Oliverbaler101
New User
I'm trying to get my Oliver 60 hay baler up and running and I'm having some problems.
The packer fingers and plunger are timed perfectly built the knotter clutch and needles do not seem to be functioning as they should.
I first positioned the plunger so that the projections on the plunger face are 1/4 to 3/4 " past the tip of the needles (as the needles are flush with the bottom of the baler frame. I disengaged the clutch and then I turned the fly wheel counter clockwise and the baler continues past the tips of the needles to finish the stroke and then it moves back towards the tractor and then on the following compression stroke it engages the needles and the needles come up to the knotter but don't return to their home position after the needles enter the knotter unit.
I thought had the plunger and knotter clutch timed so that the needles would be engaged at the right time but it seems the needles arnt engaging when the plunger has moved past the needle tips by 1/4 to 3/3 " instead they activate on the next plunger stroke. But when the needles move up so does the plunger safety stop and that prevents the plunger from continuing on the stroke. It seems like the needles are engaging late
The packer fingers and plunger are timed perfectly built the knotter clutch and needles do not seem to be functioning as they should.
I first positioned the plunger so that the projections on the plunger face are 1/4 to 3/4 " past the tip of the needles (as the needles are flush with the bottom of the baler frame. I disengaged the clutch and then I turned the fly wheel counter clockwise and the baler continues past the tips of the needles to finish the stroke and then it moves back towards the tractor and then on the following compression stroke it engages the needles and the needles come up to the knotter but don't return to their home position after the needles enter the knotter unit.
I thought had the plunger and knotter clutch timed so that the needles would be engaged at the right time but it seems the needles arnt engaging when the plunger has moved past the needle tips by 1/4 to 3/3 " instead they activate on the next plunger stroke. But when the needles move up so does the plunger safety stop and that prevents the plunger from continuing on the stroke. It seems like the needles are engaging late