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Adjusting bale tightness on a round baler
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<blockquote data-quote="Toby L." data-source="post: 635678" data-attributes="member: 9048"><p>I own a Hesston 5530? Rounder, last summer was the first full summer I used it. As far as tightness, as far as I know and can remember reading in the manual, there's not much that you can do about it. Just make sure the belts are the right length, which I forgot and lost the manual. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> The hay has to be really dry to start the roll, sometimes to dry in my opinion. I think new stickier belts would help, instead of old wore out smooth ones. The first field that I baled this summer was a bugger, for some reason it was getting plugged real easy, I spent a lot of time cleaning it out. The other fields I didn't have a problem with, until the last one. There was a spot with a lot of weeds in it and I put 3 or 4 rows into 1. I hit it once and it plugged right away, I slowed down and tried again, and it plugged. I ended up bringing it home and hooking up my square baler to get the rest of it up. One thing that I don't like is that in grass hay, the bales aren't very heavy maybe 450 pounds if that. I was hoping if anyone on here could tell me how long the belts are suppose to be so I can adjust them before I start this year. Or I could tear this house apart again and find the manual, but that may be pointless. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Toby L., post: 635678, member: 9048"] I own a Hesston 5530? Rounder, last summer was the first full summer I used it. As far as tightness, as far as I know and can remember reading in the manual, there's not much that you can do about it. Just make sure the belts are the right length, which I forgot and lost the manual. :( The hay has to be really dry to start the roll, sometimes to dry in my opinion. I think new stickier belts would help, instead of old wore out smooth ones. The first field that I baled this summer was a bugger, for some reason it was getting plugged real easy, I spent a lot of time cleaning it out. The other fields I didn't have a problem with, until the last one. There was a spot with a lot of weeds in it and I put 3 or 4 rows into 1. I hit it once and it plugged right away, I slowed down and tried again, and it plugged. I ended up bringing it home and hooking up my square baler to get the rest of it up. One thing that I don't like is that in grass hay, the bales aren’t very heavy maybe 450 pounds if that. I was hoping if anyone on here could tell me how long the belts are suppose to be so I can adjust them before I start this year. Or I could tear this house apart again and find the manual, but that may be pointless. :) [/QUOTE]
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