Bale Quality

Cone shaped bale.

Outside belts are not the same length.

Belts should be the same length within 38 mm (1-1/2 in.). (See REPAIRING BELTS in Service—Baler section.)

Barrel shaped bale.

Outside belts too short.

Check and correct belt length. (See REPAIRING BELTS in Service—Baler section.)

Baler will not make dense bales.

Internal leak in belt tension/gate hydraulic cylinders.

Repair or replace as necessary. (See your John Deere dealer.)

 

Internal leak in tensioning valve.

Repair or replace as necessary. (See your John Deere dealer.)

 

Dirty or defective relief valve.

Clean or replace. (See your John Deere dealer.)

 

Bale ends not filled tightly.

Crowd more hay in ends of baler.

 

Extremely light crop conditions.

Make larger windrows by raking.

 

Dirty hydraulic oil in tractor.

Change tractor filter and/or oil.

 

Bale forming belts too short or too long.

Check length and correct. (See REPAIRING BELTS in Service—Baler section.)

Baler will not make full size bale.

Bale size link not adjusted to maximum bale size.

Adjust to maximum bale size. (See ADJUSTING BALE SIZE LINK FOR MAXIMUM BALE SIZE in Service—Baler section.)

 

Bale forming belts are too short.

Increase belt length to recommended length. (See REPAIRING BELTS in Service—Baler section.)

Ends of bale have rough appearance. (Dry hay crops)

Not filling bale ends properly.

Drive to fill bale ends.

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