Mf 2270 baler question

[Farmer mk1]

Hi everyone. Got a new to us 2270 baler for this season, I went baling some barley straw the other day behind a John deere combine. I kept my flake count up to between 28 and 36 as much as I could but the bales didn't seem to be as hard as I thought they might of been. We weighed one and it came out at 400kg and the moisture meter says it's below 8% as it doesn't read any less. Any tips on how to get more in them?
I had the pressure set to 330 which is the max and in auto to try keep it and the box kept beeping every now and again saying max pressure etc etc.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[agcon1]

if its 8% you wont get any more in them

 

[Farmer mk1]

I just thought they didn't seem to be as hard as I thought they might of been?

 

[agcon1]

straw is very funny this year, its still very waxy and doesn't seem to be going together well....bales look scruffy...let this rain next week pass over and it will lose its shine and will be different all together

 

[Farmer mk1]

We swapped to this fergy as we thought it would be better, it is a lot lot better but I'd like a tad nicer bale and firmer. What baler you run?

 

[agcon1]

new Hollands, like I say, its the straw not the baler, let it lose its shine and youll see a big difference... but youll not get much more than 450kg in them any way

 

[Chae1]

Is it a XD? Wonder how much more they put in than standard 2270.

 

[Farmer mk1]

It's a standard 2270. We don't need mega weights or have the power to get an xd working at its potential. Only have 200hp so we opted for the standard and the xd are a fair bit more money.

 

[MF 135 Man]

Hi everyone. Got a new to us 2270 baler for this season, I went baling some barley straw the other day behind a John deere combine. I kept my flake count up to between 28 and 36 as much as I could but the bales didn't seem to be as hard as I thought they might of been. We weighed one and it came out at 400kg and the moisture meter says it's below 8% as it doesn't read any less. Any tips on how to get more in them?
I had the pressure set to 330 which is the max and in auto to try keep it and the box kept beeping every now and again saying max pressure etc etc.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Bale through the night instead, that is what straw baling teams do in hotter countries. Saw some balers run in Australia they spend all evening waiting for the moisture to come in!! some nights no moisture comes in so they didn't bale, cant get weight in a bone dry straw bale

 

[Hesston4860s]

Bale through the night instead, that is what straw baling teams do in hotter countries. Saw some balers run in Australia they spend all evening waiting for the moisture to come in!! some nights no moisture comes in so they didn't bale, cant get weight in a bone dry straw bale

The other way round it is to line the pressure doors with checker plate !.

 

[puntabrava]

Is it a XD? Wonder how much more they put in than standard 2270.

XD makes a much better bale, I got rid of a new 2270 after one season.
To the op, put some rasp plates in the chamber.

 

[Farmer mk1]

Are the rasp plates good or do they cause damage to the baler? Are they an aftermarket product or a genuine part from a fergy dealer?

 

[puntabrava]

Are the rasp plates good or do they cause damage to the baler? Are they an aftermarket product or a genuine part from a fergy dealer?

Genuine, the knots will be better and the bales harder at a lower load setting.

 

[Andrew]

Don’t run it at max pressure. Every time it comes up overload it will dump the pressure and you’ll make lighter bales. Reduce the load setting so it’s on the limit of pressure but not overloading.

Drive slower. 30 fpb is the fastest you want to go but reduce it to 45-60 and you’ll pack more in.

Put some chequer plates in the chamber. The genuine ones are more aggressive and worth it.

But if it’s less than 8% you will really struggle to get the weight in them.

 

[Chae1]

Don’t run it at max pressure. Every time it comes up overload it will dump the pressure and you’ll make lighter bales. Reduce the load setting so it’s on the limit of pressure but not overloading.

Drive slower. 30 fpb is the fastest you want to go but reduce it to 45-60 and you’ll pack more in.

Put some chequer plates in the chamber. The genuine ones are more aggressive and worth it.

But if it’s less than 8% you will really struggle to get the weight in them.

Apologies for thread hi jack. What load do you generally run at?

How do you maintain 30 flakes per bale and maintain output. I was running at 5.5k tonight in a 5 hesston to the acre field still about 27 flakes per bale.

 

[Andrew]

Apologies for thread hi jack. What load do you generally run at?

I don’t drive the balers regularly so couldn’t tell you. Change it regularly though. Up it till it overloads or strings pop then drop it one.
Every so often up it and see if you can leave it there.

Sometimes you can run a click higher if than you could if you drive the opposite way down the swath.

 

[Speedstar]

Don’t run it at max pressure. Every time it comes up overload it will dump the pressure and you’ll make lighter bales. Reduce the load setting so it’s on the limit of pressure but not overloading.

Drive slower. 30 fpb is the fastest you want to go but reduce it to 45-60 and you’ll pack more in.

Put some chequer plates in the chamber. The genuine ones are more aggressive and worth it.

But if it’s less than 8% you will really struggle to get the weight in them.

I would like to bale straw as dry as that,

 

[Chae1]

Apologies for thread hi jack. What load do you generally run at?

How do you maintain 30 flakes per bale and maintain output. I was running at 5.5k tonight in a 5 hesston to the acre field still about 27 flakes per bale.

@puntabrava

 

[Andrew]

Apologies for thread hi jack. What load do you generally run at?

How do you maintain 30 flakes per bale and maintain output. I was running at 5.5k tonight in a 5 hesston to the acre field still about 27 flakes per bale.

Slow down to increase flakes. Speed up to decrease.

A big Hesston the plunger speed is 33 strokes per minute IIRC. With turning at the ends, aiming for 30 flakes per bale you’ll do a bale a minute.
In a very heavy crop you won’t cover as much ground.

 

[stuart]

If your getting one plunger stroke to a flake is the best way to maintain output