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Baler will not feed hay. Plugged at feed opening.
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Missing pickup teeth.
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Replace teeth.
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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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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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Check for leaking gate hydraulic cylinders and/or tractor valve. Repair or replace as necessary. (See your John Deere dealer.)
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Oversize bale.
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Alarm not working or can't be heard by operator. Adjust audible bale size alarm volume. (See ADJUSTING AUDIBLE ALARM VOLUME.)
Bale size indicator incorrect. Adjust. (See ADJUSTING BALE SIZE AUDIBLE INDICATOR in Operating the Baler section.)
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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.
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Eject bale. Close gate.
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Belts pinched between gate roll and baler axle.
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Always operate PTO at rated speed during gate closing cycle to avoid pinching belts.
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PTO driveline shear bolt sheared.
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Replace shear bolt. Use correct grade and length. (See REPLACING MAIN DRIVE SHEAR BOLT in Service-Baler section.)
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Wrappage or 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.
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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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Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.
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Adjust idler or replace belt, if necessary. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP DRIVE BELT IDLER in Service section.)
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Windrows too small.
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Make larger windrows by raking. (See CROP PREPARATION in Operating the Baler section.)
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Weathered windrows (rained on several times).
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Make larger windrows by raking. (See BALING CORNSTALKS and ADJUSTING PICKUP HEIGHT in Operating the Baler section.)
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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.
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.)
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Windrows too large.
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Make windrows smaller.
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Slow ground speed. Maintain PTO speed.
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Missing or broken pickup teeth.
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Replace teeth.
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Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.
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Adjust idler or replace belt, if necessary. (See ADJUSTING PICKUP DRIVE BELT IDLER in Service 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 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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