New Holland has THE best operators manual for maintaining and repairing balers. Agree on your pto. Make sure the plunger is properly timed with the knotter. The manual will tell you how. Chain length is critical. NH calls out the # of links in the chain. Chains stretch over time and when replaced some folks used the old chain for length instead of counting the links. That puts the plunger out of time with the knotter by as much as 2 links and will cause missed knots in heavy hay slugs. Once the plunger is properly timed to the knotter, it'll bale like it was new.
Great addition. Yes new holland is the best info but people like you with years of experience are a great asset. My video was to note 1. The dirt issue 2. The rust issue and 3. A suggestion to carefully watch the slow operation of the knotter. Thanks!
It's advisable to run the knotting cycle slowly by hand to be sure all is well. Make sure noting hits and nothing is too loose. Be sure all the springs are in the right place too. Thanks!
The U-joints are also 'timed'... meaning if they are not properly aligned, *1/4 turn off, they can bind. THAT can cause that knocking noise. AND break them!
Yes! Conventional u-joints must be used in pairs. When tge shafts have angular misalignment the u-joint causes the center shaft to speed up and slow down, this is negated with a "timed" 2nd u-joint. The angular misalignment should be the same with both u-joints as well. Do you agree?
thank you for this... I just bought a super hayliner 69.. its tying and working but have small issues.. slip clutches, bales not straight. etc but im thrilled to have it..
I can tell you definitely know more than most about these knotters and don't mind teaching a little. My 2 billhooks sit at a slightly different angle. Like one sits pointing at 8 oclock and the other points at 7 oclock. I think they're held with a pin to the gear so there shouldn't be any room for adjustment. Any idea why this would happen and if there's any adjustment?
@@thewayidoit8895 I'm thinking its gear wear too. At the moment its doing a good job but this winter I may look at replacing worn parts and definitely the billhooks themselves. This past winter I replaced all the plunger bearings and carriage bearings. Not cheap!
Love you! The new Holland information seems to be gone. This baler is worn out and I'm switching over to another and will be doing a video. I speak with plenty of useful details if you are willing to listen but with most people it's easier just to show them as we process what we see much better than what we hear.
I'd really want to confirm it's in time. It's possible they had previous fatigue and broke. Generally for the needle to break it needs mechanical interference = not in time.
@@ethanlee9441 dog spring I doubt but the brake possibly. If you observe the knotter action you should see if the needles stop AND remain in the right position. It's possible they could "drop" enough to swing in the way of the plunger. When mine has done this though it always breaks the shear bolt in the flywheel.
@mikegoodman447 I am explaining that issue and never noticed it on that shaft. For a ordinary shaft to cancel out the acceleration and deceleration though the input and output shafts must be parallel. My carrier bearing is upside down. I imagine that when it was moved the shaft may have been removed and installed "out of time"
@@thewayidoit8895 I have noticed shafts out of time for decades. First thing I look at.. It all happened one day when I was shortening a shaft on my hot rod Camaro and the thing was out maybe 20 degrees from the factory. Always look for it. I am amazed at how well they run even out of time.
Many early square shafts lacked a timing 'bump' on one shaft and a slot in the receiving square hole. the shafts could be assembled 1/4 turn (90*) off. Later that bump and slot was added to make it impossible to assemble 90* off.
hello sir Thank you for your helpful videos !!! I also bought a new holland 376 from Europe. A question for you: I want to repair the broken devices. you have factory sizes of apparatus. We have not yet found an operating instruction. my device has too much backlash
