Reduce bale density until baler has made several bales to polish sidesheet. (See ADJUST BALE DENSITY in Operating the Baler section.)

See your John Deere dealer for bale chamber inspection.

Push bar cross tube installed backwards.

Install cross tube correctly.

Chain retainer or gate pin swings push bar back.

Use correct bolts in chain connector links.

Shim push bar frames to clear gate pins during gate swing cycle.

Push bar leaves home position early.

Make sure push bar arm pivots are not lubricated.

Operation in steep hills can require backing up and ejecting bale on cross-hill or level ground, or locking out push bar.

Replace weak springs.

Gate opens too fast.

Gate opening time is too short. Set to five second minimum.

Install flow restrictor valve on fitting with pin closest to the bottom. (See your John Deere dealer.)

Operating in too steep of hills.

Lock out push bar and back up to eject bales. Eject bales cross-hill.

Discharging bale at low rpm.

Operate tractor at full rpm.

Hesitation during gate opening cycle.

Hold tractor selector control valve lever until push bar cycle in completed.

Allow bale to make 2—3 turns before raising the gate.

Slow gate lift time by using tractor selector-control valve, so bale does not roll far.

Use mechanical twine guide to control end-wrap distance instead of monitor-controller adjustment. (See SET TWINE END WRAP DISTANCE in Operating the Baler section.)

Increase twine tension. (See ADJUST TWINE TENSION in Operating the Baler section.)

Disengage push bar. (See LOCK OUT BALE PUSH BAR in Operating the Baler section.)

Use re-extension or cinch wrap programs.

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