NH 268 bale shape.

[Strikefalcon]

Hi
What is causing my bales to be looser/ shorter on one side of the bale.

Loren

 

[keh]

Some early NH balers had that problem. Adjust the cross feed forks according to manual. Best fix for me was to rake larger windrows.

KEH

 

[Hogleg]

Are your chute wedges all rusted out and flattened?

John

 

[Stephsoliver]

I agree with KEH feed that baler more hay. Mine was making banana bales. I started feeding it more hay almost to the point of choking the baler down and it makes straight as an arrow bales

 

[Strikefalcon]

Everything is rusty. I don't know if it is collapsed or not. I broke
a bunch of shear bolts on the first dozen or so bales. Then
only two for the rest of the time. I am going to put some
tension on the bales to tighten them up a little. Also only have
one of the aluminum rods to push the hay into the plunger on
each of the "hands". Would they have been taken out due to
plugging? Thanks

 

[steve in wi]

On that makes baler make sure all your hay dogs are in,bale wedges are good,feeder tines are adjusted,and back by the twine box,on you left side by the chamber next to the twine box and chamber theirs a adjustable chamber bracket there,2 5/16 bolts,in can slid into the feeding chamber or be pulled even to the back.if you see it you,l know what mean.

 

[flying belgian]

Also only have
one of the aluminum rods to push the hay into the plunger on
each of the "hands". Would they have been taken out due to Theres your problem.

 

[acken fromwisc]

give the rods that look like a crank more turns on that side, or back off the crank rod on the other side, these rods put more or less tension on that side of bale chamber

 

[Anonymous-0]

I would say you need to add the fingers that are missing, or feed it more hay by stepping up a gear or larger windrows.