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

[Cecil Bearden]

John:
I assume that your roller bearings on the plunger are OK.   I had a 24W 
JD that pulled hard when we adjust ed the knife to where it cut.  What 
happened was that it had run so long out of adjustment that the rails 
were worn tapered.  I spent a lot of time with some shims and grease and 
then baled about 500 bales and it pulled better.  new rails would 
help.   If you are going to keep this baler I would recommend looking at 
Bale Skis, and then making your  own.  They are just polyethylene liners 
for the chamber. Nylon or PVC will work just as well.
Cecil in oKla




On 8/14/2016 7:29 AM, John Hall 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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