Claas 2200 baler problem

[young bull]

Our Claas 2200 baler will bale perfectly for so long but it every so often has started knotting bales 3 or 4 foot long and sometimes it knots every 6 inches which end up hanging on the knotter. It shows a knotter problem on the screen but doesn’t start a new bale on the screen once the short bale has been knotted so makes another short bale after when it thinks it’s got to 8 foot long. This is making us think that it’s not the sensor on the star wheel which is wrong. Is there anything else it could be?

Thanks

 

[Speedstar]

Our Claas 2200 baler will bale perfectly for so long but it every so often has started knotting bales 3 or 4 foot long and sometimes it knots every 6 inches which end up hanging on the knotter. It shows a knotter problem on the screen but doesn’t start a new bale on the screen once the short bale has been knotted so makes another short bale after when it thinks it’s got to 8 foot long. This is making us think that it’s not the sensor on the star wheel which is wrong. Is there anything else it could be?

Thanks

Get your claas man to put his laptop in & it will tell in the sensor is reading ok it is the only way to do it & the cheapest in the long run

 

[fred.950]

I had this happen but it was on quite an old 2200 so may be different to yours but that had something to do with the tripper arm, there’s a grease nipple on it but it would stick and constantly knot. Probably not much help my memory is vague

 

[Speedstar]

I had this happen but it was on quite an old 2200 so may be different to yours but that had something to do with the tripper arm, there’s a grease nipple on it but it would stick and constantly knot. Probably not much help my memory is vague

Yes you are right it need to be greased every day , the little dog in side the drive gear

 

[jack6480]

Had this happen on mine in the past. I think we just tightened the brakes up a little bit more and that cured it

 

[bobk]

Had this happen on mine in the past. I think we just tightened the brakes up a little bit more and that cured it

Was going to tag you Jack , but you're on the ball .

 

[young bull]

Thank you will give those suggestions a go!