Followupm on 214T.

Alot of times a knotter will work on a hand cycle and give fits when under power. You can still use the hand cycle to find the problem you just need to move it through the knot portion of the cycle real slow and watch closely.

Now you say one set of bill hooks is timed 10 Degrees ahead of the other. Are you talking about the bill hook rotation or the driver gear rotation? Are they ahead of each other at rest? If they are off at rest is one loose?

Any one of these is probably your problem but two are somewhat more complicated than the other.

The easiest would be if one is loose. Just adjust the drive gear shaft to take up the slack.

If they are tight and one is ahead at rest you have a bill hook shaft that is twisted. Might be best to look into replacing them both.

If they are in the same position at rest and one starts turning before the other, Hang on, you need to replace the drive gear shaft because it is twisted.

I know the second two options were not what you probably wanted to hear but thems the facts.

As to your threading issue I can"t help much except to say that the most logical path is probably the right answer.

HTH

jt

As stated before my knotter experience is with binders so I am not real familiar with the 214 T. Just know for things to work correctly a series of events have to happen in the proper sequence and if something is loose or out of time even a little they won't and things won't work no matter how much you adjust tensions.

As to making that shaft just look at what you have and go from there. When you are at the dealers Tuesday price and check on availability of both the shaft and the drive gears. You might be suprised, occasionally the green paint is affordable. Reason I suggest the gear is you may very well have a worn keyway. Would cause the same sort of problem. If memory serves me right those gears just float on that shaft so there is no good way to tighten other new keyways ie new gears/shaft.

I must admit I enjoy doing machine work also. But if I can buy the parts at a reasonable price I will usually do that. If you can disassemble your baler before talking to mother Deere that would be best then you will know what you need.

HTH

jt