The plunger and the pickup are likely sticking points. As the other poster suggested, first check that the plunger stopper isn't raised into the chamber. Then debug the pickup last by taking the chain off or loosening the slip clutch. Then you can rock the flywheel back and forth to get the plunger, packing fork and auger turning. Don't be afraid to use some muscle on the wheel. Just watch that you don't pinch your hand behind it while you are doing this!
Once you get it so you can move the flywheel a full turn or two, get the grease gun out and grease every zerk you can find. There are some zerks in hard to see spots in the knotter and the pickup. Then run the PTO from your tractor at idle speed for a while to loosen things up. I don't suggest tripping the knotter for the first time while under PTO power. Take it off the PTO and without twine trip the knotter and turn the flywheel by hand. If its not too messed up, the knotter should go through the cycle. Again, you can rock the wheel if it sticks a bit. Now reconnect the pickup chain (you oiled it, right?) and see if it moves turning the wheel by hand. By rocking, you may be able to tell what's sticking in the pickup by what moves and what doesn't. If the pickup is really stuck, you might try a long bar in strategic places to free things up. Once you can get the pickup turning, it will probably be evident where things are rubbing or misaligned.
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