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| Without knowing what model year you have I am including information for balers made in the last four years. If you have a 2014 or 2015 the windguard may be building up with material and blocking the duckbill and net. Later balers had fewer hold down rods so material could fall back into the pickup.
The following is information I have passed on to other people with similar problems. Also Gearclash has some valuable experience and suggestions.
The balers are set from the factory to move the duckbill to the precut position as quickly as possible after the net starts. What happens is there is not enough net on the bale before the brake is applied and then the net shreds.
Here is how I set the balers to avoid the problem.
1. Do a net pull test.
Open the tailgate and engage the lockout valve.
Press and hold the down wrap button until the duckbill is fully inserted.
From the back of the baler grab the net and pull the net to the back of the baler.
Press and hold the up wrap button until the duckbill is back at the home position.
To do the next step properly you will need a spring scales. If you have a spring scales, tie a loop in the end of the net to hook the spring scales to the net. Pull on the scales and see how much pull in pounds is required to over come the brake and result in a steady pull. You are looking for 85 to 95 pounds of pull for a steady pull on the net. The breakout force may be higher, but once the net gets moving that is the reading you want.
Without a spring scales, just grab the net and see how much effort is required to pull the net. You should be able to get the net moving without jerking or a large amount of effort. If the pull is high, loosen the net brake until you are within specs. It is not unusual for brake tension to increase with use. I think it is because the brake pad does not conform perfectly to the disc when new, but after use the wear on the pad increases the pad’s contact area which increases the tension on the net. Cut the net and close the tailgate.
2. Increase the gap between the brake pad and brake disc.
Press and hold the down wrap button until the duckbill is fully inserted. At this point the brake pad is lifted off the brake disc. Stand at the front of the baler on the passenger side, brake disc side. A couple of inches to the left is a vertical frame member. Bolted to this frame member is a gold color tool l-l, that looks like a capital H with a cross bar at the top. This tool is used to set the brake pad clearance. Stick the open legs over the brake disc and under the brake bad. Specs are for the clearance to be same as the tool thickness. I increase the gap so the tool is loose. Follow the linkage back to the duckbill and you will find two straps bolted together. I mark the links before loosening the two bolts so if I want to I can set the links back to their original position. I will use the up wrap button to raise the duckbill enough so the pressure is off the two links, I then loosen the two bolts and shorten the links so the brake pad will be lifted higher. After adjusting use the down wrap button and check the clearance. When set, use the up wrap button until the duckbill is in the home position.
3. Increase the duckbill dwell time.
I am doing this step from memory so I may not get the individual steps exactly right, but you should be able to locate what I am referring to. Press the program enter button. The menu that appears should show an open book icon at the top. If all you see is dashes, then use the down arrow button until the open book icon is highlighted. If the open book is at the top after entering the menu, press the program enter button again to select the open book menu item. Press the down arrow button to move down the list. You are looking for a menu item with a duckbill icon on the left side and a 1 or 2 or 3 on the right side. When this item is highlighted press the program enter button to select this item. Once selected all other items are no longer shown. To check if you are at the right menu item, press the down arrow button and the number should scroll to the next number. Pressing the button should rotate the numbers through 1,2,3 and then back to 1. Using the down arrow button rotate the numbers until 3 is displayed. Once 3 is displayed press the program enter button to save. You can use the cancel reset button several times to exit the menus or just turn the operators panel off.
4. Increase the net tail length
Standing in the same spot as before, look over the top of the net roll to the top of the duckbill. In the top corner above the duckbill is a plate to stop the duckbills upward movement. Press the down wrap button to lower the duckbill. Look to the area where the top corner of the duckbill had been. You should see the home position sensor. It will be black with a white face and a harness. The sensor is bolted to a plate and in turn the plate is bolted to the side of the baler. The plate is slotted. Loosen the two bolts and slide the plate up. Tighten the bolts and return the duckbill to the home position.
Most of the time just setting the the net brake by using the net pull test and increasing the gap between the brake pad and brake disc will correct the problem, but when setting up a baler I cover all bases. | |
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