Feeding Difficulties

Baler won't feed hay, plugged at feed opening.

Missing pickup teeth.

Replace teeth.

Regular Pickup; Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.

Adjust idler or replace belt, if necessary. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP BELT IDLER in Service-Baler section.)

MEGATOOTH™ or Wide (466/466S) Pickup; Slip clutch worn.

Replace slip clutch. (See your John Deere dealer.)

Regular or MEGATOOTH™ Pickup; Compressor rack too low.

Raise rack. (See ADJUSTING COMPRESSOR RACK ASSEMBLY [REGULAR OR MEGATOOTH™ PICKUP] in Operating the Baler section.)

Wide Pickup (466/466S); Compressor rack does not pivot freely.

Loosen mounting lock nut. (See INSTALLING COMPRESSOR RACK ASSEMBLY in Operating the Baler section.)

Gate opening while baling.

Adjust gate latch stop. (See procedure in Service-Baler section.)

Check for leaking gate hydraulic cylinders and/or tractor valve. Repair or replace as necessary. (See your John Deere dealer.)

Plugging at crop dividers.

See "Plugging at crop dividers" in Pickup Difficulties in this section.

Gate not closed and/or latched.

Eject bale. Close gate.

Baler too low. Wheel spindles not installed in normal position.

Install spindles in normal position. (See BALING WET HAY in Operating the Baler section.)

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PTO driveline slip clutch is slipping.

Adjust clutch. (See ADJUSTING MAIN DRIVE SLIP CLUTCH in Service-Baler section.)

Check clutch for warped pressure plate which can result in much lower capacity.

Wrappage of foreign material on starter roll.

Remove material.

Large windrows and/or too fast ground speed.

Reduce windrow size and/or reduce speed.

Wide pickup baler has wrong hitch installed.

Wide pickup hitch has a dimple at the bottom to clear slip clutch.

Incorrect belt routing.

Properly route belts. (See INSTALLING BELTS in Service-Baler section.)

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Baler will not feed short, dry, slick or brittle crops. (Refer to BALING SHORT, DRY, SLICK CROPS in Operating the Baler section.)

Pickup too low.

Raise pickup. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP HEIGHT in Operating the Baler section.)

Dry material flaking off bale collects and blocks feed opening.

Disengage PTO when turning between windrows and when not feeding material.

PTO speed too fast.

Reduce engine speed to 1500 rpm or lower and shift to higher gear.

MEGATOOTH ™ and Wide Pickup; Install optional slowdown sprockets.

Excessive buildup on top of compressor rack.

Remove all compressor rods except one center rod and one rod on each end of cross tube.

Regular Pickup; Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.

Adjust idler or replace belt, if necessary. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP BELT IDLER in Service-Baler section.)

MEGATOOTH™ or Wide (466/466S) Pickup; Slip clutch worn.

Replace slip clutch. (See your John Deere dealer.)

Bale density too high.

Decrease density. (See ADJUSTING BALE DENSITY in Operating the Baler section.)

Windrows too small.

Make larger windrows by raking.

Weathered windrows (rained on several times).

Make larger windrows by raking.

Brittle crop breaks into smaller pieces easily.

Bale with dew on crop especially rotary combined straw.

MEGATOOTH is a trademark of Deere & Company

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Bale fails to start rotating due to one or both sides of windrow extending outside of bale edge especially in dry bahia grass or coastal bermuda grass.

Make windrow narrower than bale width even with wide pickup.

Center baler over windrow while starting.

Baler will not feed cornstalks. (Refer to BALING CORNSTALKS in Operating the Baler section.)

Pickup too high.

Lower pickup. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP HEIGHT in Operating the Baler section.)

466 and 566; Install hi-flotation tires.

Raise baler. (Refer to ADJUSTING WHEEL SPINDLES in Preparing the Baler section.)

Windrows too large.

Make windrows smaller.

Slow ground speed.

Maintain PTO speed.

Missing pickup teeth.

Replace teeth.

Regular Pickup; Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.

Adjust idler or replace belt, if necessary. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP BELT IDLER in Service-Baler section.)

MEGATOOTH™ or Wide (466/466S) Pickup; Slip clutch worn.

Replace slip clutch. (See your John Deere dealer.)

Regular or MEGATOOTH™ Pickup; Compressor rack too low.

Raise rack. (See ADJUSTING COMPRESSOR RACK ASSEMBLY [REGULAR OR MEGATOOTH™ PICKUP] in Operating the Baler section.)

Wide Pickup (466/466S); Compressor rack does not pivot freely.

Loosen mounting lock nut. (See INSTALLING COMPRESSOR RACK ASSEMBLY in Operating the Baler section.)

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Baler will not feed long, stiff, cane-type crops (Refer to BALING LONG, STIFF, CANE-TYPE CROPS in Operating the Baler section.)

Material plugs at pickup and feed opening.

See BALING LONG, STIFF, CANE-TYPE CROPS in Operating the Baler section.

Bale fails to start rotating due to crop wedging into top of starting chamber.

See BALING LONG, STIFF, CANE-TYPE CROPS in Operating the Baler section.

Regular or MEGATOOTH™ Pickup; Compressor rack too low.

Raise rack. (See ADJUSTING COMPRESSOR RACK ASSEMBLY [REGULAR OR MEGATOOTH ™ PICKUP] in Operating the Baler section.)

Wide Pickup (466/466S); Compressor rack does not pivot freely.

Loosen mounting lock nut. (See INSTALLING COMPRESSOR RACK ASSEMBLY in Operating the Baler section.)

Baler will not feed wet hay.

Surface moisture on bottom of windrow.

See BALING WET HAY in Operating the Baler section.

Starter roll chain breaks.

PTO driveline slip-clutch spring disk too tight or clutch plates seized.

Adjust or slip the main drive clutch. (See procedures in Service-Baler section.)

See STARTING A BALE IN DIFFICULT CONDITIONS in Operating the Baler section.

MEGATOOTH is a trademark of Deere & Company

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