New to me via auction NH68 baler. I got the manual, lubed and went over everything. Everything works except the pickup gets jammed full of hay on the right side, and just to clarify, opposite side of the plunger.
The aluminum teeth do great if the hay can get to it. The red steel teeth seem pretty much useless. Also a lot of the hay doesn't even seem like it can make it to where the teeth can grab it, it's getting jammed in-between the guards for the pickup tines and getting jammed between the tine guard and the metal shelf that leads into the bale chamber.
I'm thinking step 1 is to replace all the pickup tines, maybe they're too short now? Anything else to consider? I did try removing the windguard, seemed to help a little. I initially tried raising the windguard just using what tools I had in the field. Maybe the spring is worn out or I need something to grab and twist it with to apply extra tension but the windguard would just fall back down.
The aluminum teeth do great if the hay can get to it. The red steel teeth seem pretty much useless. Also a lot of the hay doesn't even seem like it can make it to where the teeth can grab it, it's getting jammed in-between the guards for the pickup tines and getting jammed between the tine guard and the metal shelf that leads into the bale chamber.
I'm thinking step 1 is to replace all the pickup tines, maybe they're too short now? Anything else to consider? I did try removing the windguard, seemed to help a little. I initially tried raising the windguard just using what tools I had in the field. Maybe the spring is worn out or I need something to grab and twist it with to apply extra tension but the windguard would just fall back down.