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When are the belts tight enough? (Vermeer 504I)
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<blockquote data-quote="fdwyer" data-source="post: 848907" data-attributes="member: 6018"><p>Hello again.</p><p></p><p>Hope everyone is having a good year. Not too bad on our farm, so far.</p><p></p><p>I was wondering if there was a rule of thumb for how tight the belts on a round baler should be at rest? Mine seem loose. When starting a bale, sometimes hay gets wrapped around the rollers and an outside belt jumps it`s groove toward the middle. We have a Vermeer 504I that has a big spring and a smaller one on each side. The big spring has no tension at all when empty. It has to travel about 4-5, maybe even 6 inches before it starts working.... The smaller spring seems to have a little tension, but harder to tell. </p><p></p><p>I think I`m too loose (and can always use a tighter bale), but after re-lacing the belts this year, I don`t want to tighten them down too much ....</p><p></p><p>Does anyone have any advice?</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p><p></p><p>Frank</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fdwyer, post: 848907, member: 6018"] Hello again. Hope everyone is having a good year. Not too bad on our farm, so far. I was wondering if there was a rule of thumb for how tight the belts on a round baler should be at rest? Mine seem loose. When starting a bale, sometimes hay gets wrapped around the rollers and an outside belt jumps it`s groove toward the middle. We have a Vermeer 504I that has a big spring and a smaller one on each side. The big spring has no tension at all when empty. It has to travel about 4-5, maybe even 6 inches before it starts working.... The smaller spring seems to have a little tension, but harder to tell. I think I`m too loose (and can always use a tighter bale), but after re-lacing the belts this year, I don`t want to tighten them down too much .... Does anyone have any advice? Thanks! Frank [/QUOTE]
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