I have Gehl 1850 with TDC and Im having issue of bale not wanting to start rolling. I have adjusted the fingers to factory setting according to manual. I have adjusted gate roller. When bale dont start to roll, I havent payed attention to see if platform belt is turning or slipping. If this is the case how do I adjust it. Last year, it operated fine. This year I have been catching it with this baler but once it get turning its good. Im not sure on how to adjust the TDC for belt tension.
- Thread starter willie389
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Actually, you don't want the belts too tight to start a bale. On the later models they put threaded rod through angle irons up on top in front to back the rack off so they won't go too tight. It's been years since I messed with one of those old 50 series, but I think there's just an adjusting bolt down on each side to tighten the table belt.
Make sure your packing roller is adjusted properly. It should be just a quarter inch off the table belt. Too high and you'll have trouble starting a bale. You starter fingers are dropping down for sure then? I've had those stick up before. Had to clean everything up and put heat to the pivots to get the old hard grease loosened up.
Make sure your packing roller is adjusted properly. It should be just a quarter inch off the table belt. Too high and you'll have trouble starting a bale. You starter fingers are dropping down for sure then? I've had those stick up before. Had to clean everything up and put heat to the pivots to get the old hard grease loosened up.
I looked at packing roller yesterday and it do look higher than 1/4" from belt. How do I adjust the packing roller? I see on both sides there is U bolt for adjustment. I also notice in the manual that there is suppose to be spring on the left side of baler for tension. It is missing.
BarnyardEngineering
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Speaking generically about belt balers in general, one of the rollers should be adjustable on one end for "tracking." On my Deere baler it's the rearmost bottom roller on the gate. Of course that doesn't help you with your Gehl. You said you had a manual right? Should tell you how to adjust belt tracking.
It looks like all your belts are at the extreme to one side. Definitely needs a tracking adjustment. Probably what's causing the belt to flip too, though that half-torn lacing isn't helping.
It looks like all your belts are at the extreme to one side. Definitely needs a tracking adjustment. Probably what's causing the belt to flip too, though that half-torn lacing isn't helping.
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