Reduce ground speed and/or windrow size.

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.)

Starter roll or pickup drive chain broken or missing.

Repair or replace. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

Broken cam and/or other internal pickup parts.

Check for failed or worn cam and/or internal parts. Repair or replace as necessary. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

Adjust pickup float springs. (See Adjusting Pickup Float Springs in Service—Baler section.)

Binding between flare and end strippers.

Remove chaff and dirt. Straighten any bent parts.

Install gauge wheels to improve ground gauging.

If equipped with gauge wheels; Crop or mud buildup between flare pivot plate and pickup gauge wheel arm.

Replace flare pivot plate. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

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

Too much float spring tension, causing pickup to bounce or stay up.

Reduce the float spring tension. (See Adjusting Pickup Float Springs in Service—Baler section.)

Damaged crop dividers and/or stripper, causing pickup to stay up.

Straighten or replace damaged parts. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

Ground speed too fast.

Reduce the ground speed.

Windrows too light.

Rake heavier windrows.

Pickup teeth bent or broken.

Straighten or replace teeth. (See your John Deere dealer or qualified service provider.)

Light crop rolls forward instead of picking up.

Rake heavy windrows if possible. Operate baler at 1/2—2/3 normal rpm, and shift tractor to higher gear to maintain desired ground speed.

Reduce engine speed to 1500 rpm or lower and shift to a higher gear.

Overcrowding ends.

Reduce crowding. Install converging wheels if not equipped.

Tractor tires smashing crop into stubble.

Widen wheel spacing. (See Adjusting Tractor Wheels in Preparing the Tractor section.)

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

Gauge wheels (if equipped) are set too high relative to teeth.

Adjust gauge wheels. (See Adjusting Gauge Wheels in Operating the Baler section.)

Poor pickup flotation.

Increase float spring tension. Check pivots. (See Adjusting Pickup Float Springs in Service—Baler section.)

Turn tractor drawbar over. (See Adjusting Tractor Drawbar in Preparing the Tractor section.)

Rough terrain.

Install the gauge wheels.

If equipped, gauge wheel tire flat.

Inflate or repair as necessary. (See Tire Ballast, Wheel Spacing, and Tire Inflation in Preparing the Tractor section.)

Adjust upstop bracket inward so the tab does not align with the slot in the end stripper. Repeat for the other side.

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

Adjust gauge wheels (if equipped). (See Adjusting Gauge Wheels in Operating the Baler section.)

Foreign material inside pickup strippers and/or broken teeth.

Remove material and/or replace teeth.

Baling cornstalks.

Raise pickup. Higher tooth breakage can be expected. (See Baling Cornstalks in Operating the Baler section.)

Operating twine arms with pickup in transport position.

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

Reduce crowding.

Pickup set too low.

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

Tractor tires smashing crop into stubble.

Widen wheel spacing. (See Adjusting Tractor Wheels in Preparing the Tractor section.)

Pivoting crop divider overlaps (shingles) stationery end stripper on the wrong side.

To give the proper overlap (shingle), straighten the pivoting crop dividers. Front crop divider should be inside the end stripper.

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

Check for any binding at the crop dividers.

Increase float. (See Adjusting Pickup Float Springs in Service—Baler section.)

Install gauge wheels.

Bend strippers down for clearance and check tooth coils on pickup teeth for damage.

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