[AT] JD 214 WS timing problems

[carl gogol]

I know it has been a very long time since I was around a baler, but on a New 
Holland baler it seems like the plunger was at the maximum distance away 
from the needles when the knotter tripped, not at the closest point or near 
to it.  The safety bars stopped the plunger from entering the needle area 
while tying was taking place in case timing was off.  This would be enough 
to pop the flywheel shear bolt and stop the plunger from smashing into the 
needles. Just my recollection from circa 1967 and it could be wrong, 
distorted or just a teenager's view.  The knotter ties a loose string and 
the tension mechanism forms the bale by stretching it and thereby tightening 
the string.  It does not require a fully compacted bale during knotting - in 
fact I'm not sure the needles could penetrate a fully compacted bale 
reliably.
Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
AC D14, 914H
JD 5320 MFWD
Kubota F-2400, B7300HST

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