230 Baler day 2

This morning the rain stopped and I was able to work on the baler. Lots of degreaser and a pressure washer. Soap and water scrub all the dirt off of it. Looks great!

I cleaned the knotters real well, then got all the little rollers freed up. They were all stuck from sitting. The chains were tight as bow strings....didn't seem right. I did loosen them just a slight bit. Once I did that and lubed them the baler turned by hand nice and easy. Every fitting got a touch of grease, All the chains got lubed.

Taking the advice...I did trip the knotters and turn through the cycle by hand. Nothing hit, needles came into the chamber, plunger stop is free, hay dogs are loose. I hooked it up to my 961 and turned the baler at idle for quite a few revolutions.....tripped the knotters. Life is good! Brought the baler up to speed and let it run for a minute. Shut it down and hit the grease fittings on the plunger again.


Now for the problems...not too many. The shear bolt that is in the machine is a 5/16 grade 8. Is that right? The other issue is the overrun clutch and the flywheel. It seems that the flywheel has a bit of a wobble to it. Is there a bushing that is replaceable in there? Hope so. The overrun clutch was bolted with a regular nut and a lock washer. I think it needs to be a locknut, right?

Anyhow, the baler is now in my buddies barn(raining here) we are going to thread it Monday afternoon and rebale some broken bales to give it a try.

Case Nutty....I would love it if you could scan a couple of pages for me. I am working on a manual, but would like the threading procedure. Thank You very much!

I will find my book and scan what you need, first NO the shear bolt is not a grade 8, I like to use NewHolland shear bolts all of my flywheels have slack/wobble to them but yes I beleve it does have a bushing one note the small NH balers (like a 271) flywheel will interchange with the Case balers not sure about the bushing but just food for thought, the ops manual calls for a grade 5 shear bolt but I have found I like to NH ones much better as they shear cleaner and do not chew up the insert in the flywheel and drive dog on the gearbox shaft

WHOA! That takes me back to some baling memories How many times did I shear pins on our baler heh!

Just looked up the bushing and shear bolt on New Holland's website. I'll call about them in the morning. Looking at the knotters in the 271, they look an awful lot like the ones in the 230.

the Case knotters are their own design and build but yes very similar the Case billhook was pattened and is a little different than the NH

here you go if you want these sent to your putor send me a e-mail @ [email protected], also did you know how to check the timing? I can scan that also but just remember this trip the knotters and turn baler by hand and make sure the needles enter the bale chamber behind the plunger if they are in the chamber before the plunger getts to them it will break them with the hay in front of the plunger,, if this does not make sence to you let me know I will scan them for you cnt

Hi does anyone have a manual are pics of how the thrower hooks up to the baler

I do not have the seperate manual for the thrower this is the only pick I have of it cnt

Is this what you may be looking for?

Hi yes that would be the manual im looking for

If you would like the manual or info emails open.

sure whats your email