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Baler won't feed hay, plugged at feed opening.
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Missing pickup teeth.
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Replace teeth.
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Regular Pickup; Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.
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Adjust idler or replace belt, if necessary. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP BELT IDLER in Service-Baler section.)
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Pickup slip clutch will not engage.
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Reengage slip clutch by stopping PTO or reducing tractor rpm to idle speed.
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MegaTooth™ or MegaWide™ Plus Pickup; Slip clutch worn.
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Replace slip clutch. (See your John Deere dealer.)
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Compressor rack too low.
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Raise rack. (See ADJUSTING COMPRESSOR RACK ASSEMBLY in Operating the Baler section.)
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Gate opening while baling.
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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.)
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Plugging at crop dividers.
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See "Plugging at crop dividers" in Pickup Difficulties in this section.
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Gate not closed and/or latched.
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Eject bale. Close gate.
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Baler too low. Wheel spindles not installed in normal position.
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Install spindles in normal position. (See BALING WET HAY in Operating the Baler section.)
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Oversize bale.
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Alarm can not be heard by operator. Adjust alarm volume. (See ADJUSTING AUDIBLE BALE SIZE ALARM VOLUME in operating the baler section of the operators manual.
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PTO driveline slip clutch is slipping.
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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.
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Wrappage of foreign material on starter roll.
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Remove material.
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Large windrows and/or too fast ground speed.
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Reduce windrow size and/or reduce speed.
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Incorrect belt routing.
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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.)
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Pickup too low.
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Raise pickup. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP HEIGHT in Operating the Baler section.)
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Dry material flaking off bale collects and blocks feed opening.
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Disengage PTO when turning between windrows and when not feeding material.
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PTO speed too fast.
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Reduce engine speed to 1500 rpm or lower and shift to higher gear.
MegaTooth
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and MegaWide™ Plus Pickup; Install optional slowdown sprockets.
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Excessive buildup on top of compressor rack.
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Remove all compressor rods except one center rod and one rod on each end of cross tube.
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Regular Pickup; Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.
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Adjust idler or replace belt, if necessary. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP BELT IDLER in Service-Baler section.)
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MegaTooth™ or MegaWide™ Plus Pickup; Slip clutch worn.
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Replace slip clutch. (See your John Deere dealer.)
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Bale density too high.
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Decrease density. (See ADJUSTING BALE DENSITY in Operating the Baler section.)
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Windrows too small.
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Make larger windrows by raking.
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Weathered windrows (rained on several times).
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Make larger windrows by raking.
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Brittle crop breaks into smaller pieces easily.
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Bale with dew on crop especially rotary combined straw.
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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.
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Make windrow narrower than bale width even with wide pickup.
Center baler over windrow while starting.
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Baler will not feed cornstalks. (Refer to BALING CORNSTALKS in Operating the Baler section.)
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Pickup too high.
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Lower pickup. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP HEIGHT in Operating the Baler section.)
Raise baler. (Refer to ADJUSTING WHEEL SPINDLES in Preparing the Baler section.)
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Windrows too large.
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Make windrows smaller.
Slow ground speed.
Maintain PTO speed.
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Missing pickup teeth.
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Replace teeth.
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Regular Pickup; Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.
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Adjust idler or replace belt, if necessary. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP BELT IDLER in Service-Baler section.)
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MegaTooth™ or MegaWide™ Plus Pickup; Slip clutch worn.
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Replace slip clutch. (See your John Deere dealer.)
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Compressor rack too low.
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Raise rack. (See ADJUSTING 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.)
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Material plugs at pickup and feed opening.
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See BALING LONG, STIFF, CANE-TYPE CROPS in Operating the Baler section.
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Bale fails to start rotating due to crop wedging into top of starting chamber.
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See BALING LONG, STIFF, CANE-TYPE CROPS in Operating the Baler section.
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Compressor rack too low.
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Raise rack. (See ADJUSTING COMPRESSOR RACK ASSEMBLY in Operating the Baler section.)
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Baler will not feed wet hay.
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Surface moisture on bottom of windrow.
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See BALING WET HAY in Operating the Baler section.
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Starter roll chain breaks.
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PTO driveline slip-clutch spring disk too tight or clutch plates seized.
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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.
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