Vermeer 605F vs cornstalks

The problem is the slip clutch goes. Got 1 bale blaed, & the machine stopped, could not get twine on it. Started the next bale, got 1/2 bale, & slip clutch went. Started a third, got 1/4 bale, & slip clutch went. Grrr.

Doesn't look like a very adjustable slip clutch? It appears that corn stalk stuff is accumulating behind some of the rollers, and this is packing up the machine, stopping it.

Is this a sign the slip clutch is bad, the stalks are too wet, or the belts are too smooth? Or any ideas?

The machine made 40 bales of alfalfa & grass hay just fine on third cutting. Oh, & I chop the stalks, raked 3-4 rows together. We are having a very, very wet & cold fall, finally 3 days of low sun & about 40 degrees, don't know if the stalks will get much drier here in MN.

Any suggestions would be nice, as it was along day. Flat tire on the plowing tractor, siderake fell apart, & a hole in the stalk chopper was throwing cobs at me. I've got some repairing to do tomorrow! :)

--->Paul

I got real used to stopping every half round or so to clear slugs in the combine head, so I guess baling this year is no different. It worked much better today, no picnic, but good enough so I think I'll get my 30-50 bales, which is all I want.

Very, very tough fall, I was comibing beans at 19% moisture to beat the snow, corn in the rain. I guess it's a good test of how bad things can be!

--->Paul