OK, so my rebuilt Super 68 went out for the first time yesterday and baled 300 nice tight brick without a problem. Then BANG, followed by a louder BANG,knotter bill as first the knotter shearbolt popped, followed by the needle safety latch not moving out the way and the main shearbolt popping as a result. <Expletives deleted!>
Had a look round the knotter assembly and the nearside knotter seems to be having a problem. The entire knot of the previous bale seems to have gotten itself hung up on the bill hook rather than sliding off which caused the string on that bale to snap. I think it then jammed the next bale and prevented the bill hook moving through the cycle which blew the shearbolt.
Cleared all the string out, replaced the shearbolts (the knotter one is a real fiddly little sucker), ran through a cycle by hand to make sure everything was moving smoothly and all was OK. Did 10 more bales and BANG, same thing again!
Clearly everything is kind of working but something is a teeny weeny bit out. I'm check my rather poor copy of the knotter manual and scratching my head. Wondering if the billhook is worn or rough and that is the cause of the string not slipping off. Before I go down the route of pulling things apart this morning thought I would tap into the collective expertise here to see if more experienced folks than me have experienced this before and can fast track me to a solution.
Thanks in advance
Had a look round the knotter assembly and the nearside knotter seems to be having a problem. The entire knot of the previous bale seems to have gotten itself hung up on the bill hook rather than sliding off which caused the string on that bale to snap. I think it then jammed the next bale and prevented the bill hook moving through the cycle which blew the shearbolt.
Cleared all the string out, replaced the shearbolts (the knotter one is a real fiddly little sucker), ran through a cycle by hand to make sure everything was moving smoothly and all was OK. Did 10 more bales and BANG, same thing again!
Clearly everything is kind of working but something is a teeny weeny bit out. I'm check my rather poor copy of the knotter manual and scratching my head. Wondering if the billhook is worn or rough and that is the cause of the string not slipping off. Before I go down the route of pulling things apart this morning thought I would tap into the collective expertise here to see if more experienced folks than me have experienced this before and can fast track me to a solution.
Thanks in advance