Hello,
I need help with a feeding problem I am having with my JD 435 baler. This has been a minor problem in the past, but is getting worse. It seems that when I try to bale extremely dry short hay the bale will not start forming and turning inside the chamber which results is stoppage in the front. The only cure is to stop as soon as possible, raise the gate and clean it all out. It has been extremely dry in Georgia this year and hay growth has been short, stemmy, and dry. My baler would not bale rye grass overplanted in Russell Bermuda last spring (April 2007.) I have never had a problem with rye grass before. I thought it was because they hay was so dry that it started breaking up into chaff in the pickup and as it tried to enter the bale chamber. Two weeks ago I had the same problem with the Russell Bermuda grass hay. My neighbor came to the rescue both times with his John Deere baler (2 years old) About 4 weeks ago I baled Brown Top Millet hay with no feeding problem. My baler is about 15 years old but I have had it since new and only baled about 250 bales a year. Some one suggested splattering some welding bead on the steel bars across the roller that feeds the bale. Has anyone ever done this and exactly how and where and how big do you lay the bead? My pick-up tines are worn shorter than when new. Is that a problem? Any other suggestions are welcome. Thanks,
John in Georgia
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