massey ferguson #3 baler timing

craigreavley · Mar 19, 2012

We are rebuilding a massey ferguson #3 square baler and are trying to get it in time. There is a timing diagram on the plunger cover that tells how to time the feeder fingers with the plunger, but what about the knotter timing? I cant find any diagram or info on timing the knotter assembly any info would help???

ewalker · Mar 19, 2012

I will look at my manual this evening, I had a chain for the feeder let loose on #3 on my last bale last year. I repair the chain, and bent front tine assebly, timed the feeder and she is running again. Do you have a parts source for your #3? I love this old baler makes nice size bales, and is real fun to run behind my old Farmall H.

wisbaker · Mar 19, 2012

Those old #3 are as good or better than a lot of New Hollands and John Deeres but they don't seem to get any respect. I know a a few dairies that put up a lot of hay with them and for the most part they didn't miss a beat if they had at least marginal care. They last dairy I worked at had been running two Massey #3s, they traded one off for a New Holland (can't remember the model would of been early 1980's) I think the old #3 was putting out more hay with less grief than the new New Holland, the only reason he traded "up" was trying to get into bakers with kickers on them.

JerryCPP (WA) · Mar 23, 2012

Owner's/maintainence manuals for these are still available from your Massey Ferguson dealer. I had a #3, #9, #10, and #12. The manuals are excellent, and under $20 when I bought mine about 10 years ago.

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