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Some great stuff and these guys know what they are talking about. Most of the following was OJT or with the help of these fella's Question.... Which way and when are the bowing (assume side)? Up, down, or to the side. Straight out of the shoot or when they are picked up? Up or down right out of the shoot could be hay dogs. If your having knot issues (not always) and the bale in bowing up from the shoot check the upper hay dogs. Down, rolling off the wagon shoot, lower hay dogs. My little red (older) Ford baler misses terribly when the upper spring on the dog go's. Side bowing, is likely feed issuses into the chamber. But not necessarly. The ide'r is to have a even amount of hay pressed evenly into the bale. Anything that disrupts that can create issues (ie. hay dogs). Push it in to far and it bunches up one one side, same with to not pushing it in far enough. The condition of the chamber can add to this as well. One side all rusted up and rough, will tend to hold that side and not pack right. Dull knifes and/or plunger aligment can affect it too. Not cutting clean and leaving hay folded over on the cut side. If they come out fine but bow up or to the side when picked up or droped of the ramp, the bale could be just to loose. You should be makin a bale every 16 strokes. If your up in the 20+ range they are not going to be packed right and may bow on ya. Gets worse when you move them around. Bigger rows, step up a gear (but do not out run the pickup), just feed it constantly. My hay dogs clank when the plunger passes them. Makes for easy counting of strokes. Hopefully it is not like mine and on good dry (to dry) hay you can't get it tight enough (loose bales). I know when I get it right by the adjustment (bout 2/3), bale weight (60lb), and lenght (const 36"). I can make hay all day with no issues, but I have struggled to keep it constant at times. Even in good hay. Some times it just doesn't work. Little to wet, little to dry, uneven rows, just a bad day. Also don't be to quick on the adjustments. Making and readjusting on the next bale is to soon. I judge every 3rd bale. One and half already in the shoot (old settings), half to complete bad half, 3rd bale out is the new settings.
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