JD 530 Bale Size Adjustment

eye4iron · Jun 19, 2016

Just about ready to start baling with a new to me 530 JD baler with an 1850 gas Oliver. The previous owner had it set for 5 X 6 bales. I would like to set it for 5X5 bales. How for sould I move the adjustment to get reasonable close to the 5X5 size? Is there anything else I should do?

Texasmark1 · Jun 19, 2016

Ping TX Jim as he will know. I had a 530 but have long forgotten.

eye4iron · Jun 19, 2016

Thank you. Hopefully he will answer.

Tx Jim · Jun 20, 2016

Setting bale size is sorta trial & error. Loosen knob in your photo and slide it down in the slot about 1/3 of the way then tighten nut. Bale a bale and check size of bale.

eye4iron · Jun 20, 2016

Thanks for the reply. If that is all I have to do I'll try it before I
get in the field.

Tx Jim · Jun 20, 2016

Now that I have given this post some more thought I realized your photo is rotated 90° so you'll need to slide knob up in the slot.

dmiller · Jun 20, 2016

When you get it figured out mark it with a sharpie so you know where to put it for a certain size if you want to change between sizes. Someone did this to mine before I got it and it has been really helpful.

Texasmark1 · Jun 22, 2016

Back when I first moved here rollers were becoming the norm. So I bought rolled hay for my livestock. Advertising consisted of "...... and bailed with a JD baler..........".

Nobody around here sells by wt. just by the bale; excuse is that it's too far to a set of scales which is true and time consuming. Took me awhile to figure out that JD balers, like this 530 have a bale size adjustment. Once I figured that out I was ready to negotiate price based upon the diameter and quality.

eye4iron · Jun 22, 2016

Good thought on marking the adjuster to the slot bar. I'll try that before and after I make the adjustment.
I have a dyometer to weigh things by picking them up suspended. I want to do that with one of the bales just to see what the weight is considering the size and moisture content.

Tx Jim · Jun 23, 2016

(quoted from post at 20:59:19 06/22/16)

Nobody around here sells by wt. just by the bale; excuse is that is that it's too far to a set of scales which is true and time consuming.Took me awhile to figure out that JD balers, like this 530 have a bale size adjustment. Once I figured that out I was ready to negotiate price based upon the diameter and quality.

There's also another factor to consider besides diameter & quality and that's the amount of hyd pressure exerted on the belts during baling.

Texasmark1 · Jun 23, 2016

(quoted from post at 12:30:02 06/23/16)

(quoted from post at 20:59:19 06/22/16)

Nobody around here sells by wt. just by the bale; excuse is that is that it's too far to a set of scales which is true and time consuming.Took me awhile to figure out that JD balers, like this 530 have a bale size adjustment. Once I figured that out I was ready to negotiate price based upon the diameter and quality.

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There's also another factor to consider besides diameter & quality and that's the amount of hyd pressure exerted on the belts during baling.

Is that a tweak also? I can't tweak my 375. Course leaking (seals) could maybe reduce it and make for a sloppy (less dense) bale...you think?

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