Posted by Jamo58 on June 14, 2010 at 09:01:41 from (67.132.72.245):
First-off, thanks to all of you who replied to my post a few weeks ago regarding the jd 336 square baler that I sent into the dealer to get looked at. It sure is great for a young guy blundering through these things for the first time to have a resource such as this forum.
So, about the baler... I got it back home last week and took a look at it over the weekend. Took the kicker off (it was a lot heavier than I thought)...then started going over the baler. I replaced the tucker finger adjustment bars on the knotter assembly and cleaned up the knotters and knotter mounts... went over the whole baler with grease and lube, lots of good advice from you guys and with that and the manual I was able to get to the point to where I was comfortable feathering the pto up enough to run it full speed. Had a neighbor stop-by to help me when my dad had to leave. Between the three of us and an afternoon we got it baling a little bit.
Here's a question for you baler guys. as you face the baler from behind, the left knotter works and doesn't miss a bale. The right knotter knots BUT it won't release the knot from the billhook every other time. The knives cut cleanly but the little grapple/mouth on the end of the billhook that opens when the sweep sweeps the knot off the knotter doesn't get the knot off. What happens is that the knot stays jammed in the mouth and either pulls out as the next bale is forced down the chamber or it snaps the knot under tension as shown in the picture. I'm not sure yet if there's rust on the bill hook but the sweeper seems to make good flush contact...I'm thinking it might not be traveling far enough to sweep the knot completely clear from the end of the billhook??? Any thoughts? I had to cut my work session short and put everything away before a rain came in. I'd like to work some more on it this week...So far this sure beats the price the dealer quoted me on..by a few thousand...literally
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