Anonymous-0
Well-known Member
Hi all,
This doesn't really qualify to be on an "antique" equipment board, but someone here could maybe help/advise me.
We have a Deere 435 baler we bought new in 1996. It's seen very little use over the years, probably averaging about 100 bales a year. It's always baled really loose, raggy bales since we got it. It's gets really frustrating to move around loose, misshapen lumps of hay. We've tried cranking down the relieve valve at the front of the baler to tighten the bales, throwing on more twine, changing how we bale, all with only limited success.
One thing I've noticed is that the bale density/weight gauge on the front-right of the baler has never moved, it's always stayed well below the green level, even when both needles on the monitor are buried in the green and it's heavy hay. This makes me think there's air in the hydraulic system of the baler somewhere.
If anyone has thoughts/opinions/advice I'm happy to hear them. Our hay is generally thinner and grassy, but when I bale the same hay with our neighbour's old New Holland chain baler it makes better bales.
This doesn't really qualify to be on an "antique" equipment board, but someone here could maybe help/advise me.
We have a Deere 435 baler we bought new in 1996. It's seen very little use over the years, probably averaging about 100 bales a year. It's always baled really loose, raggy bales since we got it. It's gets really frustrating to move around loose, misshapen lumps of hay. We've tried cranking down the relieve valve at the front of the baler to tighten the bales, throwing on more twine, changing how we bale, all with only limited success.
One thing I've noticed is that the bale density/weight gauge on the front-right of the baler has never moved, it's always stayed well below the green level, even when both needles on the monitor are buried in the green and it's heavy hay. This makes me think there's air in the hydraulic system of the baler somewhere.
If anyone has thoughts/opinions/advice I'm happy to hear them. Our hay is generally thinner and grassy, but when I bale the same hay with our neighbour's old New Holland chain baler it makes better bales.