Gehl 1500A twine mechanism

fade94

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I am going to begin baling hay on our property, first time doing my own baling.
I recently purchased a GEHL 1500A. It came with the operators manual but nothing about how the twine mechanism works. I understand how the hydraulic aspect works regarding the arm moving side to side, however, does it knot the twine before cutting? Does anyone have a video or link to one they can send me so I can see how it is supposed to function? I have not attached it to my tractor yet and I want to make sure I know how it works before I start.
Thanks in advance!
 
Round balers do not tie knots. The twine in fed into the chamber while the finished bale is still spinning, and wraps the twine around the bale. And again while the bale is still spinning, the twine is cut leaving a loose end. If your twine tension is good it won't unravel too much, but it's not uncommon for the loose end to get pulled loose and the under a tractor tire if you move the bales much.
 
That was my first round baler. I bought a new one in 79. Stop forward motion,or at least slow way down so you don't have much hay going in. Lower the twine arm to the center of the pickup,go forward so it takes hay again and it'll pull the twine in. Move the arm all the way over,let it roll about one full turn and bring it back slowly. When you get to the end,let it go around at least one time before bringing the arm all the way up to cut the twine. Stop the PTO,open the end gate and let the bale roll out.

If you try to lower the twine arm with too much hay going in,you'll catch in the hold down tines and shear a pin. Before you use it,make sure that twine knife is good and sharp. It's just a sickle knife for a mower. It's replaceable.
 
That's what I was looking for. I didn't know how it actually got started on the roll, now I do.
 

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