Baled a couple small fields with
my new to me Case 8420 I bought
a week or so ago. First time
round baler owner. I'm having a
terrible time starting a bale.
I've tried several gear and
throttle conditions and the best
that I've found and still have
to fight it plugging up is low
low and low throttle till the
bale starts. After the bale
starts forming, it doesn't plug
up at all. I'm used to raking
for my square baler and have a 3
foot wide by 2 foot high
windrow. Not sure if that's to
thick for this small pickup or
what. I've changed the pickup
height and changed the windgards
to open up as far as they'll go.
I have a hard time getting the
bales ejected to. I back up and
leave the belts running while
opening the door and the belts
stay turning but the bale stops
turning and it roughs up the
outside of my bale. I've tried
stopping the PTO and leaving it
running and the bale won't come
out unless I jump the clutch
forward. It has bale ramps as
well. Thinking about taking them
off. Lost two baked today
heading to the hollow. Lol. Any
help is appreciated. I do know
that one time it plugged up was
because of a little plug of
green was in a pile that didn't
dry but the rest of the time it
was all dry hay. The hay gets
jammed between the top of the
pickup and the bar that goes
across above the pickup. It
looks like some kind of scraper.
Thank you
my new to me Case 8420 I bought
a week or so ago. First time
round baler owner. I'm having a
terrible time starting a bale.
I've tried several gear and
throttle conditions and the best
that I've found and still have
to fight it plugging up is low
low and low throttle till the
bale starts. After the bale
starts forming, it doesn't plug
up at all. I'm used to raking
for my square baler and have a 3
foot wide by 2 foot high
windrow. Not sure if that's to
thick for this small pickup or
what. I've changed the pickup
height and changed the windgards
to open up as far as they'll go.
I have a hard time getting the
bales ejected to. I back up and
leave the belts running while
opening the door and the belts
stay turning but the bale stops
turning and it roughs up the
outside of my bale. I've tried
stopping the PTO and leaving it
running and the bale won't come
out unless I jump the clutch
forward. It has bale ramps as
well. Thinking about taking them
off. Lost two baked today
heading to the hollow. Lol. Any
help is appreciated. I do know
that one time it plugged up was
because of a little plug of
green was in a pile that didn't
dry but the rest of the time it
was all dry hay. The hay gets
jammed between the top of the
pickup and the bar that goes
across above the pickup. It
looks like some kind of scraper.
Thank you