
| this is an old thread, but the first thing I'd check is the bypass on the rollers.
a lot of 'fluff' will wrap around them, stalling them dead if the bypass is set too light. part of this is watching the amount of fluff on the side of the bale as it's unrolling.. when it gets sizable, it's time to reverse direction. I usually reverse and run the opposite direction until the fluff builds up on the other side... then reverse it again.
sometimes getting a full rotation is impossible, and all you can do it go back and forth.
Managing the twine build up also helps with air flow/amount of bite the flails can grab..
lastly, you need that bale to turn faster than what the flails bite off. you have to run full flow oil at the tractor.
Some types of forage respond better by processing in the opposite direction it was rolled up. Some better with processing the same direction.
After a couple 1000 bales, you'll have it figured out. I've 'rebaled' a lot of old, rotted-off-string bales (mostly grass) back into shippable round bales. The processed hay will be shorter stemmed, and a lot harder to form a core in the baler. Straw will be a little harder as it's 'slick'. The neat thing is you can process 2 bales into 1 brand new one... they will be a LOT heavier. I imagine a small square baler wouldn't be near as finicky.
LOL, just don't process a lot on a windy day! |