lastcowboy32
Well-known Member
I've read quite a few posts here about replacing knotter drive chains on New Holland balers and all of the problems that can be had with getting the knotter and needles back in time with the plunger.
It's put the fear of God in me. I now have nightmare daydreams of what would I do if my chain broke. What would I do? I would have to go back through all of the adjustments from scratch.
What if... What if I took my paint pen that I use for marking metal...set the plunger to a known position...then mark the front sprocket to point at the tooth in the 12 o'clock position....then mark the sprocket at the knotter the same way. Then write down the number of chain links between them along the top...along with noting the plunger position.
If I could preserve this information, would I have a chance of simply putting on a new chain without starting from scratch?
It's put the fear of God in me. I now have nightmare daydreams of what would I do if my chain broke. What would I do? I would have to go back through all of the adjustments from scratch.
What if... What if I took my paint pen that I use for marking metal...set the plunger to a known position...then mark the front sprocket to point at the tooth in the 12 o'clock position....then mark the sprocket at the knotter the same way. Then write down the number of chain links between them along the top...along with noting the plunger position.
If I could preserve this information, would I have a chance of simply putting on a new chain without starting from scratch?