Need help with baler

[ch1ch2]

I have a 30 acre area that is in hay. It has been harder and harder to get someone to bale it for me.
I bought a NH 658 round bailer at a real good price. I just have to figure out how to run it.
I have searched for owners manuals and operators manuals, but have not found a site I trust to buy from.
Could not find one at Messicks.
One site says I also need the computer manual separate from the owners manual.
Part numbers are 86565197 for the computer and 86637552 for the baler.

Any help is appreciated

 

[Fuddy1952]

Google, man, Google!
I'm 65, can't do much on computer either, but I'm using my Samsung Sky phone, a $100 Wal-Mart special. Googling there are YouTube videos of that model bailer in action. Then I immediately spied this...

New Holland 658 1998-2001 specs, operator's manuals, technical details ...

Mascus › new holland › 658_1024066

Find out more about specifications and technical data of New Holland 658 1998-2001 in Round Balers category. Learn more about New Holland...

Lastly, we just got back from a little Lancaster County Pennsylvania vacation. In the heart of Amish country is New Holland factory, which we visited...I was drooling the whole time. Across the main street is Yoders Buffet. It's worth going there just for that!

New Holland...they're great. Call them, or visit a New Holland dealer.

 

[DwayneB]

Basically string it up with twine or netwrap, whichever it uses. Grease everything, hook it up and start feeding it. Then hope it trips and ties. Need to stop while it's tying. Raise gate eject bale, repeat.
I have a short video of me running my 849 with auto wrap.
Rolling one the Kentucky way - YouTube

 

[RickB]

Get your manuals from New Holland or a New Holland dealer, not some pirated poor quality repop. You WILL need separate manuals for the baler and Bale Command Plus electronic system.

 

[ch1ch2]

Ya'll sure make it sound easy.
But I am clueless.
How many ways are there to screw up?

 

[ch1ch2]

Attach to draw bar
attach hydraulic lines
attach pto
attach electrical? no plug on tractor

once electrical is figured out, engage pto. drive.
when is it full? What makes it wrap?

engage hyd to open rear. Does it open until the bale falls out?
Engage hyd to close the door.

Drive again

What did I do wrong?

 

[RickB]

You’ll wreck it without some kind of instruction. There’s more to it than can be discussed here. The link I had to NH technical publications doesn’t work. But you can download everything you need if you can get there.

Edit: try this.
http://www.dmcretail.com/productSearch.aspx

Bale Command Plus manual # 86565178 for balers with Bale Command electronic controls.
Baler operator’s manual # 6047317100. Download or order the hard copies. If your baler has AutoWrap (twine only) skip the first manual.

 

[ch1ch2]

That link is not working either.

 

[RickB]

That link is not working either.

Try typing it in. I was on the site.
Alternatively, go to the New Holland Agriculture site. Click the drop down menu to the right of the precision land management tab. Click buying and services. Scroll down to technical publications and click. Put the publication numbers in the appropriate box in the search menu.

 

[aczlan]

Attach to draw bar
attach hydraulic lines
attach pto
attach electrical? no plug on tractor

once electrical is figured out, engage pto. drive.
when is it full? What makes it wrap?

engage hyd to open rear. Does it open until the bale falls out?
Engage hyd to close the door.

Drive again

What did I do wrong?

Make sure that you get hay in all the way across the pickup, especially at the ends, or the "shoulders" of the bale will be soft and twine (if you use it) will fall off of the ends. You will also want to keep an eye on the height of both ends of the bale so that you don't end up with a cone shaped bale.

Aaron Z