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Dick Davis

06-12-2001 20:35:08




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Buddy bought one at a sale and it makes banana bales one string tighter than the other. Increasing the tension more on one side than the other doesn't entirely solve problem. He called an old time baler expert here in SW Iowa and was told "68's can't be fixed, sell it!" The expert listed an impressive number of fixes he had tried on three different 68's and none was ever completely cured of bananas. I know I should have checked the archieves but am looking for a fast overnight answer. Hay dry needs baled. Dick

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Jerry D in NC

06-13-2001 03:40:35




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 Re: New Holland 68 Baler in reply to Dick Davis, 06-12-2001 20:35:08  
Dick, Two things will affect that bale shape, Feed fork depth and windrow size. The feed fork is the thing that pushes hay into the chamber for the plunger to pack. I am not that familiar with the NH 68 but somewhere it will have an adjustment to shorten or lenghten its stroke. If (facing the rear of the baler looking forwrd toward the tractor) the left side is loose then the fork is not pushing in far enough if it is the other side then the fork is pushing in too far. The other issue is the windrow size, if it is too small then the baler is not getting enough hay and the top of the bale will not be tight and that makes all kinds of inconsistent bale shapes both too long and curved. Windrow size is something you will have to experiment with but I bet when you figure out those two things the baler puts out fine bales.

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rhudson

06-12-2001 21:01:11




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 Re: New Holland 68 Baler in reply to Dick Davis, 06-12-2001 20:35:08  
well i hope i don't lite any fires but, i think the 68's and super 68's were some of the toughest balers built. they WILL bale a square bale. get a manual (let mine go with the baler). it explains how to adjust the feed prong/arms or whatever you call them. the things that push the hay to the left into the bale chamber. by changing short for long or changing bolt holes, i beleive you can solve your problem. you will have to also readjust the bale tension cranks. i purchased mine in '85 for $500 with broken and welded needles and baled about 30,000 fescue/clover bales with very little problems(less than a dozen untied bales). i wish i had the old boy back. i'm no expert and maybe i'm just lucky.

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Burrhead

06-13-2001 18:05:48




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 Re: Re: New Holland 68 Baler in reply to rhudson, 06-12-2001 21:01:11  
rhudson is right on.

If you are raking a good windrow the problem is the feeder tines. Most folks that are not familiar with baling will rake the windrow too small. Don't worry about getting the windrow too big.

I bale good tight square bales with 68 & 69 Hayliners and Super Hayliners with twine and wire knotters both.

I run my windrow up til it's almost as tall as the windrow pickup chamber and almost as wide. Remember that you can always decrease your ground speed til it feeds right with too much windrow, but you can't hang on to the tractor and ride fast enough for a thin windrow to bale right.

Standing at the back of the baler with the feeder tine door open you will see 3 sets of tines. The flex steel set on the very far right end are non adjustable. The other 2 sets of aluminum tines adjust opposite to the way you need to move hay into the chamber.

In other words if the left side of bale is too short move the tines to the right a couple of inches at a time til you balance the bale.

If the right side of bale is too short move the tines to the left a couple of inches at a time till the bale balances.

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Fudd@Work

06-12-2001 20:48:45




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 Re: New Holland 68 Baler in reply to Dick Davis, 06-12-2001 20:35:08  
I have an old JD 14T and I removed the plunger knives and did a real good job sharpening them and this seemed to help with the banana problem. Good luck.



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