Replace teeth.

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

Adjust idler or replace belt, if necessary. (See Adjust Pickup Drive Belt Idler in Service—Baler section.)

Pickup slip clutch does not engage.

Re-engage slip clutch by stopping PTO or reducing tractor rpm to idle speed.

MegaWide™ Plus or MegaWide™ HC2 Pickup: Slip clutch worn.

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

Compressor rack is too low.

Raise rack. (See Adjust Compressor Rack in Service—Baler section.)

Gate opening while baling.

Adjust gate latch stop. (See procedure in Service—Baler section.)

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

Plugging at crop dividers.

See Plugging At Crop Dividers in Pickup Difficulties in this section.

Gate not closed or latched.

Eject bale. Close gate.

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

Install spindles in normal position. (See Bale Wet Hay in Operating the Baler section.)

Oversize bale.

Check oversize bale switch. (See Test Oversize Bale Switch in Operating the Baler section.)

Check bale diameter display. (See Calibrate Bale Diameter Display [Channel 005] in Operating the Baler section.)

Alarm cannot be heard by operator. Adjust alarm volume. (See Adjust Audible Alarm Volume in Operating the Baler section.)

PTO driveline slip clutch is slipping.

Adjust clutch. (See Adjust Main PTO Driveline Slip Clutch [MegaWide™ Plus and Regular Pickup] in Service—Baler section.)

Check clutch for warped pressure plate which can result in much lower capacity.

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 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 or MegaWide™ HC2 Pickup: Install optional slowdown sprockets.

Regular Pickup: Excessive buildup on top of the 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 Drive Belt Idler in Service—Baler section.)

MegaWide™ Plus or MegaWide™ HC2 Pickup: Slip clutch worn.

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

Bale density too high.

Decrease density. (See Adjust Bale Density in Operating the Baler section.)

Use variable core feature to help start the 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.

Use 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 the bale edge especially in dry bahia grass or coastal Bermuda grass.

Make windrow narrower than bale width even with a wide pickup.

Center baler over windrow while starting.

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

Raise baler. (See Adjust Wheel Spindles in Preparing the Baler section.)

Windrows too large.

Make windrows smaller.

Slow ground speed.

Maintain PTO speed.

Missing 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 Drive Belt Idler in Service—Baler section.)

MegaWide™ Plus or MegaWide™ HC2 Pickup: Slip clutch worn.

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

Compressor rack is too low.

Raise rack. (See Adjust Compressor Rack in Operating the Baler section.)

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 is too low.

Raise rack. (See Adjust Compressor Rack [Regular Pickup] in Operating the Baler section.)

See Bale Wet Hay in Operating the Baler section.

Adjust or slip the main drive clutch. (See procedures in Service—Baler section.)

See Start A Bale In Difficult Conditions in Operating the Baler section.

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