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Sharpening baler knives

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John Mar

06-27-2006 06:32:47




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I have a NH 276 baler. Is it difficult to sharpen the plunger knives? The manual I have says if the bales are irregular the knives may need to be sharpened. It does not explain how to remove them or the plunger for that matter. They have not been sharpened for years that I know of. Any thoughts?




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Edd in Kentucky

06-27-2006 16:52:06




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 Re: Sharpening baler knives in reply to John Mar, 06-27-2006 06:32:47  
John, This may not be the right way to do it but in about 10 minutes you can improve the knives about 75%. This is dangerous if the plunger moves, so be careful. The knives are flat on one side and sharp on the other. You can crank the chamber wide open and block it open. Then you can crawl into the pickup area , put down a blanket or plywood, or cardboard to protect your sides from the teeth. wear goggles, and use an angle grinder to sharpen up the knives. Don't ever touch the flat side...sharpen only the angle side. The alternative is to do the same thing but take out the bolts, remove the knives and replace them or sharpen them when removed.

Bet this reply gets the real hay men going.

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IaGary

06-27-2006 16:39:11




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 Re: Sharpening baler knives in reply to John Mar, 06-27-2006 06:32:47  
John You can usually tell when to sharpen knifes by how clean cut the edge of the bale is.

Our knifes got sharpened when bale coming off of the chute was still attached to the bale ahead of it in the chamber.

If the bales weren't stuck together the knifes were ok.

If your bales are banana shaped you got a differant problem.Such as uneven feeding or to slow of feeding.

Just my thoughts.Gary

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