This video saved my day today! I Broke a shear bolt while engaging mower in unmowed hay as the row I was going to start baling started close to the clump of standing hay that I could not get with the mower due to a fence and power pole being to close for mower safety. I replaced the shear bolt but did not know to turn the flywheel by hand. After watching this and cleaning the chamber, I was able to perform a hand test with the flywheel , the safety latch reset, and it was all good and backe to baling I went. Thanks for taking the time to put these videos out. For someone who is not a professional Instructional Designer, you present the material well!
Awesome! Your situation is exactly why I made this. I have no instruction in teaching but do have a lot of experience in technical presentations and communicating complex subjects in simple terms for non-scientists at work. To me, I present in a way that I’d like to hear the material presented if I were new to it.
All I can say is thank you SO FREAKING MUCH for your videos especially this one. We’re new to making hay and have no mentors to ask when things go wrong. Today I sheared a bolt… and then a second- didn’t know about the safety stop 🤦🏽♀️ Not good with manuals- pretty mechanically uneducated other than very basic things but videos like this make it so much easier to learn! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I love this! So glad to hear they help people, that’s really all my intention is. I like to teach and want to give back to the world. I’ll be keeping the content coming.
No, but I know it can be done as I know people who do it. I don’t mess around with it because it is not a fun job for me lol. I take the Baler into a shop and have them sharpen and shim the knives. The benefit of having a shop do it is they have the right tools to get a proper edge on the knife without losing the temper of the metal.
Thank you so much. And there’s a great story behind that truck. That’s my grandpa’s 1970 F250 farm truck. He bought it Dec 1969. Still have invoice. 59k miles. Body is really mint all around with exception of a few spots I had to repair. I am doing a complete restoration of that truck for my uncle. It’s been a very special project.
Thank you!!!!!!I I just got in after 4 hours cleared out all hay, adjusted a thrower belt that was disengaged since not using thrower but it slipped in sheave and found some old twine from previous owner in reel that I thought could be issue, none were, safety latch is probably issue as twine knotter arms are up and plunger is about 4” from hay cutters meeting. Will also check out your timing video. Odd part is it worked fine when parked and a month later this happened. Any good advice or easier way to remove hay in chute after baling? I remove tension arms and top plates and pull out little by little bit still a pain. Has to be easier process. Keep up the great content!!!
I don’t really understand what issue you’re experiencing with your baler, but to empty the bale chamber, loosen the tension and grab the string at the end of the bale and pull it out as long as it’s a fully tied bale. Sometimes it’s still wedged in there too tight and you’ll have to cut the twine and pull out flake by flake. The second bale back will be a partial bale that is not fully tied. You’ll have to cut the twine in the front and then pull out flake by flake. You will need to re-string the needles.
I have a problem with a knotter, one side ties good the other side is not tying a tight Knott, or string from previous bale will be tied into the next bale Knott, baler is a 273 nh and your video is informative
I had same issues, check knotter swipe arm, mine was bent too far away and didn’t swipe knot off on one side, I tapped it to be the same distance as swipe arm working and all worked fine.
