Cone shaped bale. Monitor gauges read high and even.
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Bale shape senders out of adjustment.
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Adjust. (See ADJUSTING BALE SHAPE SENDERS in Service-BALEWATCH System section.)
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Broken spring on sender arm.
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Replace spring.
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Defective gauge or sending unit.
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Replace defective part. (See your John Deere dealer.)
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Outside belts are not the same length.
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Belts should be the same length within 38 mm (1.5 in.). (See REPAIRING BELTS in Service-Baler section.)
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Barrel shaped bale. Gauges read high and even in green.
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Bale shape senders not adjusted properly.
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Adjust. (See ADJUSTING BALE SHAPE SENDERS in Service-BALEWATCH section.)
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Outside belts too short.
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Check and correct belt length. (See REPAIRING BELTS in Service-Baler section.)
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Baler will not make dense bales.
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Internal leak in belt tension hydraulic cylinders.
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Repair or replace as necessary. (See your John Deere dealer.)
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Internal leak in tensioning valve.
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Repair or replace as necessary. (See your John Deere dealer.)
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Dirty or defective relief valve.
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Clean or replace. (See your John Deere dealer.)
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Bale ends not filled tightly.
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Crowd more hay in ends of baler. (See INTERPRETING BALE SHAPE INDICATORS in Operating the Baler with BALEWATCH System section.)
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Extremely light crop conditions.
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Make larger windrows by raking.
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Dirty hydraulic oil in tractor.
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Change tractor filter and/or oil.
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Bale forming belts too short or too long.
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Check length and correct. (See REPAIRING BELTS in Service-Baler section.)
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