OK HERE GOES NOTHING ...NEWBEE HAYER IN THE FIELDS HELP!!!

[newbee83]

OK I wanted to say thank you everyone again, I baled my first 75 bales over the weekend(ive been out of town until now) and I only missed three bales.I found out that the inside of the roll the mice chewed away so after getting everything situated it works great.

A couple quick questions I have now:
It seems the bales are very heavy (like 70 lbs approx.) THis cannot be good for the kicker , Isnt common kicker bales 45 Lbs?

Also is there a chain tensioner on my 477 haybine? Or do you just take out half links? THe chain is very loose and it popped off one time cutting

Thanks Again

 

[BeeferMan]

Chain on which side of the 477? One chain on the side with the driveline should have an adjustable idler sprocket, that'll get you some adjustment. If I remember correctly there's another chain on that side and one on the other side as well, but they have no adjustment...

 

[newbee83]

Beefer man , it is the chain on the "passenger side" the side opposite all the PTO shafts, I see a bunch of half links I was wondering if you take one of them out I wasnt sure....


Also One more question ,

Baling twine they make two different kinds, plastic and the regular stuff.Which is better? I know the plastic is chaeper but does it work in my baler or should I stay away from it? Thanks again

 

[BeeferMan]

I believe the chain in that side just has a drive sprocket and a driven sprocket, no idler. So you'd have to remove a link.

Plastic vs. sisal (or other) - there's not a single "right" answer to that question is mostly a personal choice, although you may find through experience that your baler ties better with a particular type, or even particular brand. Some uses (such as construction hay) may require plastic though.

I use sisal as it's biodegradable, I don't have to run around picking up pieces of plastic.

 

[rpirkle1]

Hi,

Hope others weigh in on the twine question...

My experience is to stick with the "regular" (sisal). It will cause less issues if you miss picking it up when feeding in the winter (it eventually will rot/biodegrade). The plastic will last forever, cause problems if animals eat it, and clog up equipment (have heard people tell bad situations of getting it into/around bearings and creating problems). If you're really neat about picking up the strings when you feed it may not be an issue... but in 10 degree weather with freezing rain, I was never that gung ho to make sure it all got picked up (and no one else in my neighborhood was either).

Randy

 

[newbee83]

I thought sisal would be better just becasue of the fact that the machines when they were made , were made to use sisal not plastic , and the plastic looks like it would be slippery

 

[civesnedfield]

You might have to do some parts replacement and or adjustment to the knotters to be able to run the plastic twine.

 

[flusher]

I thought sisal would be better just becasue of the fact that the machines when they were made , were made to use sisal not plastic , and the plastic looks like it would be slippery

My guess is that the twine tensioners will need to be readjusted if and when you change twine types. It's a trial and error situation to get the knotters working properly with different twine.

 

[flusher]

OK I wanted to say thank you everyone again, I baled my first 75 bales over the weekend(ive been out of town until now) and I only missed three bales.I found out that the inside of the roll the mice chewed away so after getting everything situated it works great.

A couple quick questions I have now:
It seems the bales are very heavy (like 70 lbs approx.) THis cannot be good for the kicker , Isnt common kicker bales 45 Lbs?

Also is there a chain tensioner on my 477 haybine? Or do you just take out half links? THe chain is very loose and it popped off one time cutting

Thanks Again

So, replacing the old twine got rid of your twine breakage problem?

 

[newbee83]

Flusher Actually all I had to do Is take all the twine out that the mice ate:laughing: it left me with a half of a roll...and it worked good after that. Now I am going to but more sisal twine today since I just cut 7-8 acres yesterday to bale on Monday if the weather holds out, what kind of a knot do you use to tie the bales together??? ANd how can I find the end to tie to ? THanks tons of help so far