JD 590 net issue

[Dave W]

Asking on behalf of a customer, not had chance to see it myself so details a little sketchy.

It's starting its wrapping process in auto but the actuator ram isn't travelling the full stroke so not dropping the net in properly. Plus there's and extra prolonged beep from the box when there normally isn't.

If you open and close the actuator manually it travels the full stroke and drops the net in.

 

[Phil P]

Asking on behalf of a customer, not had chance to see it myself so details a little sketchy.

It's starting its wrapping process in auto but the actuator ram isn't travelling the full stroke so not dropping the net in properly. Plus there's and extra prolonged beep from the box when there normally isn't.

If you open and close the actuator manually it travels the full stroke and drops the net in.

Either actuator has I tight spot in its travel or the voltage is dropping.
Is the control box wired to the battery? Also check the connections on the actuator for corrosion.

 

[Dave W]

Either actuator has I tight spot in its travel or the voltage is dropping.
Is the control box wired to the battery? Also check the connections on the actuator for corrosion.

Don't think it's a power issue. Direct to batter via Anderson connector.
also it travels the full distance properly in manual.

 

[Phil P]

Don't think it's a power issue. Direct to batter via Anderson connector.
also it travels the full distance properly in manual.

In auto the controller looks at how many amps the actuator is pulling to stop it at the end of its stroke, if it’s tight or low voltage it will cut out early. Manually overrides it.

 

[Dave W]

In auto the controller looks at how many amps the actuator is pulling to stop it at the end of its stroke, if it’s tight or low voltage it will cut out early. Manually overrides it.

Spot on thanks

 

[nelson]

we had this problem on a 570 years ago it was the contacts or points in the control box were'nt connecting properly david king put new ones in

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I still have nightmares over our old 590 ?

 

[essexpete]

I still have nightmares over our old 590 ?

I gather any old JD belt baler is a potential nightmare. I only bale a handful with a 550 every year. Amazing for it's age when working but an absolute quimbacile when not feeding or netting properly.

 

[Phil P]

I gather any old JD belt baler is a potential nightmare. I only bale a handful with a 550 every year. Amazing for it's age when working but an absolute quimbacile when not feeding or netting properly.

Just spent the past 4 hours trying to keep our 550 going! Main gearbox sheard the bolts off and fell off, then the net rap cut switch was p!issng about ?
even worse when there’s two in the field

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Just spent the past 4 hours trying to keep our 550 going! Main gearbox sheard the bolts off and fell off, then the net rap cut switch was p!issng about ?
even worse when there’s two in the field

We’ve had the JD 550, 590 and 592...everyone aged me by 10 years

 

[milkloss]

They’re lovely balers when going full chat and all on song though,

 

[Northeastfarmer]

They’re lovely balers when going full chat and all on song though,

The 592 made a hell of a bale...when it wanted to

 

[robbie]

I cut my teeth on a 550 and then a 580 as above they were brilliant balers when they would feed and made a beautiful bale but by christ they could try your patients when you couldn't get them to feed and get the bale to start. Never had any net trouble with them thought but i think they're the reason I'm bald at 34!!!!![emoji24][emoji26]?

 

[6r 185]

 

[6r 185]

Don’t have that problem with the new John Deere balers they start fine ??

 

[KB6930]

Don’t have that problem with the new John Deere balers they start fine ??

Just wait till you get into really dry short straw you might be singing a different song then

 

[essexpete]

Don’t have that problem with the new John Deere balers they start fine ??

So they should. They have had half a century to get it right.

 

[Gav]

When my old 590 done this very same trick it was the actuator playing up so all we done was took the one off the twine arm and swapped it with the net one, cured the issue so worth a try.

 

[bobk]

Just spent the past 4 hours trying to keep our 550 going! Main gearbox sheard the bolts off and fell off, then the net rap cut switch was p!issng about ?
even worse when there’s two in the field

Good job you had big rows phil , wtf

 

[Phil P]

Good job you had big rows phil , wtf

New (to us) rake hasn’t landed, wasn’t expecting to be in the grass quite so early! Wasn’t a particularly big crop either and best we had to hand was the haybob