Baling Long, Stiff, Cane-Type Crops

causym CAUTION: DON'T TAKE CHANCES! To avoid injury or death by being pulled into the machine:

Do not attempt to feed crop or twine into baler or unplug feed area while baler is running. The baler feeds material faster than you can release it.

Disengage PTO and shut off engine.

If bales fail to start rotating due to crop wedging into top of starting chamber, try the following suggestions:

1. Regular Pickup; Check pickup belt tension and condition. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP BELT IDLER in Service-Baler section.)

MEGATOOTH or MegaWide Pickup; Check pickup slip clutch. (See CHECKING PICKUP SLIP CLUTCH TORQUE in Service-Baler section.)

2. Condition crop as much as possible so stems will bend and form bale core without wedging.

3. Make windrows narrower than bale chamber width.

4. Approach windrow with crop centered in pickup.

  • Avoid getting crop under crop dividers.

5. Approach windrow at an angle and immediately turn and drive forward.

  • This allows stems to bend and start bale core.
  • Avoid getting crop under crop dividers.

6. If equipped with hydraulic pickup lift, raise and lower pickup during bale starting. This is usually done at reduced ground speed.

7. Travel forward at least 3 m (10 ft) without stopping to allow enough crop into baler to start rolling.

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8. Surface moisture on bottom of windrow causes crop to slip more easily against forming belts. Turn windrows with a rake or tedder to improve bale starts.

9. If equipped with variable core valve, reduce bale density as necessary. Reduced belt tension allows belts to deflect and start bale.

    See OPERATING VARIABLE CORE VALVE in one of the following sections:

  • Operating Baler with BALEWATCH™ System
  • Operating Baler with BaleTrak™ Pro System

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