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See Bale Wet Hay in Operating the Baler section for proper baling procedures when making silage bales.


Starter roll wraps with scraper installed.	Damaged scraper bar or too much clearance between scraper and starter roll bars.	Repair, replace, or adjust scraper bar. (See Adjust Starter Roll Scraper [If Equipped] in Service—Baler Section.)
	Nicks on starter roll bars catch hay.	Remove nicks with a file.

Excessive main drive clutch slippage.

Rocks caught between cleaning auger and staggered roll.

Remove rocks. Check for bent cleaning auger. Raise pickup height. (See Adjust Pickup Height in Operating the Baler section.)

450M and 550M; Staggered roll spirals wrap.	Weld not on trailing side of spiral. Nicks or excess weld catches hay.	Relocate welds on the trailing edge of spirals. Remove nicks by filing or grinding.
	Excessive scraper clearance.	Adjust scraper bar. (See Adjust Starter Roll Scraper in Service—Baler Section.)
	Spirals installed incorrectly on roll.	Turn roll end for end. Roll must be installed with spirals converging toward the center of machine.

450M and 550M: Staggered belt roll wraps in center of roll.

Acceptable if not over 8 mm (0.315 in) thick. Generally do not continue to grow.

Remove wrappage once a day or as necessary.

Ticking noises while running empty baler.	450M and 550M: Scrapers contacting spirals or starter roll bars. Spirals contacting side sheet.	Adjust scraper bar. (See Adjust Starter Roll Scraper in Service—Baler Section.)
	Cleaning auger contacting staggered roll.	Check clearance between auger and staggered roll. (See Adjust Clearance Between Cleaning Auger and Staggered Belt Roll in Service—Baler section.)

450M and 550M: Loose buildup over spiral scrapers

Normally occurs on downhill side and self-cleans on the uphill side.

Remove once a day or as necessary.

Belts slipping or not turning.	Excessive side sheet friction caused by buildup on the side sheets.	Be sure that gate deflectors are installed in gate. Remove buildup by scraping or using high-pressure washer. Avoid baling when moisture content causes buildup. Bale crop when moisture content is different.
	Dry crop conditions	See Bale Short Dry, Slick Crops in Operating the Baler section.
	Water dripping down from belts and rolls.	Avoid baling in rain or frosted conditions.
	Belts pinched between gate roll and baler axle.	Operate tractor at full rpm when closing the gate allowing the tension arm to tighten the belts before the gate is closed. Adjust upper tension (takeup) arm cylinder. (See Adjust Upper Tension (Take-Up) Arm Cylinder in Service—Baler section.)
	Upper tension arm compression spring out of adjustment.	Adjust spring. (See Adjust Take-Up Arm Compression Spring in Service—Baler section.)

Crop buildup at ends of cleaning auger.

Cleaning auger installed incorrectly (flighting moves crop to outside).

Turn cleaning auger roll end for end. Auger flighting must move crop toward center of baler when top of auger rotates forward.

Check clearance between auger and staggered roll. (See Adjust Clearance Between Auger and Staggered Roll in Service—Baler section.)

Bale does not eject.

Bale sticks in the front frame due to buildup on the baler sides.

Remove buildup. Be sure that gate deflectors are installed in gate.

Avoid baling when moisture content causes buildup. Bale crop when moisture content is different.

Belt tension arm not returning all the way down to tension belts.

Operate the tractor at full rpm when closing the gate allowing the tension arm to tighten the belts before the gate is closed.

Belts are too long.

Check belts for correct length. (See Repair Belts in Service—Baler section.)

Bale sticks in chamber.

Bale sticks in the front frame due to damp crop.

Be sure that gate deflectors are installed in gate.

Remove paint from inside of side sheets.

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