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Fudd

02-25-2000 14:17:35




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I see you have 2 14T balers. I have one too and have a question. Lots of my bales come out heavy on one side and light on the other then they get that crescent shape and break easy. I try to make the windrows even and feed it even. Can I adjust the feed fingers different? I bale only grass hay. I plan on installing new knives this year befor I start baling. Thanks for your thoughts.




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Tim(ny)

02-26-2000 05:52:32




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 Re: HEY Haybaler in reply to Fudd, 02-25-2000 14:17:35  
I've had that problem with IH and NH balers. You can adjust the fingers and this will help some. Also, if the hayknives aren't cutting the hay well, that will make it worse. But the best solution I've found is to make big windrows. Let that baler eat.



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B.C.

02-26-2000 16:39:04




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 Re: Re: HEY Haybaler in reply to Tim(ny), 02-26-2000 05:52:32  
Second that. The 14T's are a little harder to adjust for packing the charge into the bale chamber than the NH 68's and up. But as good a solution as I ever found is big windrows, sharp knives on the bale chamber and knotters, and fresh good twine.

Makes you appreciate live PTO all the more but it does work.

In my experience plastic twine is a ticket to frustration, unless your bales come out perfect. Regular twine is much more forgiving.

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Haybaler

02-26-2000 09:03:23




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 Re: Re: HEY Haybaler in reply to Tim(ny), 02-26-2000 05:52:32  
Big windrows or ground speed. You've got to feed 'em (but not overfeed, I found out what happens if you overfeed and it's NOT PRETTY). Mine does the crescent thing too and I have to adjust the cranks in the back that set the bale tension. If they're heavy on one side lighten that side up or make the other side heavy. Don't try to make them too long either. Another trick an older gentleman showed me that helped mine a lot is run a welding bead in a Z pattern on the side of the fingers that feed the hay into the bale chamber. Do it the entire length of the finger only on the surface that contacts the hay. I makes it "grab" the hay different and distribute it better. I was surprised how much it helped. Takes about 5 minutes. I had twine problems til I stopped buying cheap twine and bought some good stuff out of Tenn. You can set a 14T up for plastic but you have to change the knotter knives and reset the WHOLE knotter.

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Hey Fudd and Tim(ny)

02-26-2000 09:07:09




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 Re: Re: Re: HEY Haybaler in reply to Haybaler, 02-26-2000 09:03:23  
Forgot something. You guys send me your email,we're getting a list of 14T owners together, but really just anybody with a haybaler. Thanx.



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Thomas D. Smith

02-29-2000 05:56:45




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: HEY Haybaler in reply to Hey Fudd and Tim(ny), 02-26-2000 09:07:09  
Gentlemen, I can sure use your help because I too have a 14T with many,many hours on it.Still learning the operators manual and all the tricks needed to get it to tie a bale every time. Sadly I'm not ready yet for the new baleing season. thanks for the tips. one I've noted is the tension on the twine box is important too. a wanna be farmer. Tom



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Fudd

02-29-2000 07:55:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: HEY Haybaler in reply to Thomas D. Smith, 02-29-2000 05:56:45  
Thomas: If you have a manual check out the section on setting up the needels and tiers. I turned the baler over by hadn and checked each setting as it went through the cycle. This helped trmendously. I set mine be the book and I think I only missed 1 or 2 bales last year. Good luck! Keep my e-mail address if you have more questions now or later.



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Thomas D. Smith

02-29-2000 13:02:20




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: HEY Haybaler in reply to Fudd, 02-29-2000 07:55:58  
Thanks for the come-back I have the manual and again I will try to go through it one step at a time. still learning.

Tom



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Dick Davis

03-01-2000 04:28:38




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: HEY Haybaler in reply to Thomas D. Smith, 02-29-2000 13:02:20  
Lots of good advice posted here. It really helps when you are trying to do something new for the first time. Several years ago I bought a New Holland 80 wire tie baler. I cranked it through by hand a hundred times to ensure the sequence was right, alas the twisters on this wire baler move so quickly I never did see them do their thing and did not feel positive that it was correct before I put it in use. Fortunately I had it very close and it functions great. I have thought about video taping the sequence and then playing it back in ultra slow motion to really be able to see all the steps the twisters/needles go through.

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Haybaler

02-29-2000 13:59:17




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: HEY Haybaler in reply to Thomas D. Smith, 02-29-2000 13:02:20  
I know it is tedious but it is a lot better than guessing. Been there, done that, and finally broke down and started using the manual. Lot better now.



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