John Deere 214 t baler

rkbenish

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My baler jerks and seems to be catching on something and I found the flywheel shear pins are broken. Nothing else I could find results in catching.I haven't put the shear pins in yet due to no time but would this be the cause? How does a baler behave without the flywheel attached? It is being pulled with a farmall m baling grass hay. When I bought it last year it was recently serviced by john Deere. If something was to get knocked loose and is catching where would it possibly be? I am new at this baler thing.
 
Sounds like the plunger stop is mis-adjusted and catching.Order a book ASAP! adjust everything 'by the book' and it will work.A baler is too complicated for a 'newby' to just 'wing it'.
 
If your flywheel bolt is broke check the needle safety stop.

Make sure the needles are fully pulled back and ensure that the stop is operating like it should.
 

If baler continues operating baling hay with a broken flywheel shear pin then slip clutch is either stuck or adjusted too tight. Slip clutch is designed to slip a small amount every time the plungerhead compresses hay.
 
They can be fickle. I've broken flywheel sheer pins going through a dip (pickup tines all hit at the same time) or even just turning too tight the wrong way. Put in the sheer bolt (I get the REAL ONES from JD) and then roll it through several revolutions by hand and see what you hear. That sheer bolt breaking should stop your baler.

The nice thing about using an old M with it is you can't do too much damage to the baler. The tractor will bog down if there's a real problem. I used to cringe when I had to put my 24T on the 4440 - that tractor just ran that baler ragged.
 
Ok, never mind this. I must have missed the part where you said the baler had been rolled. I just saw that part in another forum.

Your baler is all kinds of messed up. I've got no advice - mine's always been on its wheels.
 
I have JD 336 balers. The flywheel bolts shear eventually as they get a little stressed every time the plunger head cuts the hay. If I keep running, the tractor engine is giving the baler the extra cutting force and I can tell something isn't right. But, of course the kicker won't throw either as the belts run off the flywheel.
 
Check brake shoes on timing wheel, will cause tying to be at wrong time, most of the time the safety stop will cause bolt to shear. If it happens at wrong time bad things can happen. Early shoes cold wear to the point where shoes would touch each other and not hold disc in place. Could replace or remove and grind off flat,new ones are made to not wear like early ones did.
 
(quoted from post at 09:44:21 07/27/15) Check brake shoes on timing wheel, will cause tying to be at wrong time,

Actually needle brake can't/will not affect timing. Yes worn/loose needle brake can let needles enter bale chamber prematurely but that has nothing to do with baler timing.
 

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