[AT] 276 new holland baler--first time out

Spencer Yost yostsw at atis.net
Sun Aug 14 16:05:09 PDT 2016


As I have understood it, banana bales are all in how the bale chamber is loaded with the the forks, as you alluded to.  The knife need to be sharp, and if it doesn't cut well the plunger will drag too much hay past the knife.   But in my experience it has to basically non-operational before that happens.    I would keep working the fork angle.

Are you adjusting the forks with the pivot arm?

Spencer Yost



Spencer Yost
> On Aug 14, 2016, at 8:29 AM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Yesterday I took my new-to-me 40 year old 276 New Holland baler out for 
> the first time. It did pretty well. I just got all the tine fork 
> mechanism put back in yesterday morning, talk about cutting it close---I 
> went from the shop directly to the field and started baling. The tine 
> forks had once upon a time self destructed--bent up the tracks, bent the 
> shaft the idlers fit into, bent the seperator bar that strips the hay 
> off, drive chain one tooth out of time etc. I pulled all of it out and 
> started properly rebuilding--whomever tried fixing it was doing no more 
> than emergency first aid.  If you have ever had the tube the tine forks 
> mount on apart you know all about the huge compression spring and the 
> nylon blocks the rod must slide thru. I made new nylon blocks, 
> straightend and rewelded the rod that the spring goes around, pulled the 
> seals out of the bearings and repacked them. I left the big shield off 
> the side of the baler for now so I could see if everything was working 
> as it should. To start with the baler was tight/rusty. In the shop I had 
> to use a 3 ft pry bar and lots of muscle to roll the baler over past the 
> peak of bale compression--with running that has gotten much better. Also 
> had to loosen up a couple hay dogs. I did find the slip clutch for the 
> pickup slips if you get to feeding too much---I think it just needs 
> adjusting. The knotter never missed a bale!
>  I am having trouble with banana bales. I have moved the pair of tine 
> forks next to the chamber about as far as they will go toward the 
> chamber--thats what the book says to do.  Most of the bow has gone, we 
> have more to bale Mon. so I'll see then.
> I am surprised how hard the baler pulls--as in hearing the back lash 
> in the tractors driveline. We are running it with a 4020 Deere. When I 
> initially tested the baler we were running it with a 454 IH. Both of 
> those tractors used to run our 3XX series New Holland---bigger than this 
> one. I'm wondering if my knife is out of adjustment---maybe this would 
> contribute to the banana bale issue--bales are long on the knife side? 
> Now that the rust is out of the inside I can better check that.
> 
> John Hall
> 
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