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NH 68 Baler loose bales

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soonerca

08-07-2006 04:57:20




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I made my first hay with my NH 68. Many bales are loose and shaped like a bannana and tend to fall appart. Any fixes.
thanks Dave




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Bret4207

08-07-2006 11:33:21




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 Re: NH 68 Baler loose bales in reply to soonerca, 08-07-2006 04:57:20  
First off make sure the hay is ready, that is- dry. My 68 likes a doubled windrow and I go just fast slow enough to keep it from choking. If you go too fast the hay will jam in the pickup. A couple time pulling that mess apart and you"ll figure it out. The tension on the bale can be adjusted with the bale chamber cranks on the back. Crank them down a bit until the bales feel right. My 68 also like me to feed to the inside corner of the pickup.

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Walter Squires

08-07-2006 09:08:02




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 Re: NH 68 Baler loose bales in reply to soonerca, 08-07-2006 04:57:20  
Make sure your hay is dry!



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Illinois Farmall

08-07-2006 05:04:51




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 Re: NH 68 Baler loose bales in reply to soonerca, 08-07-2006 04:57:20  
Most likely the feed arm on your baler needs adjusting. It's not feeding enough hay into one side of the bale chamber. It's an easy adjustment to make but I couldn't explain it on here. If you have a manual it shows you how. Another problem could be that your hay is really light and having the same effect....not enough hay in the bale chamber.



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Rexalot

08-07-2006 12:29:07




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 Re: NH 68 Baler loose bales in reply to Illinois Farmall, 08-07-2006 05:04:51  
You need a consistent feed of material to avoid the dreaded bananna bale. Double windrows will help. Ground speed is important. Slow down for thick, speed up some for thin. It'll take some experimenting on your part but you'll figure it out.

You should also start by setting the feeder tines equal. The feeder tines rake the hay into the bale chamber. There are 6 forks (or should be) - in pairs of 2. Two pairs left one and middle(viewed from rear of baler) are adjustable. Open the access door at the rear side of the chamber and turn the baler by hand until these are in view at the bottom. Set them as follows if not already close. Put the left most set approx 3 inches from the end of the square tube. Put the middle pair in the middle between the left set and the fixed pair. This is a good starting point. Bale a few bales, if after reading above about setting bale tension and using the tensioners to help square the bale,if your still getting bananna bales move the left most set to the right a few inches if the bale is short on the left. Move the middle set to the right a few inches if the right side is short. Basically your changing how much material is going to be fed to which side of the chamber.

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