(quoted from post at 20:35:13 07/25/14)
(quoted from post at 10:10:15 07/25/14) The 5800 appears to be similar tot he 5500 I run. My natural inclination is to ask, "What does your operators manual say?" I'm assuming you haven't gotten an op manual- you should-ASAP. For the 5500 they recommend 1.5" deflection with "good pressure" at the mid point of the foremost belt. Kinda vague. Yes, the belts have to be moving to start a bale. No, you shouldn't need to have hay in it to make the belts move. Yes, sounds like your belts are loose. The owners manual, available from any Heston dealer, Ebay, etc., will outline the length, clip type, recommended practice on baling, etc.
Like I said, get an op man ASAP. :lol:
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/eng3050/$FILE/16.pdf
I found this report on the Hesston 5800 baler and it speaks of having to have a hay core
to start the belts turning. Guess this baler has a bale forming issue the report commented on.
I hope other 5800 hesston owner will see this report.
EASE OF OPERATION
Forming a Bale: An inexperienced operator found some
difficulty in starting a bale with the Hesston 5800 but once the
operator gained experience, it was relatively easy to form a neat,
durable bale. When starting a bale, it was necessary to weave the
baler, back and forth across the windrow, so hay was fed evenly
across the width of the baling chamber. The bale forming belts on
the Hesston 5800 did not start to turn until the bale core was large
enough to press against the belts and tighten them on the drive
rollers. If the bale core did not have a uniform diameter when the
forming belts began to turn, the belts on the smaller end of the bale
core sometimes slipped past the end of the core and prevented
proper bale formation. If this happened, the baler had to be stopped
and the bale core ejected without twine. Once the bale core was
properly formed, a slight weaving action was needed during bale
formation to maintain a uniform bale diameter.
Figure 6 shows the position of the bale