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Doug Rogers

03-16-2006 14:54:53




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Last year my JD 346 was making some pretty ragged bales because the knives were not cutting the hay well. Some were even stuck together. I noticed some chips (not many) in both stationary and plunger knives. Otherwise, knives seemed fairly sharp. I don't know what the gap between the two is and I know this is somewhat important. Local JD dealership will take out plunger, replace knives, check and replace bearings as needed and recalibrate for around $700. A new set of knives alone is around $170. I'm not much of a mechanic but I don't want to spend $700 on a baler that I put less than 1000 bales through a year if I don't have to. Is replacing the knives something an average guy can do by himself as well as recalibrating for tolerances or should I bite the bullit?

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WyoDave

03-16-2006 16:29:08




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 Re: baler knives in reply to Doug Rogers, 03-16-2006 14:54:53  
I've sharpened many of our 348 baler knives and had success. If they're chipped up to bad, you'll need new ones. Its not hard to pull the plunger. Take out the restricting plates on the bale chamber, hold the hay dogs out, remove the twine. Unbolt the plunger arm and the whole unit will slide out the bale chute. Then sharpen/replace the blades, replace bearings as needed and slide it back in. Then adjust the plunger slides to get your knife clearance right. Reinstall the restrictor plates, and you're good to bale. You should be able to do it, even if you aren't too much of a mechanic. Also if they appear fairly sharp, the first thing I'd check is the clearance. It could be as simple as readjusting that, and it'll cost you nothing.
David

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