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IH 37 square baler

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Whitepark

03-30-2001 16:35:30




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I will be using an IH 37 baler this year and wondered if any of you guys have any opinions/ ideas/ info on what usually goes wrong with these, are they pieces of junk? My neighbor used it for the last few years and it makes a nice bale but misses one string about every fourth or fifth bale which is a pain. any info would be appreciated Thanks, Whitepark




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Whitepark

04-01-2001 10:24:41




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 Re: IH 37 square baler in reply to Whitepark, 03-30-2001 16:35:30  
Thanks guys for all the information, I really appreciate it, I expect, from what you have told me the problems that it has will be a fairly simple fix, I know for sure that the knotters are very dirty as it has not been cleaned in probably 10 years, I also suspect it is slightly out of adjustment, now it is outside covered in snow which is too bad since I don't like to leave anything out, as soon as it thaws I will get it inside and clean, sharpen and adjust it. thanks again for the help, Whitepark

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george

11-29-2002 17:08:39




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 Re: Re: IH 37 square baler in reply to Whitepark, 04-01-2001 10:24:41  
I have a37 baler but it has some parts missing i would to fine the spec or prints to i can find the parts or make them these are two cogs pulled by a planter chain.



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Adam Whitson

03-31-2001 17:29:16




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 Re: IH 37 square baler in reply to Whitepark, 03-30-2001 16:35:30  
I have a 47 wire. WHat years were they made?


ABW



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JK-NY

03-31-2001 09:30:59




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 Re: IH 37 square baler in reply to Whitepark, 03-30-2001 16:35:30  

I have an IH 47 whuch has the same knotter,good advice was given about keeping knotters cleanof twine pieces tho your problem may be else where.Be sure twine knives are sharp, everything is well greased. I would check needle adjustment too, easily done by removing the clevis pin on the needle carrier and pushing needles up by hand to ck adjustment. This series of IH balers is not the junk many people believe, they are well built but knotters are'nt quite as trouble-free as similar age JDand NH balers. Good new twine is important. Maybe your neighbor had a bad ball of twine on one side. I feel these IH balers are a little less tolerant of improper bale tension and not-fully cured hay then others. I have found mine operates betteron 7200 twine than the 9000 althogh this may be an isolated problem. Up to last year I always used 9000 with no problem, my supplier said one shipment of9000 they sold last year(some to me ) they had a few complaints of twine breaking, usually near the knot. I exchanged for 7200. and that took care of it . I decided it is'nt worth learning this lesson twice and will use 7200 from now on.Good luck with your 37!

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Bill in Mich

03-31-2001 06:15:17




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 Re: IH 37 square baler in reply to Whitepark, 03-30-2001 16:35:30  
Sounds like a typical 37 to me. We used a 37 for 25 years. They are a good baler, but need a little more attention to the knotters than some other makes. You must keep the knotters clean. As long as the knotters are clean, she will tie all day long. I would clean out the knotters about every 1000 to 1500 bales. This is what I did. Cut the twine from the knitters. When you look at the bottom of the knotters you will see that they are held at the bottom by one bolt. Remove the bolt and rotate the knotter up as far as you can and prop it up so it dont fall back down. There are 2 bolts that hold the knotter knife and a clip. Remove these bolts and sharpen the knife. Notice that when you remove the clip and knife that the clip has a tab that fits into the knotter frame. Lay this assy off to the side. Now look at the twine holder plate. It has 6 screws. Remove the screws and the outside plate. A couple of the screws are a little hard to get at. We bent a screwdriver for this job.Dont loose the shims behind the plate when you pull it off. There is a fork that rides between the plates. Remove the fork. Clean all twine fibers, grease ect, out of this area.You can now put the fork, shims. plates and screws back togeather. Now look at the plate on the back of the knotter that is held by a spring. Do not remove the nut that holds the spring as it is welded at the factory. Take a strong screwdriver or small pry bar and pry the plate back untill you can flip up the roller that is on the knotter billhook up. Clean all garbage out of this area. This is very important to get this clean. If dirt builds up in this area the billhook will wiggle up ad down. It must be tight. This is the main prob that makes the 37 missknots!!! Clean around the area where the billhook pivots in the knotter. Chaff has a habbit of packing in this area. Make sure the roller rolls freely. When clean, flip the roller back down and remove the prybar. Reinstall the knife and clip assy making sure that the clips tab is in its hole. Flip the knotter down and bolt it. Do this to the other knotter. Pull the twine through the needles under the baler and tie the ends to the back of the baler. Trip the knotters and roll the baler by hand on the flyheel and the knotter will rethread itself.Pull the knot off the knotter by pulling the end of the twine that you tied to the back of the baler off the knotters. Your done and so is the knot missing problems provided there is not a mechanical prob. Over the 25 years we had the baler we changed only a couple of minor parts. The baler did have a habbit of making different legnth bales when it felt like it. This may sound complicated, but after you do this once you will breeze through the cleaning in just a few minets. If you have any other questions about this baler please ask. Hope this helps, Bill in Mich

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TomH

03-30-2001 19:50:59




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 Re: IH 37 square baler in reply to Whitepark, 03-30-2001 16:35:30  
They are picky about having the twine tension and twine knife set exactly right. Chances are its just out of adjustment, but you'll need the owner's manual to get it right. Tolerances of the knife position are about 1/32".



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paul

03-30-2001 18:16:06




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 Re: IH 37 square baler in reply to Whitepark, 03-30-2001 16:35:30  
The NH I have frustrates me if it misses every 100 or so, I need to get about 500 good in a row. I couldn't imagine putting up with that!

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