[AT] sharp turns with a baler

[Dean Vinson]

John, good deal, that's nice satisfying work to get something like that
figured out and fixed.

Ralph, yikes, that broken spinning shaft could have made for a bad day
indeed.   Glad you got it shut down before anything else happened.

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio


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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 3:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] sharp turns with a baler

On 6/29/2017 6:46 AM, John Hall wrote:
> Just an update to a question last year. The 276 New Holland baler I 
> picked up last year did not like much turning with the PTO running, I 
> had to throw it out of gear in some fields to turn around. Turns out 
> the piece on the baler that the drive shaft bolts to had severely worn 
> bushings. This is the piece that has the pawls mounted in it so when 
> the PTO stops, the baler can coast to a stop. I dressed up the pawls a 
> bit too, as they were not engaging as clean as they should. Now I can 
> turn as short as the driveshaft itself will allow while spinning.
>
> John Hall
>
>
I broke one on the 847 NH round  baler last year while  turning. No noise to
warn me, just suddenly the short front shaft  is whipping around  still
connected to the tractor pto. Miracle no damage was done other  than  the u
joint itself being  broken. I don't know how or why it  happened. I follow
the manual's instructions at maintaining proper hitch length and grease the
u joints regularly. I try to avoid sharp turns when possible.

Ralph in Sask.
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