I'd like to thank you for the help on this issue. I looked over all the suggested items that each of you provided. Could still not see any issues.
I called a local guy to come see if he could diagnos the issue. A little background, I am originally from upstate NY and now live in East Tenn. This is my first season baling hay here and also my first time using a round baler. I have always square baled in NY in the past.
In NY we cut, ted, maybe ted again, rake and then bale.
In TN I found out that most don't ted here, because its so hot.
A number of things came together that just really made it the perfect storm for operator error. The guy came today and he baled just fine. Here is where he showed we went wrong.
1. We tedded the hay - no need to here
2. We were baling mid day - he said that we should bale early morning or late evening to use the dew to our advantage to help it roll.
3. we were using the lowest of gears, trying to pick up and make sure it was going in. He used the highest of gears and rammed it in as fast as he could.
4. because of a late frost this year and now so hot, the hay was /is thin. this made the wind rows small. contributing to the issue of not enough pick up.
All of these items came together as a perform storm as mentioned as operator error. he said the baler itself is in great shape, but the older 430's are finicky and with a little extra moisture we should be all set. He said that even if the hay was thicker with no moisture it would have worked.... it just multiple factors made it difficult. he is very expierneced in hay and he had to finese it to make a bale. All in all best $60 bucks spent to teach us more.
That said, thankful for you all here and how fast you responded to give us ideas to check.
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