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NH 268 bale shape

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djhmo

05-12-2005 07:54:18

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We cannot get uniform bales, the right side is larger. Have tried adjusting plunger travel, feeder forks, tension, etc. Help

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EricB

05-13-2005 09:48:11

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Re: NH 268 bale shape in reply to djhmo, 05-12-2005 07:54:18

I don't have an NH but most balers work on similar principles. There should be a dog at the end of the plunger travel that drops down to hold the hay from slipping back towards the front as the plunger retracts. It sounds like yours is only working on one side. If you have a manual it would show the exact location or drop in to an NH dealer and look at the parts break out.

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JakeF

05-12-2005 20:53:03

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Re: NH 268 bale shape in reply to djhmo, 05-12-2005 07:54:18

Never ran one of them little balers, we used to have 286 and 426's though. The speed you travel and the side you feed the windrow into the pickup can make a big differance. The 286 I baled with liked to be fed close to the plunger and dads wanted to be at the other end. If your's has the swinging steel forks like a 286 at the back end of the crossfeed make sure the spring is good and the forks will swing freely so it doesn't drag hay back out of the chamber. We went to the indexable type feed tins instead of the fixed angle next to the plunger. We always made fair bales, but a JD would make 2/3 as many per morning that weighed 80lbs instead of 100, but they were perfect square's. Jake

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Andy Martin

05-12-2005 12:26:13

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Re: NH 268 bale shape in reply to djhmo, 05-12-2005 07:54:18

It is not tension, it is not plunger travel. The charge of hay is not being placed squarely in the center of the plunger.

If you can't get the feeder mechanism to get hay to the left side, you need heavier windrows, or try picking up the hay to the right end of the pickup. More time in the cross feed can help some.

Or just rerake to double the windrows.

Adjusting fingers is tricky for some people. Remember you want the fingers to go as far in front of the plunger as you can get. You may have to play with it to see exactly how the adjustments affect the maximum finger travel.

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05-12-2005 08:58:09

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Re: NH 268 bale shape in reply to djhmo, 05-12-2005 07:54:18

I am going from memory here, and I have never owned one, but it seems the NH balers like that were sort of picky on the amount of hay being fed in. I believe some say a higher ground speed or larger windrows keeping the feeder full helps. I have seen several posts over on the implement board on this, so you might do some searching on "banana bales" over there as that is usually what they refer to them as due to the shape.

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captaink

05-12-2005 08:23:03

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Re: NH 268 bale shape in reply to djhmo, 05-12-2005 07:54:18

Well, I�m curious as to how a NH baler question fits here, but anyway�

We had a NH Super 69 for years when I was growing up but we never really figured out how to get as much hay in the left side of the bale as in the right. We even added an extra pair of teeth in the feeding chain and moved them around. The best bales usually came when the windrows were a little on the big side keeping the feeding area full.

I finally gave up and bought a big round baler.

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Shepherd_Bill

05-12-2005 11:11:06

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Re: NH 268 bale shape in reply to captaink, 05-12-2005 08:23:03

when you want an answer to a question you ask the people that know. Not just those who might know. Farmall people know machinery even those not IHC.

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Nat

05-12-2005 12:41:43

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Re: NH 268 bale shape in reply to Shepherd_Bill, 05-12-2005 11:11:06

Then what's the point of having separate forums? Let's mash it all into one big forum where anything goes. That way you'll ALWAYS be going to the people who know, no matter what.

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captaink

05-12-2005 12:07:46

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Re: NH 268 bale shape in reply to Shepherd_Bill, 05-12-2005 11:11:06

Yeah, I know. At least the NH baler had some red on it, but it would be even better if he was pulling it with a red tractor too :>).

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djhmo

05-12-2005 12:45:48

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Re: NH 268 bale shape in reply to captaink, 05-12-2005 12:07:46

We are!

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Harley

05-12-2005 14:04:22

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Re: NH 268 bale shape in reply to djhmo, 05-12-2005 12:45:48

See there? The feller's in the right place after all. It is hooked to a red tractor, hence the question should be in the red tractor forum in case the red tractor in question is sliding over to one side of the windrow and creating a bigger bale. Them red tractors sometimes have a mind of their own and sometimes just completely run amuck. Git er done, Harley

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