Posted by louis n. on June 06, 2020 at 19:38:29 from (97.34.194.137):
My massey ferguson 12 baler gave me troubles on the left side knotter. It baled fine one day this week for 100 bales, and the next it baled about 10 and then started breaking the twine on the left side. It seemed the knot was staying on the bill hook and not releasing. I tried to spray the knotters with wd40 and see if they were just stuck, but it kept having problems, sometimes looking like the knot was not tying all the way with both ends. That may have just been from trying to get it back right once it was stationary and just tying small bales for trial sake. I"ve had this baler several years and its done well baling several hundred bales a year.
The twine cutters are sharp, bill hooks shiney and not worn or grooved, and the rollers on the hook both turn freely, no flat spots. The tension plate which the book roller rides on do have a penny deep or less groove worn in them. Could that cause a problem? Both left and right side tension plates are both worn the same, so I am thinking that is not the issue, but it could be contributing if the roller was full of dust and buildup keeping it from turning.
Please point me in the right direction to fixing this. Is it possible just the dust and grease could have fouled up the left side? I will try again this week on a busted bales to find out.
Also, if anyone has an old 3, 6, 9, 10 or 12 MF baler as parts, are a few parts I"d like to have spares of if you have them.
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