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david
07-19-2001 12:14:26
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Re: New Holland round Baler in reply to JO, 07-18-2001 04:43:30
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We used NH chain balers for 20 years, had an 846 way back in the early 80's. I've never been able to get as tight a bale out of them as the belt balers. Finally completed the change over this year to NH belt balers. But, this doesn't help your. The keys to sucess with the chains are high RPM's, low ground speed, and small windrows. Begin at about 1/2 PTO speed with the hay feeding into one side or the other and weave accross until it feeds into the other side. Stop and throttle up to full 540 rpm's. the core should form and the chain lift off the idlers, then begin feeding 8-10 seconds into each side, alternating. Don't worry about the middle of the roll, it will take care of it's self. The baler must stay at 540. I need about 55-60 hp consistantly. These balers will bale in fast, don't do it. Speed is inversely proportional to bale quality. Also, wheat will give you large windrows, the bigger the windrow, the worse the bale. Finally, wrap, a lot. I use 16000 twine and with a chain baler put 12-14 wraps. My 650's (belt balers) have auto wrap and I put 18-24. It really makes a difference. The 846 we had was a good baler, baled over 50,000 rolls with it, had an 848 that we wore through the 3 floors and side walls on, and an 851 had 50,000 through it when I got it. Really tough machines.
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