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"Tails": One end cut and other end twisted off.
(Refer to Illustration A.)
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Radius on top of twister hook too sharp.
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Polish throat of twister hook.
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Install new twister hook. (See ADJUSTING TWISTER HOOKS in Service section.)
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Retard twister hook to specified range. (See ADJUSTING TWISTER HOOKS in Service section.)
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Excessive wire tension between bale and wire coil during first stage of the tying cycle.
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Check all wire pulleys. Pulleys must spin freely. (See THREADING NEEDLES-WIRE BALER in Preparing the Baler section.)
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Check wire threading.
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All of the knockout disk must be removed from the front of wire carton.
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Check for wire catching.
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Check front side of needle for groove or build-up of foreign material that would retard wire flow.
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Check for rough or uneven wire.
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Check top wire guide for grooves deep enough to allow wire to wedge.
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Wire cannot feed down twister hook slots because of rough twister shafts.
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Polish or replace shaft.
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Problem |
Solution |
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Knot consists of one wire twisted around the other.
(Refer to Illustration B.)
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Excessive wire tension between bale and wire coil.
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Check all wire pulleys. Pulleys must spin freely. (See THREADING NEEDLES-WIRE BALER in Preparing the Baler section and ADJUSTING WIRE GUIDES in Service section.)
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Check for correct wire threading. (See THREADING NEEDLES-WIRE BALER in Preparing the Baler section.)
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All of knockout disk must be removed from the front of wire carton.
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Check for wire catching.
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Check front side of needle for groove of buildup or foreign material that would retard wire flow.
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Check for rough and uneven wire.
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Check top wire guide for grooves deep enough to allow wire to wedge.
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Oil wire coils (light oil).
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Gripper does not apply equal pressure on each side.
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Check for loose cap screw in entire twister assembly.
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Clean out gripping parts including gripper drive tube.
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With gripper to the tight side, loosen cap screw that hold the shear plates to the twister assembly and realign the plates. (See ADJUSTING GRIPPERS in Service section.)
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DO NOT add washers or coins to the spring in the gripper drive tube.
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DO NOT grind material from the cutting edges of the shear blade or plate.
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Twister hook catches needle wire on second revolution instead of first.
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Adjust needle closer to gripper. (See ADJUSTING NEEDLES-WIRE BALER in Service section.)
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Check timing. (See TIMING THE BALER in Service section.)
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Replace bent needle.
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Make sure plungerhead extensions are in place.
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Hay dogs not holding end of bale.
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Free frozen hay dogs.
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Reduce feeding rate.
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Replace broken hay dog springs.
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Make sure plungerhead extensions are in place.
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"Horse Shoes": short pieces of wire with both ends cut because wire is caught over nose of the gripper.
(Refer to Illustration C.)
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Needle adjusted too far sideways.
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Adjust the needle. (See ADJUSTING NEEDLES-WIRE BALER in Service section.)
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Replace needle if damaged.
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Grooves or extreme roughness on nose of gripper.
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Grind nose of gripper.
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Replace gripper. (See ADJUSTING GRIPPERS in Service section.)
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Tension break on top of bale.
(Refer to Illustration D.)
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Force required to feed wire around bale exceeds the strength of the wire.
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Reduce bale density (may be necessary to remove side hay resisters). (See ADJUSTING BALE WEIGHT in Operating the Baler section.)
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Oil wire coils (light oil).
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Problem |
Solution |
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Adjust feeder fingers to put less hay on side where wire is breaking. (See ADJUSTING FEEDER FINGERS in Operating the Baler section.)
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Use 14-1/2 gauge wire.
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Change wire coils. (See LOADING WIRE BOX [348] in Preparing the Baler section.)
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Too much force required to pull wire from wire cartons.
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Check all wire pulleys. Pulleys must spin freely. (See THREADING NEEDLES-WIRE BALER in Preparing the Baler section.)
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Check wire threading. (See THREADING NEEDLES-WIRE BALER in Preparing the Baler section.)
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All of knockout disk must be removed from the front of wire cartons.
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Check for any indication where wire has been catching.
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Check front side of needle for groove or buildup of foreign material that would retard wire flow.
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Check for rough or uneven wire.
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Check top wire guide for grooves deep enough to allow wire to wedge.
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Tension break on front end of bale.
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Wire catches in wire pulleys.
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Check wire pulleys and any other place where wire could catch. (See THREADING NEEDLES-WIRE BALER in Preparing the Baler section.)
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Wire breaks at base of knot.
(Refer to Illustration E.)
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Repeated bending of wire after tying cycle because no hay is entering baler.
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Stop baler when no hay is fed into baler.
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Solution |
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Plan windrows to avoid traveling in areas without hay.
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Rake heavier windrows.
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Increase ground speed. (See STARTING AND OPERATING THE BALER in Operating the Baler section.)
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Tension breaks.
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See "Tension break on top of bale," this section.
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Two successive bales not tied. One long piece of wire with each end twisted, but not twisted together.
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Bottom strand of wire was missed by the needle.
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Remove excessive side movement of needle frame. (See ADJUSTING NEEDLE-WIRE BALER in Service section.)
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Check shape of needle tip. Replace if necessary. (See ADJUSTING NEEDLE-WIRE BALER in Service section.)
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Adjust needle. (See ADJUSTING NEEDLE-WIRE BALER in Service section.)
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Adjust lower center wire guide. (See ADJUSTING NEEDLE-WIRE BALER in Service section.)
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Wire not cutting clean.
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Worn or broken parts.
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Replace worn or broken parts.
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Gripper and shear blade assembly not adjusted correctly.
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Place shims between top of gripper arm and mounting plate. (See ADJUSTING GRIPPERS in Service section.)
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Wires not twisted together.
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Foreign material in twister assembly.
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Clean out twister assembly.
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Needles not adjusted correctly.
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Adjust needles. (See ADJUSTING NEEDLES-Wire Baler in Service section.)
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