TRACTOR PARTS Allis Chalmers Case & David Brown Farmall & International Ferguson Ford & New Holland John Deere Massey Ferguson Massey Harris Minneapolis Moline Oliver & Cockshutt Kubota / Yanmar

TRACTOR MANUALS

Allis Chalmers	Case	Farmall IH	Ford 8N,9N,2N	Ford
Ferguson	John Deere	Massey Ferguson	Minn. Moline	Oliver

Attention Forum Users: On the 28th of December 2023 at 9:00am Central Time, we will be taking the forums down for maintenance while we prepare the new forums for your use. Please click here for more information.

Implement Alley Discussion Forum

NH 845 Twine Tension

Welcome Guest, Log in or Register

Author

Warren

07-15-2004 11:13:37

Report to Moderator

I have a used NH 845 chain baler. This thing works great for me. I would like the twine to be tighter on the bale. If I increase the tension, then I can't get the tie to start. I have two questions:
1. Do I really want the twine tighter? The reason I want them tighter is to make a neater bale that holds together better with grass hay and, also the forks that I use to pick them up will grab the strings and tear them off the bale.
2. Is there an aftermarket twine tensioner that will allow the first few wraps at low tension until it gets started, then increases tension the tension for the remainder of the wrap?

[Log in to Reply] [No Email]

txblu

07-16-2004 05:47:04

Report to Moderator

Re: NH 845 Twine Tension in reply to Warren, 07-15-2004 11:13:37

Funny, I was just reading my manual on Hesston 5580 rounder and they said just what you experienced about too much tension.

I have found that if you go slower when you bale, giving the belts time to pack the hay tighter, it has more hay to expand upon ejection and subsequently pushes harder against the twine and makes it tight.

The other thing they said is to center start the windrow and then stay on one side, right up against the row till you think you have one side full, then quickly to the other side and bring it up to the same level. Said not to worry about the center as it would take care of it'self.

Will try this method next time I roll. I had been running about 30 sec on one side, then crossing and 30 on the other and on and on. Bales weren't as flat topped as I'd liked. We'll see.

Good Luck,

Mark

[Log in to Reply] [No Email]

RickB

07-15-2004 15:15:53

Report to Moderator

Re: NH 845 Twine Tension in reply to Warren, 07-15-2004 11:13:37

If you want tighter bales, you need to work on the bale tension system, not the twine. I am not a wizard on chain balers, but they are not known for extremely tight bales. Some models are better than others. Using forks to support round bales is problematic in terms of twine or net in any case. Use a spear or similar tool to lift and carry bales, keeping the spear away from the twine and edges of the bale.

[Log in to Reply] [No Email]

[Options] [Printer Friendly] [Posting Help] [Return to Forum] [Log in to Reply]

TRACTOR PARTS	TRACTOR MANUALS

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]

Home | Forums

Copyright © 1997-2023 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy

TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters

Website Accessibility Policy