nh 275 baler twine hanging on billhook

joe201 · Jul 23, 2015

so far I've replaced the right billhook and it will bale 20 to 30 then bust 1 or 2 then bale 20 to 30 and so on.It ties the knot and the knot hangs on billhook. Any help would be great
Joe c

Hay hay hay · Jul 23, 2015

1)Adjust the the wiper arm, per the manual. It is bendable, but don't hit it with a hammer.
2) A little emory cloth on the billhook and tooth(burr?) can sometimes help.
Spray a little wd40 on the bill hooks when you are done baling to keep them shiny and smooth.

old · Jul 23, 2015

When my 271 does that I sharpen the twine knifes and the problem goes away

cjk · Jul 23, 2015

(quoted from post at 08:56:38 07/23/15) When my 271 does that I sharpen the twine knifes and the problem goes away

Yes, my 273 does this too.

joe201 · Jul 23, 2015

I have a 275 operator's manual and it doesn't go into any detail about adjusting twine knife. is there another manual that goes into more detail? Also the manual talks about the twine holder tension spring and that the spring can be adjusted. How tight do you adjust the knotter / twister brake ?Is there another site that shows more about the knotter adjustments? Any info and help would be great.
Thanks Joe

merlynr · Jul 24, 2015

(quoted from post at 02:45:02 07/23/15) so far I've replaced the right billhook and it will bale 20 to 30 then bust 1 or 2 then bale 20 to 30 and so on.It ties the knot and the knot hangs on billhook. Any help would be great
Joe c

What hayhayhay said plus with no hay in baler trip the starwheel and run it thru by hand and stopping at precise point where wiper arm approaches hooks and compare the good side position with bad side and bend accordingly.

Hay hay hay · Jul 24, 2015

There used to be a new holland video on Youtube that explained how a baler knotter works. Very helpful when diagnosing repairs.

lastcowboy32 · Jul 24, 2015

I had a similar problem with a 269 that I tuned up for a friend after a few years of non-usage a few years ago. I followed the advice above about:

Wiper arm distance
Very light filing/emory cloth on billhook to ensure there are no burrs
A drop or two of WD-40 every day after finishing

The knotter worked better, but the issue didn't go away.

I was using 9000 foot bales of sisal twine.

My brother-in-law suggested that the twine may have thin spots that make the twine and/or knots too small to pull off the hook cleanly.

I switched over to 7000 foot bales of sisal twine (shorter linear feet in the same size spool means thicker twine) and the old girl would go hundreds of bales without breaking a bale. Even then, it wouldn't break because of a hang-up, it would usually be because the twine had a crappy spot that broke somewhere between the knots, or because the bale was mis-shaped.

GordoSD · Jul 24, 2015

from my 275 manual, "knots hanging on billhook"
1 Too much tension on billhook cam
2 Rough billhook
3 bill hook cam binding on bill hook adjusting screw
4 Knife arm stripper does not contact back of billhook
5 Knife arm does not travel far enough
6 twine slipping out of twine holder during bale formation. (need a helper driving tractor while baling and you walk along and watch the twine holder.

Hay hay hay · Jul 25, 2015

Interesting. I may try that on hay I plan to sell. The buyers get careless and break a lot of bales loading and throwing. Where do you buy 7000 twine? Does it cost a lot more?

wijim · Aug 1, 2015

My 67 was doing this and I replaced the brass ball that rides inside that goofy looking wheel thingy. Hope you know what I'm talking about, but the brass balls had bad flat spots. Jim

lastcowboy32 · Aug 3, 2015

(quoted from post at 06:43:25 07/25/15) Interesting. I may try that on hay I plan to sell. The buyers get careless and break a lot of bales loading and throwing. Where do you buy 7000 twine? Does it cost a lot more?

7000 foot twine was just sitting next to the 9000 foot twine at tractor supply.

However, in recent years, it has been sparse or absent, as display space is now being used up by the 16000 foot or longer round baler twine.

When I can find 7000 foot twine, it costs the same per bale of twine. It's just more expensive because you only get 7000 feet of it; instead of 9000 feet. The bales of twine are the same size, but you get less bales of hay per bale of twine due to the shorter length.

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