Posted by Tom in TN on February 14, 2010 at 04:47:29 from (4.152.159.31):
In Reply to: 273 vs 68 posted by Matt Agnel on February 13, 2010 at 18:47:38:
Matt,
I don't know anything about a 68 baler but I own a New Holland 273. Ground speed is a function of windrow size. Big windrow = slower speed. Small windrow = faster speed. I pull my baler with a 1973 model Ford 2000 tractor. I usually bale is second gear, occasionally shifting to first if the windrow is very big, occasionally going to third is the windrow is really small.
The length of the bale is controlled by a small metal wheel with serrations on it. As the bale comes out of the chamber, it turns a large "star wheel" that rides on the top of the bale. Attached to the "star wheel" is a shaft that has the small wheel with serrations on it. The small wheel with serrations is in contact with an arm that moves upward as the wheel turns. Eventually, the arm reaches a point where it trips the knotters.
If you have varying sizes of bales on the 273, it would probably be a result of that "Star wheel" / serrated wheel / trip arm not working properly.
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