boodlefoof
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My IH 430 all twine has started spitting out some very long bales from time to time. In thinner windrows it works great and bales are of appropriate length. In thicker rows, however, the bales get very long unless I reduce ground speed quite a bit. I tried fiddling with the bale length adjustment, but just end up with lots of short bales in thin rows and I still get long bales in thick rows.
It appears that the trip clutch (the friction ring that moves the trip rod) is losing its friction. In the thicker rows as the bale moves in big steps down the chamber due to lots of hay coming in, the trip clutch is turning quickly, but the rod isn't riding up on it as much as it should.
A search online didn't turn up a replacement trip clutch. Does anyone know where to get a replacement? Alternatively, does anyone else have an idea of how to fix the problem?
It appears that the trip clutch (the friction ring that moves the trip rod) is losing its friction. In the thicker rows as the bale moves in big steps down the chamber due to lots of hay coming in, the trip clutch is turning quickly, but the rod isn't riding up on it as much as it should.
A search online didn't turn up a replacement trip clutch. Does anyone know where to get a replacement? Alternatively, does anyone else have an idea of how to fix the problem?