Twine bunching up on my knotters

[5030]

Round bailers are so much easier....

 

[Tx Jim]

Well ... For one issue, both the knotters are bolted tight. They're supposed to be pinned with a loose pin (Rivet) and R clip to allow them to float. Might be the reason the left worm drive is worn by the knotter cam gear.

My experience with NH small sq balers is very limited but I sure thought knotters were designed to be bolted securely to baler frame not pinned loose. I know JD knotters are bolted tight to frame

 

[RickB]

My experience with NH small sq balers is very limited but I sure thought knotters were designed to be bolted securely to baler frame not pinned loose. I know JD knotters are bolted tight to frame

NH knotter frames of that vintage were bolted securely, and some obviously still are. Somewhere along in the early 1960's the change was made to pins and clips to allow the frames to float a little. Bolted or pinned is not a factor in the OP's complaint. Twine knives are my #1 suspicion.

 

[5030]

Some are tight, some float. The 575 I just sold, floated.

 

[Unclewillie]

Absolutely the worst square baler advise I have ever read.

dude may have a point in some cases, I recall my uncle flipping the roll of twine because of a twisting issue. It's like spooling fishing line on a top spin reel if you spool the line from the wrong side it will kink and not cast but put it on proper you can cast a country mile. What's sounds silly may actually be something that should be tried.

 

[Quickster2]

Not trying to be critical but to me the whole area in the picture needs a good cleaning and lube. Cleaning is inspection is an old adage worth doing.

 

[5030]

Not trying to be critical but to me the whole area in the picture needs a good cleaning and lube. Cleaning is inspection is an old adage worth doing.

I was keeping my yap shut but... Sure looks to me like a grease gun is in order. The knotter axles are dry as are the gear axles and it sure looks like it's been a while with no grease. I greased mine with every use, that one don't look like it at all.

 

[hosspuller]

Bolted tight or not... the left worm drive is worn by the knotter cam gear. Something is not correct..