Replace teeth.

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

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

Pickup slip clutch with not engage.

Engage slip clutch by stopping PTO or reducing tractor rpm to idle speed.

MegaWide™ Plus Pickup; Slip clutch worn.

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

Replace teeth.

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

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

MegaWide™ Plus Pickup; Slip clutch worn.

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

Compressor rack too low.

Raise rack. (See ADJUST COMPRESSOR RACK in Operating the Baler section.)

Gate opening while baling.

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

Oversize bale.

Alarm not working or cannot be heard by operator. Adjust audible bale size alarm volume and bale size indicator. (See ADJUST AUDIBLE BALE SIZE ALARM VOLUME and ADJUST BALE SIZE INDICATOR in Operating Baler with BaleTrak Pro System section.)

Plugging at crop dividers.

See PLUG AT CROP DIVIDERS in Pickup Difficulties in this section.

Gate not closed.

Eject bale. Close gate.

Belts pinched between gate roll and baler axle.

Always operate PTO at rated speed during gate closing cycle to avoid pinching belts.

Adjust upper tension (takeup) arm cylinder. (See ADJUST UPPER TENSION (TAKEUP) ARM CYLINDER in Service—Baler section.)

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

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

PTO driveline slip clutch not adjusted properly.

Adjust clutch. (See ADJUST MAIN DRIVE SLIP CLUTCH in Service—Baler section.)

Wrappage of foreign material on starter roll.

Remove material.

Large windrows and too fast ground speed.

Reduce windrow size and reduce speed.

Incorrect belt routing.

Properly route belts. (See INSTALL BELTS in the Service—Baler section.)

Raise pickup. (See ADJUST 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.

MegaWide™ Plus Pickup: Install optional slowdown sprockets.

Regular Pickup: 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 ADJUST PICKUP BELT IDLER in Service—Baler section.)

MegaWide™ Plus Pickup: Slip clutch worn.

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

Bale density too high.

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

Use variable core feature to help start bale.

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.

User variable core feature to reduce density and breakage of crop.

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.

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

459 and 559; Install Hi-Flotation tires.

Raise baler. (See ADJUST WHEEL SPINDLES in Preparing the Baler section.)

Windrows too large.

Make windrows smaller.

Slow ground speed.

Maintain PTO speed.

Missing or broken pickup teeth.

Replace teeth.

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

Adjust idler or replace belt, if necessary. (See ADJUST PICKUP BELT IDLER [REGULAR PICKUP] in Service—Baler section.)

Slip clutch worn.

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

Compressor rack too low.

Raise rack. (See ADJUST COMPRESSOR RACK in Operating the Baler section.)

For MegaWide™ Plus pickup, disengage spring for roller baffle.

For 5’ MegaWide™ Plus balers only, order Cornstalk Feeding Enhancement kit. (See your John Deere dealer.)

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

Compressor rack too low.

Raise rack. (See ADJUST COMPRESSOR RACK in Operating the Baler section.)

See BALE WET HAY in Operating the Baler section.

Adjust or slip the main drive clutch. (See ADJUST or SLIP MAIN DRIVE SLIP CLUTCH in Service—Baler section.)

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

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