NH 68 square baler making long bales sometimes.

Shealray

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My little NH 68 square baler is making good bales using my Ford 5000.
Once in a while I get a long bale.

Any ideas why?
How can I correct this?

Thanks for the assistance.
 
The measure wheel is either sticking at times or lack of hay under it is making it so it does not turn as it should. You may need thicker windrows because lack of hay as in small windrows can cause that also
 
There 's a small friction wheel on the metering shaft.It makes contact with the trip arm.It can be worn to the point that it will slip.Look to see if the trip arm has a smooth edge.That will tell you if you have slippage.Easy fix.

I'd start there.Good Luck.
 
Sometimes with our old S-77 baler, you would get a big slug of hay the last plunger stroke before tying and you would get a long bale. The next bale would be correspondingly smaller. The Super 77's were notorious for that. Not sure about the 68's though.
 
The metering wheel uses tiny grooves to move the arm upward till it trips.They fill with rust, dirt, mud and they simply wear. This year I had to grind the little nub that carries the arm over the wheel back about 1/8" and file new grooves in mine. They'd simply worn away giving my odd sized bales. No long bales now.
 

The metering wheel insert can wear the trip arm so much it won't engage the metering wheel. Had that happen on a NH S 77. I welded up and ground down the trip arm until it engage the metering wheel again. Lasted as long as I kept the baler.

KEH
 
If memory serves me right,there's a spring that holds the arm in against that wheel too isn't there?
 
(quoted from post at 15:20:40 08/14/14) The metering wheel uses tiny grooves to move the arm upward till it trips.They fill with rust, dirt, mud and they simply wear. This year I had to grind the little nub that carries the arm over the wheel back about 1/8" and file new grooves in mine. They'd simply worn away giving my odd sized bales. No long bales now.

Super I will do the same.

Thanks
 

We need light bales around 40 lbs. We are not young and need all the help we can get. So short and tight maybe. Long one was twice the lenght of shorter. About 3 1/2 feet long for the short ones.


Short
 

Star is turning well think the teeth on the gear need to be fixed.

Also hay not packed tight to make lighter bales for us old people to pick up.

Thak you for the help
 
(quoted from post at 13:49:57 08/14/14) You may need thicker windrows because lack of hay as in small windrows can cause that also

Please explain how a thin windrow will cause a sq bale to be longer than what baler is set for.
 
Simple lack of hay to fill the chamber. Not going to argue with you so please do not argue with me. Keep this site a nice place to be
 

No argument from me just facts: it takes hay traveling through chamber to turn measuring wheel to raise arm to the slot to engage trip dog.

Simple explanation: no hay coming in chamber,no measuring arm movement,no bale created short or long.
 
On my 271 a small windrow does in fact cause bales that are long so hey that is why I say what I say and I will NOT see you answer if you do. Please since we can not get along do not answer my posts
 
(quoted from post at 14:32:13 08/15/14) On my 271 a small windrow does in fact cause bales that are long so hey that is why I say what I say and I will NOT see you answer if you do. Please since we can not get along do not answer my posts


Thank you all for your help.
I value learning from many sources.

It take a village.
 
(quoted from post at 17:32:13 08/15/14) Please since we can not get along do not answer my posts

old
The only reason we don't "get along" is because I don't believe everything you state and you do't like it when someone disagrees with you. All I politely asked for stating PLEASE was an explanation. I see in no way how wanting the "correct information stated" harms this wonderful very informative forum.
Good Day,Jim
 
I was buying some hay years ago and were getting bales out of the top mow. The farmer tossed me a shorter than usual bale and said " the baler was looking out for him". So in a while he tossed down a longer than average bale. " I said looks like the baler was looking out for me".
 
(quoted from post at 18:13:19 08/16/14) I was buying some hay years ago and were getting bales out of the top mow. The farmer tossed me a shorter than usual bale and said " the baler was looking out for him". So in a while he tossed down a longer than average bale. " I said looks like the baler was looking out for me".

What was good for one is not good for the other who is right?
Always the view is in the eyes of the beholder.

I love your story thanks for telling it.
 

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