cat fever
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Am I the only one who does this?
I have owned my baler (NH 316) for two seasons now. I have never been able to get grease into 3 of the zirks on each knotter. So a week ago I took the time to take (forgive my lack of using the correct name) the arm off that holds the twine knife. It has two of the zirks that needed fixing. I was careful to make sure I only did one side at a time so I could make sure it all got back the way it should be. I got it all back together and greased both sides. (4 zirks)
Last night a neighbor wanted me to bale a very small field. I thought, good, I can make sure it all works. Well, everything was fine until it was time to tie the knot and cut the twine. It just kept cutting the twine right off. I messed with it for about 45 minutes trying to figure out what was wrong. Finally I got right on top of the knotter looking straight down. This is the duh moment. I forgot to hook the spring back up that pulls the knotters forward. Hooked it back up and never missed another bale.
I'm really glad the spring didn't come loose and fall off in the field, I would have never figured it out.
I have owned my baler (NH 316) for two seasons now. I have never been able to get grease into 3 of the zirks on each knotter. So a week ago I took the time to take (forgive my lack of using the correct name) the arm off that holds the twine knife. It has two of the zirks that needed fixing. I was careful to make sure I only did one side at a time so I could make sure it all got back the way it should be. I got it all back together and greased both sides. (4 zirks)
Last night a neighbor wanted me to bale a very small field. I thought, good, I can make sure it all works. Well, everything was fine until it was time to tie the knot and cut the twine. It just kept cutting the twine right off. I messed with it for about 45 minutes trying to figure out what was wrong. Finally I got right on top of the knotter looking straight down. This is the duh moment. I forgot to hook the spring back up that pulls the knotters forward. Hooked it back up and never missed another bale.
I'm really glad the spring didn't come loose and fall off in the field, I would have never figured it out.