I have a 220 square baler, one side of the bale is shorter. I am assuming it is an adjustment on the forks that that feed the bale chamber or I am not feeding enough hay into the baler.(I am also having an issue with the pickup plugging , could this be related?)How do you adjust the forks?
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Its not the forks. When a bale is shorter on one side you have to adjust the turndowns on bale chamber. One side is being packed tighter than the other. I recommend loosening all the tighteners and screw them down the same number of turns or try and count the threads to the springs to even out the bale pressure on both sides. Hope that makes sense.
Case Nutty 1660
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both Jon and Nedd make valid points a couple more things to look at is
1) are all three fingers on the feeder head?
2) you say the pickup plugs, I have seen this condition if the pickup adjustment bolt is gone or broken allowing the pickup to run to low and steep to the feed floor of the baler this bolt is found at the rear of the pickup on the drive side
3) I have the best luck making good bales feeding the hay right at/centered on the feeder head
4) also see if you have any bale wedges installed and if they are in good condition, when you adjust the spring tension see which side of the bale is tighter and tighten the opposite spring
I can scan and post you instructions from the baler service/ops manuals if you like
cnt
1) are all three fingers on the feeder head?
2) you say the pickup plugs, I have seen this condition if the pickup adjustment bolt is gone or broken allowing the pickup to run to low and steep to the feed floor of the baler this bolt is found at the rear of the pickup on the drive side
3) I have the best luck making good bales feeding the hay right at/centered on the feeder head
4) also see if you have any bale wedges installed and if they are in good condition, when you adjust the spring tension see which side of the bale is tighter and tighten the opposite spring
I can scan and post you instructions from the baler service/ops manuals if you like
cnt
The tensioners on the chamber look even I guess one spring could be weaker than the other. I do try to keep the swath aimed at the fingers and not feed an overly large swath but the pickup fills and the fingers seem to tear a path through the hay leaving everything they don"t directly contact. There is no wedges in the baler. The fingers are metal but do they ever wear down like the aluminum ones in a new holland?
Case Nutty 1660
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yes the fingers do wear down some I will post you a pic of a tooth they made to help with the "dry feeding issue" I made the modification to all my bales and it really helps, I also try to bale with some dew if possible I will take you a few pics and post for you
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Case Nutty 1660
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here are some pics of NOS fingers the std finger and the one for difficult conditions like you are dealing with this mod will greatly improve what you are having but not totally fix it, the std finger I show here is for the rear of the feeder head but is the same width as the front std finger, also on the spring tensioners tighten the long side of the bale and see if it helps if not try adjusting the feeder head there are several different holes depending on which side is getting more hay
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Adirondack case guy
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I read the replys below, and all are valid, but I suspect that your feed head that bolts to the sweep arm is fatigueing, and allowing the feeder tines that Bro pictured are no longer being stopped at the correct angle so that they lift the hay up and off the pickup. Check mtg area to the sweep arm bent and disformed, individual sockets where fingers mount in, broke loose or worn, and as a result of being angled back, they are not feeding the bale chamber correctly either. A lot of this problem comes from overspeeding the baler to get more capacity.
Loren
Case Nutty 1660
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Thanks Bro GOOD points!!
I think you have found the problem the fingers are homemade and where they mount everything has been straightened and welded and the fingers are angling towards the tractor (I assume they should be at 90 degrees to the plate or less to properly pull in the hay. The chance of new fingers being available is likely pretty slim so I guess I have another winter project unless I can find used parts. Thanks everyone for the help.
Anonymous-0
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You might check the tension on the twine. I have found that if the tension is too loose on one side you will get a longer bale on that side. Have had to fill in the groove the twine has made with weld. I do use a New Holland baler pulled by a 830 Case with COM. Makes a great baling tractor.
Gary
Gary
I have checked and the twine seems to feed the same for both sides with little wear on the tensioner. That was one of the first things I checked as that caught me on one of my john deere balers and it is amazing something so simple can cause so much grief! I think square balers were created to test your patience.
On your 830 case you said it had COM is that case-o-matic?
On your 830 case you said it had COM is that case-o-matic?
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