Posted by MarkJ_in_IA on July 07, 2010 at 13:54:00 from (208.126.67.45):
After fighting with it for several years I finally got my McCormick 46 baler to tie some bales. On a few acres of ruined hay it baled at almost an 80% tie rate. Part of the problem may have been the hay had been on the ground 3 weeks and had 14 inches of rain dumped on it in that time. I took a lot of steps to get it that far from 0 to 80% and I'm confident it can be improved.
Things I've learned so far... When I got one side to tie decent I measured the stack of washers and made a pair of spacers out of pipe. (I'm tempted to make more and sell them on ebay.) It is easier to control the thickness by grinding pipe instead of jockying 10 washers. I also found that a consistant windrow with no wads or gaps improved the tying immensely. I found the best speed was 1/3 throttle in second gear (it was light hay) worked well for me.
There is hope for the old McCormick balers afterall,
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