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Adjusting bale tightness on a round baler
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<blockquote data-quote="DiamondSCattleCo" data-source="post: 635771" data-attributes="member: 2862"><p>Nope. The throat size is the opening between the feed roller and the idler roller behind the pickup. Thats where you're plugging up. Putting bigger tires on isn't going to change this distance, all that will do is make the pickup pivot down lower, and quite probably, reduce the ability of the pickup to feed properly. A pickup thats pointing into the air isn't going to feed. If you've taken your windage tray off, put it back on.</p><p></p><p>Reduce your PTO speed (tractor RPMs) and grab a couple extra gears when starting the bale. This will maintain your ground speed, and reduce baler speed, allowing the belts a better chance to grab the material for starting the bale. Once you've started the bale, drop your extra gears and pickup up your engine RPMs again. It also sounds like you may be baling too dry. Dry hay will tend to slip on belts versus letting the belt grab them. There is nothing to coat the belts with that will make them "stickier".</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it. I never said it before, but the 5500 Hesston series, was, IMO, one of the world's all time worst balers. I've either owned or baled with a couple dozen different models and years of balers, and I never had anything more ignorant in the field.</p><p></p><p>Rod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiamondSCattleCo, post: 635771, member: 2862"] Nope. The throat size is the opening between the feed roller and the idler roller behind the pickup. Thats where you're plugging up. Putting bigger tires on isn't going to change this distance, all that will do is make the pickup pivot down lower, and quite probably, reduce the ability of the pickup to feed properly. A pickup thats pointing into the air isn't going to feed. If you've taken your windage tray off, put it back on. Reduce your PTO speed (tractor RPMs) and grab a couple extra gears when starting the bale. This will maintain your ground speed, and reduce baler speed, allowing the belts a better chance to grab the material for starting the bale. Once you've started the bale, drop your extra gears and pickup up your engine RPMs again. It also sounds like you may be baling too dry. Dry hay will tend to slip on belts versus letting the belt grab them. There is nothing to coat the belts with that will make them "stickier". Good luck with it. I never said it before, but the 5500 Hesston series, was, IMO, one of the world's all time worst balers. I've either owned or baled with a couple dozen different models and years of balers, and I never had anything more ignorant in the field. Rod [/QUOTE]
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