twine problems in McCormick 46 baler

He has a manual, but says it doesn't give him enough detail about this. He wants to know, what causes this problem, and how can he fix it??

Also, I looked up what I could find on this subject a few days ago on this site, and one person said if you were having trouble with your twine you should check the hay dog springs. My neighbor doesn't know which these are - could you explain their position in the baler?

Thank you very much for having this forum - we can't find anyone around here who knows anything about these balers.

Jan

He bought new twine, IH 9000 ft, not plastic. He isn't sure if it is properly routed - he didn't do it himself, but got another local farmer to do it who has a baler of his own (not the same kind though, I think). The thing on the back of the baler that shows how to string the twine is mostly worn off, and his manual is mostly worn off too.

There is no loop or knot in the twine when it breaks off - it is not cut sharply, but looks broken or rough. Both pieces of twine break off in the same way, same length, about two ft long.

He did spin it by hand, and watch, and it runs fine that way.

He said that what happened was, he made two bales of hay. By the time he stopped, there was so much twine all wound around and tangled around the knotters and knives that it took him 45 minutes to get it off. But up to the knotters and knives the twine was running perfectly straight.

Whew. Okay, hope that helps. I sure wish Jimmy could just sit down with you all to have a long talk. I have never even seen a knotter or knife, so am talking blind here. I greatly appreciate your patience.

Thank you all again for your help, Jan

Did he route the twine properly? Sounds like the twine is busting off before it even gets to tying a knot from your description.

Have you tripped the knotter, and spun the flywheel by hand to watch what it actually does?

If it is trying to tie a knot & it got that far, is there a loop on either end of the attempt, is the twine ragged or cut sharp?

Sisal or plastic, by the way?

The dogs are little springs on my NH that make a groove for the twine to 'flow' in - makes a bit of a groove in the bale.

--->Paul

Did he check to see if the knotters are adjusted properly as per manual? Does it actually tie a knot? Does the knive arm wipe the knot off the bill hook? Both sides don't tie??

Pretty hard to diagnose with out a lot more info as there is many things that can cause what you mentioned.