Incorrect twine routing or bad ball of twine causing high twine tension.

Correct cause of high tension.

Twine arm goes through cycle prematurely and ties small bale.

Bale size adjusted for small bale size.

Readjust to desired size.

Twine arm moves too slowly from left to right.

Battery charge level to low.

Check battery charge (at least 20 A).

Binding in linkage.

Find cause of binding and correct.

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Symptom Problem Solution

Twine arm does not move.

Wrong connection on electric cylinder.

Repair.

Defective bale tying monitors.

Repair or replace as necessary.

Malfunction of bale tying monitors.

Check battery charge (at least 20 A).

Monitor defective

Replace monitor

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