2MaineFarmers
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Hi Folks,
Hope those of you that are able to stay home are getting an early start to equipment prep. That is what i've been up to and I wanted to get a little advice before I try to tackle my baler.
The last field of last season has a hump running down it and i can usually rake to either side but there were sections when my windrow went down the hump. During these stretches the pickup teeth hit the hump and usually will power through it, but I got hung up a few times to the point where they stopped. I stopped the tractor and had to set the teeth up high and carried passed the hump, then dropped the pickup back down.
I noticed as i finished the field that the pickups were having a hard time pushing the hay passed the spring loaded hay keeper jaw (forgive me i don't have my manual with me and can't remember what this part is called). So hay was building up (especially on one side) and i had to keep the RPM up and ground speed down in order to not get backed up with hay, which messed up my strokes per bale.
Is there an overrunning clutch or something i need to adjust/replace in order to get power back to the pickups?
Thanks all, stay healthy.
Hope those of you that are able to stay home are getting an early start to equipment prep. That is what i've been up to and I wanted to get a little advice before I try to tackle my baler.
The last field of last season has a hump running down it and i can usually rake to either side but there were sections when my windrow went down the hump. During these stretches the pickup teeth hit the hump and usually will power through it, but I got hung up a few times to the point where they stopped. I stopped the tractor and had to set the teeth up high and carried passed the hump, then dropped the pickup back down.
I noticed as i finished the field that the pickups were having a hard time pushing the hay passed the spring loaded hay keeper jaw (forgive me i don't have my manual with me and can't remember what this part is called). So hay was building up (especially on one side) and i had to keep the RPM up and ground speed down in order to not get backed up with hay, which messed up my strokes per bale.
Is there an overrunning clutch or something i need to adjust/replace in order to get power back to the pickups?
Thanks all, stay healthy.