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Flywheel shear bolt sheared.
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Shear bolt hub or shear bolt sleeve worn or damaged (hole edges must be sharp).
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Replace parts.
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Dull knives.
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Sharpen knives.
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Obstruction in bale chamber.
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Remove all obstructions.
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Too much clearance between knives.
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Adjust plungerhead. (See ADJUSTING PLUNGERHEAD in Service section.)
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Crank stop adjusted incorrectly.
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Adjust stop. (See ADJUSTING CRANK STOP in Service section.)
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Worn clutch ring.
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Replace.
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Bales too heavy for condition.
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Loosen bale tension. (See ADJUSTING TWINE TENSION in Operating the Baler section.)
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Needles in bale case.
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Place needles in home position. (See PLACING NEEDLES IN HOME POSITION in Service section.)
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Shear surfaces separated.
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Shear bolt hub must be tight against shear bolt sleeve. (See REPLACING FLYWHEEL SHEAR BOLT in Operating the Baler section.)
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Excessive flywheel shear bolt breakage.
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Shear bolt sleeve is loose in flywheel.
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Replace sleeve.
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Flywheel bushing worn.
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Replace bushing.
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Chipped or worn sleeve in flywheel; or chipped or worn shear bolt hub.
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Check and replace if needed.
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Shear surfaces separated.
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Shear bolt hub must be tight against shear bolt sleeve. (See REPLACING FLYWHEEL SHEAR BOLT in Operating the Baler section.)
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Bales too heavy for conditions.
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Reduce tension. (See ADJUSTING BALE WEIGHT in Operating the Baler section.)
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Sheared knotter and needle drive bolt.
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Knotter drive brake too tight.
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Loosen knotter drive brake. (See ADJUSTING KNOTTER DRIVE BRAKE in Service section.)
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Needles out of time.
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Time needles. (See TIMING THE BALER in Service section.)
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Needles hitting obstruction.
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Remove all obstructions.
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Obstruction in knotter.
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Remove all obstructions.
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Needles out of adjustment.
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Adjust needles. (See ADJUSTING NEEDLES-TWINE BALER or ADJUSTING NEEDLES-WIRE BALER in Service section.)
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