I am new to baling and have been using an NH 851 baler for the past two years. I am looking for some tips on how to get a tighter bale and to keep if from falling apart. I am a very small operation making less than 100 bales currently a year, hence the older cheaper baler. The baler is equipped with a single arm hydraulic twine wrapper. Per the operating manual to eject a bale, it says to stop the PTO, raise the tail gate, then start PTO again to allow floor chains to convey the bale out. Does anyone have any experience with keeping the PTO running when ejecting a bale? Seems to me starting and stopping the PTO is hard on the baler and also when the floor chains start up again it rips the bale some giving it a mohawk look and bale will fall apart easier.
Second question, how do you make a tighter bale with these balers. My bales are so loose and twine seems to kind of slip off and not keep bale tight. Maybe I'm not putting enough twine on the bales? Need to adjust apron chain tension or maybe need to adjust tension springs? Only adjustment I have made was tighten the twine tension plates. I am worried if I tighten the apron chain or tension springs to much I could break the apron chain and have a huge problem. Any tips on settings and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Second question, how do you make a tighter bale with these balers. My bales are so loose and twine seems to kind of slip off and not keep bale tight. Maybe I'm not putting enough twine on the bales? Need to adjust apron chain tension or maybe need to adjust tension springs? Only adjustment I have made was tighten the twine tension plates. I am worried if I tighten the apron chain or tension springs to much I could break the apron chain and have a huge problem. Any tips on settings and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.