8830 haybine

Seems like it doesn't feed into rollers as it should, tosses hay back out the front some then a bang, as if a clump just made it through and it does ok for a short while, then repeats. Common problem? Adjust rollers? I don't think my cutting is wet much at all.

Thanks

This may very well not be your problem but I in the past had similar problems with my NH 469 haybine that is now out of service
with bad wobble box. I think much of my problems were the haybine was old and needed basically to be rebuilt, new wobble box, new
guards and sickle. That was in my case the probably cause of less than desirable results. But I will list some of the things I
either found out by running or having to repair.

1. take a close look at your drive train to the rolls. I had a drive chain break do to froze idler sprocket. Did not hear it or
notice it right away as both rolls were spinning and no odd noise. The bottom roll just came along for the ride. Must of been
lite second crop that I didn't notice immediately?
2. In my case with my worn out haybine I had to go slow. I would get impatient and go up one gear and that usually did not go
well. Find a speed where everybody is happy. My neighbors when they were using the older haybines seemed to go faster than I did.
Plus my 560 has a very low first gear, second seems to fast. Both my 460s have different speeds for the same gears it seems?
Maybe it is the nut behind the wheel too?

3. Make sure your sickle is sharp. I always tried to get a life times use out of things that were meant to be replaced once in a
while. I think a machine that is not cutting evenly or intermittently like mine did if I went to fast will cause a whole lot of
different issues. In my case with my fields I found 1st gear which is terribly slow was the key to using a worn out haybine.
Going to fast caused problems of all kinds. Being of the "stove is hot club" I would usually try it again every year to see if it
would if by magic work. Never did, go back to finding the RPM and speed where everybody is happy. To me the problem sounds like
speed/RPM.

Not trying to insult OP intelligence as you may have better equipment and been through all this before. I miss having my haybine
running as now I pay to have my hay cut and not having the ability to cut exactly when I want to is a drag. Also my grassy hay
does not cut that well with self propelled discbine. Leaves a lot of hay in the field. Alfalfa cuts like your lawn. Not sure if
any of this helps. To me speed/rpm and the hay your cutting can be the problem. With all the rain not many people were able to
get hay in and those with grassy hay have to contend with very tall grass. That does not help things. Good luck. Regards, John.

This problem exists when the reel tines have worn and drag the hay past.

I replaced the reel tines on my 489 Haybine years ago; they were worn approximately 1.25" - 1.5". I also changed the sickle sections once to twice a year, depending on the haying conditions. These maintenance procedures was putting money in the bank!

Oh, also take a grinder and put a nice point on the sickle guards. This keeps the hay from gathering on the ends.

All these let the machine run more efficient. Experience!