Route Twine—Right-Hand Side (Rear Arm)

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A - Front Guide

B - Tension Plates

C - Front Side of Baler

1. NOTE: Detailed threading diagrams are located at right-hand side of tongue.

   Pull twine through front guide (A) at front of twine box.

2. Insert twine between tension plates (B) and pull out through front side (C).

3. 
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   Left-Hand Side Shown

   A - Twine Moving Indicator

   B - Twine guide

   C - Twine

   D - Baler Front Sheet

   When using plastic twine and small sisal twine, wrap twine a FULL turn around twine moving indicator (A). Twine must wrap behind strand which comes down from twine box. Check that indicator is free to spin.

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4. NOTE: Wrapping large sisal twine a full turn around the indicator can cause the twine to cling to itself and break or cause excessive twine tension.

   
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   559 Shown

   A - Indicator

   B - Guide

   C - Guide (559 only)

   D - Guide

   When using large sisal twine, route twine around indicator (A) without making a full turn.

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5. Route twine through guides (B—D).

6. CAUTION: Twine arms can move unexpectedly. Keep hands out of twine arm path to avoid crushing. Turn off power BEFORE servicing or adjusting twine arms or twine cutter mechanism.

   Stay out of the path of twine arms at all times when power to twine arms is ON.

   
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   A - Twine Arm Stop

   B - Spring Pin

   Remove spring pin (B).

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7. Lift twine arm stop (A) and move front twine arm away from rear twine arm.

8. 
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   MegaWide™ Pickup Only

   A - Baffle Upstop Flag

   Ensure that twine is routed over top of baffle upstop flag (A).

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9. NOTE: Front twine arm is removed for illustration purpose.

   
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   A - Arm Pivot

   B - Guide

   C - Tab

   D - Guide

   Route twine behind arm pivot (A), through guide (B), under tab (C) and through guide (D).

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10. NOTE: Remove any crop buildup from tension plates area and make sure twine moving indicators pulleys spin freely.

    
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    A - Guide Pin

    B - Tension Plate

    C - Guide Pin

    Route twine under guide pin (A), over top of tension plate (B) and under guide pin (C). Pull on twine to get twine between plates.

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11. 
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    A - Twine Tube

    Pull twine through twine tube (A). Pull on twine to remove slack between guides. Twine pull must be within specifications with twine perpendicular to the twine arm. To adjust twine tension, see ADJUST TWINE TENSION in Operating the Baler section.

    Item	Measurement	Specification
    Twine Tension	Pull (Force)	22—45 N (5—10 lb.-force)

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12. Cut twine 305—381 mm (12—15 in.) beyond end of twine tube (A).

13. Lift twine arm stop and move front twine arm toward rear twine arm. Install spring pin, removed in Step 6, in one of the four positions for desired twine spacing.

    • BaleTrak™ Pro System; See SET TWINE SPACING in Operating Baler with BaleTrak™ Pro System section.
    
    

14. Route twine through front arm. (See ROUTE TWINE—LEFT-HAND SIDE [FRONT ARM] in this section.)