Install Twine

  1. To work safely on knotters, use locking lever (A) to LOCK or UNLOCK trip mechanism at needle drive.

    Make sure that trip mechanism is in UNLOCKED position (2) before operating machine.

    Procedure shown on L1534. L1533 and L1524 is similar.

    Arrow indicates direction of travel.

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    A - Locking Lever

    1 - Locked Position

    2 - Unlocked Position

    Disengage tractor PTO.


  2. Stop tractor engine.

  3. Remove ignition key.

  4. Apply flywheel brake.

  5. Place locking lever (A) of trip mechanism at needle drive in LOCKED position (1) as shown.

    • Move locking lever (A) to right to LOCK trip mechanism (position 1).
    • Move locking lever (A) to left to UNLOCK trip mechanism (position 2).

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Plastic Twine (Surgeon's Knot)

Load Twine Boxes:

Baler holds up to 15 balls of twine on each side of machine. Up to three balls of twine are joined to provide twine to a single knotter.

  • With 1 x 9 kg (19.8 lb) ball (130—150 m/kg [193—223 lb·ft]), for bales of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long; approximately 200 bales.
  • With 6 x 9 kg (19.8 lb) ball (130—150 m/kg [193—223 lb·ft]), for bales of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long; approximately 1200 bales.

Twine loading procedure is same on BOTH sides of machine.

  1. Open twine box door.

  2. Place one ball of good quality twine in each twine box section with loose twine ends exposed, facing upward.

  3. Twine knot must be small enough to pass through guides.

    Tie center twine of ball to twine of next ball, shown as solid line in diagram.

  4. Trim loose ends of twine as close to knot as possible.

  5. Insert and pull twine through twine guides and then through tension plates.

  6. Open left-hand and right-hand side door for back of twine box access.

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    A - Handle

    Unlock twine box by pulling handle (A) down. Pull twine box open to route twine.


  8. Set all tension springs to 8.9—17.7 N (2—4 lbf) of pull in direction of twine travel.

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    A - Tension Plates

    B - Twine Guides

    C - Tension Plates

    Pass twine leading to upper tensioner through tension plates (A) and up through twine guides (B).

    • Twine must rub eyelets in between twine box tensioner and tensioner. Twine must not float in eyelet.
    • When there is not enough twine tension, twine is pulled out of upper and lower tensioner wheels.


  9. Pass twine leading to lower tensioners through bottom side of tension plates (C).


Route Twine to Upper Tensioner:

Twine routing procedure is same on BOTH sides of machine.

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    A - Twine Guides

    Pass twine leading to upper tensioners through twine guides (A).


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    Left-Hand Side

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    Right-Hand Side

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    A - Twine Guides

    Pass twine through twine guides (A).


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    A - Gear Tensioner

    B - Slack Arm Stop

    C - Upper Slack Arm

    D - Twine Placement Arm

    Pass twine through gear tensioner (A), around slack arm stop (B), around upper slack arm (C), and around twine placement arm (D).

    To set initially:

    1. Pull twine out of gear tensioner, under slack arm stop bar, through upper slack arm, and through twine placement arm and into bale chamber.

    2. Recommended twine tension is 44.5—71.2 N (10—16 lbf) of force.


  4. Repeat procedure for upper tensioner on opposite side.


Route Twine to Lower Tensioner:

Twine routing procedure is same on BOTH sides of machine.

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    Rubber Shield Removed for Clarity

    A - Twine Guides

    B - Rubber Shield

    Pass twine leading to lower tensioners through twine guides (A) on both sides of machine and behind rubber shield (B) as shown.


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    A - Gear Tensioner

    B - Lower Slack Arm

    C - Needle Rollers

    D - Arrow

    Pass twine through gear tensioner (A), around lower slack arm (B), between needle rollers (C), and into bale case.


  3. Repeat procedure for remaining lower tensioners.

  4. Tie top and bottom twines together. Trim loose ends of twine as close to knot as possible.

  5. Set tensioner so that twine pulls through gears with 89—106.8 N (20—24 lbf) of force. Measure with spring scale in direction shown (D).

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    Close twine boxes on both sides of machine.


  7. Twine walks off gear twine tensioner if slack is not removed when twine boxes are closed.

    Pull twine back through twine box tensioner to get rid of slack and lightly push twine into balls.

  8. Close left-hand and right-hand side doors.

  9. Make sure that trip mechanism is unlocked before operating machine.

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