Lely Welgar RP220 Master. Net continually running through the bale

[Elaine Llewellyn]

Hi,
Does anyone have any advice please for the net continually running through the bale.
Knife has been changed!
Have been told it could possibly be the clutch on the net!!

 

[yellowbelly]

Hi,
Does anyone have any advice please for the net continually running through the bale.
Knife has been changed!
Have been told it could possibly be the clutch on the net!!

Needs setting up like this...

 

[will_mck]

Hi,
Does anyone have any advice please for the net continually running through the bale.
Knife has been changed!
Have been told it could possibly be the clutch on the net!!

When the knife drops against the anvil does the net still keep getting pulled into the bale chamber?

 

[Elaine Llewellyn]

Yes

 

[Will 1594]

When the knife drops against the anvil does the net still keep getting pulled into the bale chamber?

Turn anvil ,take knife out ,has one end split ,its only thin strip ,not a big job pulling whole thing out

 

[will_mck]

Surely if this is the case the issue is the knife not cutting cleanly somewhere along the knife edge or somewhere along the anvil. These two items need to be clean and flat the whole way along from one end to the other. Probably also check the cocking mechanism for the knife is working properly cos if the knife arm isn't brought back the whole way it won't swing with enough force to cut the net

 

[will_mck]

Very good baler those and very simple and reliable to work with, I've one myself.

 

[Tubbylew]

Also check the sprag clutch, if the net is being cut cleanly the rollers may still be feeding it in, also reliable power supply is a big thing, if it's tripping twice and feeding the net in before the knife is reset it'll keep dragging net in indefinately.

 

[will_mck]

Could be rust on the edge of the knife too, I sometimes give it a light rub with sand paper to clean it

 

[will_mck]

Also if the net is partially cut it'll be a knife/anvil issue and the bit of the net that's not cut will be the area of the knife/anvil where the issue is. If the nets not cut at all anywhere along the net its likely to be a non knife/anvil issue eg. Clutch or spring. I'd get someone to work the baler by arming the knife and then net a bale and you should see what going on. It's a very simple system

 

[sc4545]

Is the net rollers running when there's no net in the baler? I've seen the electric clutch stick on after sitting up for the winter

 

[Zebeddee]

Are the springs tight enough? The ones that pull the knife against the anvil ?? It should trip with a good thud and when tripped against the anvil it should have a good contact eg needs a bit of force to pull it off the anvil

 

[fermerboy]

Is the net got enough tension on it? make sure the disc brake at the side is adjusted correctly, the net needs to be pulling hard to cut when the knife trips.
If its just started doing this after sitting I'd guess the clutch at the side may be seized or stuck somehow.
Mine worked well once I got the hang of setting it right.

 

[Fendtbro]

Is the knife right in home each end of the holder? Ours wriggled out one end just a few mm and that caused so much grief we just about pulled the pin and sent it off the cliff!!

 

[down n'dirty]

Could be rust on the edge of the knife too, I sometimes give it a light rub with sand paper to clean it

check also knife is swinging freely-have had pins seize only slightly meaning knife doesn’t drop in quickly enough

 

[Bigsingle]

Must be knife you would think. Iv one aswell brilliant baler

 

[BredRedHfd]

Sometimes cuts better with the more basic wrap (farmers net stuff) rather than the fancy edge to edge . I found anyway when I used one.

 

[s~~t shoveller]

If it’s like the 445 then I’ve had the bolts in the anvil come loose so you don’t get a nice cut and then it drags the tails in when you start baling again.hard to get too to tighten up but easy to get a seventeen on nut at top and see how tight it is