Replace teeth.

Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.

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

Compressor rack too low.

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

Gate opening while baling.

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

Oversize bale.

Alarm is not working or cannot be heard by operator. Adjust audible bale size alarm volume. (See Adjusting Audible Alarm Volume in Operating with BaleTrak™ Pro System.)

Bale size indicator incorrect. Adjust. (See Adjusting Bale Size Indicator in Service—Baler section.)

Plugging at crop dividers.

See "Plugging at crop dividers" in Pickup Difficulties in this section.

Gate not closed.

Eject bale. Close gate.

Belts pinched between the gate roll and the baler axle.

To avoid pinching the belts, always operate the PTO at the rated speed during the gate closing cycle.

PTO driveline shear bolt sheared.

Replace shear bolt. Use correct grade and length. (See Replacing Main Drive Shear Bolt in Service—Baler section.)

Wrappage or foreign material on starter roll.

Remove material.

Large windrows and/or too fast ground speed.

Reduce windrow size and/or reduce speed.

Incorrect belt routing.

Properly route belts. (See Installing Belts in Service—Baler section.)

Raise pickup. (See Adjusting 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.

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.

Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.

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

Windrows too small.

Make larger windrows by raking. (See Crop Preparation in Operating the Baler section.)

Weathered windrows (rained on several times).

Make larger windrows by raking. (See Baling Cornstalks And Adjusting Pickup Height in Operating the Baler section.)

Brittle crop breaks into smaller pieces easily.

Bale with dew on crop, especially rotary combined straw.

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.

Center baler over windrow while starting.

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

Windrows too large.

Make windrows smaller.

Slow ground speed. Maintain PTO speed.

Missing or broken pickup teeth.

Replace teeth.

Pickup drive idler not adjusted properly or pickup belt damaged.

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

Compressor rack too low.

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

See Baling 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 Baling Long, Stiff, Cane-Type Crops in Operating the Baler section.

Compressor rack too low.

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

See Baling Wet Hay in Operating the Baler section.

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