Just watched a bunch of videos and read a bunch of posts and read the manual about baler timing for the 311.
So if gear box arm is vertical between marks
And the two Drums or disks On left end of knotter have the three dots or marks within1/4”
And the feeder forks are aligned between marks then the baler should be in time.
The problem I see are 3
1) the timing marks on the drums at left end of Knotter are about 1/2 inch apart
2) chain from gear box to knotter is slack and cannot be tighten within spec. About and inch or more of vertical movement on chain.
3) when knotter is tripped and needles start moving forward they should meet the leading edge of plunger about 1/4” beyond edge of plunger. My needles come up near the back of the plunger(guessing about 13” in). The needles do not hit anything in plunger and go into knotter where they should.
So how can needle to plunger placement be so far off?
So if gear box arm is vertical between marks
And the two Drums or disks On left end of knotter have the three dots or marks within1/4”
And the feeder forks are aligned between marks then the baler should be in time.
The problem I see are 3
1) the timing marks on the drums at left end of Knotter are about 1/2 inch apart
2) chain from gear box to knotter is slack and cannot be tighten within spec. About and inch or more of vertical movement on chain.
3) when knotter is tripped and needles start moving forward they should meet the leading edge of plunger about 1/4” beyond edge of plunger. My needles come up near the back of the plunger(guessing about 13” in). The needles do not hit anything in plunger and go into knotter where they should.
So how can needle to plunger placement be so far off?
