Re: Ford 530 baler issue(s)

Posted by jjchvl on July 09, 2022 at 16:23:03 from (45.46.16.196):

In Reply to: Ford 530 baler issue(s) posted by jjchvl on July 09, 2022 at 07:44:44:

Thanks for the reply and sorry I couldnt get back to you sooner(and forgive my super long posts!).

I did adjust the twine fingers to the specs in the manual but Ill try advancing the left one to see what happens. Cant hurt, might help so who knows? I appreciate the suggestion. One of the problems that I encountered at first after replacing the right side knotter mechanism was that the twine finger was too far advanced which prevented it from grabbing the new string coming up on the needle and thus that knotter was making "one string" knots. As you can imagine, such knots dont work very well. With the finger adjusted to manual specs, that hasnt been an issue anymore. I will say though that getting the new string that comes up on the needle to the bill hook on the left side hasnt been an issue(Ive video'd it with my phone and played it in slow motion). I do end up with multiple knots on the bill hook but only because previous knots are not coming off.

So what happens as far as I can see is that everything is working the way its supposed to BUT the bill hook on the left side is being completely stubborn about releasing a knot. The stripper actually pushes the bottom of the knot off the bill hook yet the bill hook STILL clings to the rest of the dang knot! Technically, loosening the bill hook tensioner should resolve such a problem but it hasnt! Ive even replaced the tensioner itself lol! Thats why I am strongly considering replacing the bill hook. The existing bill hook looks fine but we all know that appearances can be deceiving. Maybe theres some tiny burr on it or something that is causing the twine to get hung up in it. Anyway, replacing the bill hook is another, "cant hurt, might help" intervention so why knot? Ive got three spare bill hooks to play with.

Finally, about the twine hole grommets; The grommets on our baler are probably the originals. They have been turned, and turned and turned again lol! 6 out of 8 of them have really deep grooves in every direction. Im talking REALLY deep, almost worn through grooves. There is no way to run a string through them without the string falling into one of the grooves. Two of the grommets still have a spot or two of ungrooved space left so could be considered marginally serviceable. Also, yes. We are using thicker twine. Tried using thinner twine after reading somewhere that these balers can be finicky about which twine they like but thinner twine made our problems worse.

And finally, finally, I did find the grommets on the net after my first post but they are made from brass and the seller is price gouging by demanding $42 each. Thats totally ridiculous for what they are. Ill fabricate something before Id even tell the owner of the baler that the brass ones exist! Like make em on a lathe out of hard wood. They'd eventually wear but so did the plastic ones. Neither are the grommets exposed to constant friction(just intermittent) so I doubt theres any fire risk.

Anyway, thats all I can think of for now. Again, I appreciate the reply and suggestions. Ill try the suggestions and see what happens.

PS: The right side knotter puts a small loop in its knot but the knot holds. The manual states that this is caused by incorrect bill hook tension. I havent tried to adjust the loop out of that yet since it is making knots that hold. Figure Ill get the left side straightened out before I risk messing up the right side



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