My ancient, old as I am, NH 68 baler was doing a good job yesterday- until! When I tightened up the tension on the bale chute I started getting broken right strings. Couldn't figure it out but it seemed to happen whenever I was in an area where there was no hay and the plunger was just cycling. Finally got to the point where I was breaking every 4th-6th bale even when we were in hay. Took the tension off and pulled all the hay out of the chamber. Turns out someone used a carriage bolt on the right side of the bale chute where it attaches aft of the bale chamber. The left side bolt is missing altogether. This made the chute a little cockeyed and the strings were catching on the carriage bolt head where it stood proud from the hole during the compression of the plunger stroke! This AM I will replace the bolts and see how things go.
The good news is my adjustment to the feeder tines squared up my bales. The bad news is the knotters are really showing their age and my family is screaming for Dad to get a kicker baler. :lol:
The good news is my adjustment to the feeder tines squared up my bales. The bad news is the knotters are really showing their age and my family is screaming for Dad to get a kicker baler. :lol: