Reduce ground speed and windrow size.

Slip clutch worn.

Replace slip clutch. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

Pickup drive chain broken or missing.

Repair or replace. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

Broken cam or other internal pickup parts.

Check for failed or worn cam or internal parts. Repair or replace as necessary. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

Adjust pickup float springs. (See procedure in Service—Baler section.)

Binding between flare and end strippers.

Remove chaff and dirt. Straighten any bent parts.

Crop or mud buildup between flare pivot plate and pickup gauge wheel arm.

Replace flare pivot plate. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

Lower pickup. (See Adjust Pickup Height in Operating the Baler section.)

Too much float spring tension, causing pickup to bounce or stay up.

Reduce float spring tension. (See Adjust Pickup Float Springs [MegaWide™ Plus Pickup Only] or Adjust Pickup Float Springs [MegaWide™ HC2 Feed System Only] in Service—Baler section.)

Damaged crop dividers or stripper, causing the pickup to stay up.

Straighten or replace damaged parts. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

Ground speed too fast.

Reduce ground speed.

Windrows too light.

Rake heavier windrows.

Pickup teeth bent or broken.

Straighten or replace teeth. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

Light crop rolls forward instead of picking up.

Rake heavy windrows if possible. To maintain the desired ground speed, operate the baler at 1/2 to 2/3 normal rpm and shift tractor to higher gear.

Reduce engine speed to 1500 rpm or lower and shift to a higher gear.

Tractor tires smashing crop into stubble.

Widen wheel spacing. (See Adjust Tractor Wheels in Preparing the Tractor section.)

Baler hitch incorrect.

See Adjust Baler Hitch in Preparing the Baler section.

Raise the pickup. (See Adjust Pickup Height in Operating the Baler section.)

Gauge wheels are set too high relative to teeth.

Adjust gauge wheels. (See procedure in Operating the Baler section.)

Poor pickup flotation.

Increase float spring tension. Check pivots. (See Adjust Pickup Float Springs [MegaWide™ Plus Pickup Only] or Adjust Pickup Float Springs [MegaWide™ HC2 Feed System Only] in Service—Baler section.)

Baler hitch incorrect.

See Adjust Baler Hitch in Preparing the Baler section.

Rough terrain.

Install gauge wheels.

Raise pickup. (See Adjust Pickup Height in Operating the Baler section.)

Adjust gauge wheels. (See Adjust Gauge Wheels in Operating the Baler section.)

Foreign material inside pickup strippers or broken teeth.

Remove material or replace teeth.

Baling cornstalks.

Raise pickup. Higher tooth breakage can be expected. (See Bale Cornstalks in Operating the Baler section.)

Operating twine arms with the pickup in transport position.

Lower pickup. (See Adjust Pickup Height in Operating the Baler section.)

Reduce crowding. Install gathering wheels. (See Attachments section.)

Pickup set too low.

Raise pickup. (See Adjust Pickup Height in Operating the Baler section.)

Tractor tires smashing crop into stubble.

Widen wheel spacing. (See Adjust Tractor Wheels in Preparing the Tractor section.)

Pivoting crop divider overlaps (shingles) stationary end stripper on the wrong side.

To give proper overlap (shingle), straighten the pivoting crop divider. Front crop dividers must be inside the end stripper panel.

Raise pickup. (See Adjust Pickup Height in Operating the Baler section.)

Check for binding at crop dividers.

Increase float. (See Adjust Pickup Float Springs in Service—Baler section.)

Install gauge wheels.

Bend strippers down for clearance and check tooth coils on pickup teeth for damage.

With a tachometer, verify that the gear case output shaft speed is approximately 729 rpm when tractor is operating baler at PTO rpm. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

SF04007,00010AD-19-20171120